Crew Wraps Up First Full Day in Space

The STS-130 astronauts are scheduled to begin their sleep period at 9:14 a.m. EST, following a…

Crew Completes Heat Shield Inspections

The survey of the shuttle’s heat shield has been completed. The photos of the heat shield…

STS-130 MCC Status Report #03

Endeavour astronauts inspected the space shuttle’s thermal protection system, checked out spacesuits and prepared to dock…

STS-130 MCC Status Report #04

The astronauts on space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station are just hours from a…

Congratualing the Team

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, left, is seen in this fish-eye view as he congratulates NASA Shuttle…

Crew Inspecting Endeavour’s Heat Shield

The STS-130 crew is using Endeavour’s robotic arm, orbiter boom extension and specialized cameras to capture…

STS-130 Crew Inspecting Shuttle Tonight

The crew of space shuttle Endeavour awoke at 6:15 p.m. EST to the song “Give Me…

Busy Day Ahead for Shuttle Crew

Space shuttle Endeavour’s crew was awakened at 6:14 p.m. EST for a work day that will…

Spectacular Launch Begins a Complex Mission

"What a beautiful launch we had this morning... the orbiter performed extremely well," said Bill Gerstenmaier,…

Endeavour is in Orbit

About two minutes into flight, the external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters propelling Endeavour into…