False Alarms Shorten Second Spacewalk

Today’s wake up music was “Voyage to Atlantis” by the Isley Brothers, played at 3:58 a.m.…

False Alarm Awakens Crew

At 9:53 p.m. EST, alarms sounded once again aboard the International Space Station. Flight controllers confirmed…

Robert Satcher’s Self-Portrait

Astronaut Robert Satcher uses a digital still camera to expose take a self-portrait during the STS-129…

STS-129 MCC Status Report #10

An overnight interruption in their preparations will mean that Mission Specialists Mike Foreman and Randy Bresnik…

STS-129 MCC Status Report #11

It's two down and one to go for Atlantis' spacewalkers.

STS-129 Spacewalkers “Camping Out” in Airlock

STS-129 Mission Specialists Mike Foreman and Randy Bresnik, set to perform the second spacewalk of the…

Unity Node Outfitting Complete

Inside the International Space Station’s Unity node, crew members have been routing a slew of cables,…

Express Logistics Carrier Grappled

Just after 7 a.m. EST, space shuttle Atlantis Commander Charles Hobaugh and Mission Specialist Leland Melvin…

Robotics Work and Spacewalk Preps for Shuttle Crew

Today's wake-up music was "We Are Family" by Sister Sledge, played at 4:28 a.m. EST for…

Science Magazines Honor Cutting-Edge NASA Programs

NASA's revolutionary planet-hunting Kepler space telescope has been honored with the 2009 Best of What's New…