The crews have opened hatches between the two spacecraft and will be conducting the traditional Welcoming…
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Shuttle Performs Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver
At 8:03 p.m. EDT, space shuttle Discovery’s Commander Rick Sturckow began the planned Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver,…
Shuttle on Final Path to Station
Space shuttle Discovery began rendezvous operations at 3:29 p.m. EDT and has performed a series of…
Discovery Crew Prepares for Docking Today
Space shuttle Discovery’s crew was awakened at 1:30 p.m. EDT with the song “Made to Love”…
STS-128 Crew Prepares for Docking
During their first full day in space, astronauts aboard Discovery conducted a daylong inspection of the…
Heat Shield Inspections Continuing
The survey of space shuttle Discovery’s heat shield is ongoing. The second flight day’s Mission Status…
Crew Inspecting Heat Shield
The STS-128 crew is using Discovery’s robotic arm, orbiter boom extension and specialized cameras to capture…
Heat Shield Inspection for Crew
The crew of space shuttle Discovery woke at 2:30 p.m. EDT to start work on the…
Discovery in Orbit, Chasing Space Station
With seven astronauts and a host of experiments and equipment on board, space shuttle Discovery completed…
NASA’s Shuttle Discovery Launches to Enhance Space Station Science
Space shuttle Discovery, with its seven-member crew, launched at 11:59 p.m. EDT Friday from NASA's Kennedy…