Billows of smoke and steam rise above Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in…
Hatches Open Between Shuttle and Station
The crews have opened hatches between the two spacecraft and will be conducting the traditional Welcoming…
Shuttle Performs Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver
At 8:03 p.m. EDT, space shuttle Discovery’s Commander Rick Sturckow began the planned Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver,…
Discovery docks with space station
The U.S. shuttle Discovery made a textbook docking Sunday with the International Space Station where a…
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…
Contact lost, India terminates first moon mission
India terminated its first mission to the moon on Sunday, a spokesman for the national space…