Discovery Poised for Launch

At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the rotating service structure, or RSS, rolled back Sunday…

Management Team Gives “Go” for Discovery Launch

Launch countdown operations are on schedule with no issues to report, according to officials at NASA's…

Playing Forward

Edwin P. Hubble--famed astronomer--and basketball star? In fact, Dr. Hubble was both. The University of Chicago…

With Countdown Under Way, All is “Go”

At Friday morning's countdown status briefing, NASA Test Director Steve Payne reported that all launch preparations…

As the Countdown Gets Under Way, All is Still “Go”

At this morning's countdown status briefing, NASA Test Director Steve Payne reported that all launch preparations…

The Countdown Begins

The countdown for space shuttle Discovery's STS-131 launch officially began at 3 a.m. EDT. This morning's…

HAYABUSA about to enter into Earth’s gravity sphere

HAYABUSA about to enter into Earth’s gravity sphere

Countdown For Shuttle Discovery’s STS-131 Launch Officially Begins

The countdown for space shuttle Discovery's STS-131 launch officially began at 3 a.m. EDT. A Countdown…

NASA Sends Cells Into Space

NASA scientists are sending three fundamental life science experiments onboard space shuttle Discovery in hopes of…