Technicians are working at different parts of Launch Pad 39A tonight as space shuttle Discovery is…
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Tank Fueled; Countdown in Planned Hold
Discovery’s external tank has been loaded with about 500,000 gallons of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen…
Hydrogen Tanking at “Stable Replenish’
Space shuttle Discovery’s orange external tank has been loaded with the liquid hydrogen fuel it will…
Tanking Proceeding with No Difficulties
Super-cold liquid propellants continue to pump into the massive orange external tank of space shuttle Discovery…
Tanking Under Way
Liquid hydrogen is being pumped into the external tank of space shuttle Discovery as it sits…
Space Shuttle Discovery Ready for Flight
Space shuttle Discovery is in the final stages of preparation before its flight to the International…
NASA Ames Bids Farewell to International Students
Students at the International Space University Space Studies Program 2009 and Singularity University will share their…
NASA Exploration Exhibit Visits Hillsboro, Ore.
America’s plans for opening the space frontier – including new human exploration of Earth's moon and…
Making Preparations
STS-128 astronaut Nicole Stott participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the…
Poised for Flight
The space shuttle Discovery is poised for liftoff on the STS-128 mission from Pad 39a at…