NASA's revolutionary planet-hunting Kepler space telescope has been honored with the 2009 Best of What's New…
Space Shuttle Atlantis
This view of the aft portion of the space shuttle Atlantis, including the three main engines,…
First Extended Stay in Space by a Japanese Astronaut
In 2009, Astronaut Koichi Wakata became the first Japanese to complete a long mission in space.
First STS-129 Spacewalk Complete
Spacewalkers Mike Foreman and Robert Satcher completed a 6-hour, 37-minute spacewalk at 4:01 p.m. EST. After…
Spacewalkers Deploy the Outboard Payload Attach System
Mike Foreman and Robert L. Satcher Jr. deployed the outboard Payload Attach System, or PAS, on…
First space walk for Atlantis astronauts
Astronauts from the shuttle Atlantis began Thursday the first space walk of their mission to store…
Spacewalkers Working with Payload Attach System
Spacewalkers Mike Foreman and Robert L. Satcher Jr. have been working to deploy the outboard Payload…
“Get Ahead” Task Added to Spacewalk
Spacewalk planners have decided to add a “get ahead” task to today’s excursion, since the crew…
Shuttle Atlantis docks with space station
The space shuttle Atlantis successfully docked Wednesday with the International Space Station and the hatch separating…