During their first full day in space, astronauts aboard Discovery conducted a daylong inspection of the…
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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…
Lighting Up the Night
Viewed from the Banana River Viewing Site at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle…
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…
Countdown Resumes to 11:59 Launch
The clocks are ticking backward to the on-time launch of Discovery on STS-128 at 11:59 p.m.…
Launch Teams “Go” for Liftoff
Space shuttle Discovery has been cleared for launch tonight at 11:59 EDT. The mission management team,…