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Space: Do we still have the right stuff? 22 Nov 2009 04:34 GMT
... a decision about the future of manned space flight. A blue-ribbon panel has told him ... that included ice and water vapor. The discovery ironically came only months after former astronauts ... including extending the life of the space shuttle fleet, which is scheduled to be retired ...
NASA astronauts complete 2nd ISS spac... 22 Nov 2009 17:13 GMT
... Washington, November 22: NASA astronauts from the shuttle Atlantis have completed the second of three ... second of three spacewalks outside the International Space Station (ISS). Atlantis crew members Mike Foreman ... to retire Atlantis and two sister ships-- Discovery and Endeavour--next year after five more missions ...
NASA STS-129 Report #11 Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 - 4:30 p.m. CST 22 Nov 2009 15:51 GMT
... scheduled during Atlantis' visit to the International Space Station. The start was a little later ... photographed and reconnected the troublesome antenna cable Discovery astronauts on STS-128 had been unable to ... first spacewalk began on Thursday. The next shuttle status report will be issued Sunday after ...
First black astronaut to walk in space visits Oakland middle school 21 Nov 2009 03:13 GMT
... the first African-American astronaut to walk in space, didn't just tell the kids at Roosevelt ... missions was in 1993, aboard the space shuttle Columbia. In 1995, while on the Discovery, he walked in space. The multimedia presentation ...
Salmonella from space providing clues to making food poisoning vaccine 21 Nov 2009 11:32 GMT
... batch of bacteria brought back by the shuttle Discovery crew last month, scientists could soon develop ... a series of experiments aboard the International Space Station, and are now working to develop ...

NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 20 November 2009 21 Nov 2009 16:52 GMT
... took on the task of operating the Shuttle-delivered Spinal Elongation experiment, setting up the Spinal ... date of human physiologic changes during long-duration space flight. It includes measures of bone metabolism, ... 09/02/10 -- Progress M-08M/40P docking 09/16/10 -- STS-133/Discovery (ULF5 - ELC4, PLM) 09/18/10 -- STS-133/Discovery ...
Space Shuttle Atlantis launch a near-death experience? NDE may have predicted Challenger explosion 18 Nov 2009 07:17 GMT
... Space Shuttle Atlantis launch from the Astronaut Hall of ... operational shuttles, and the other two are Discovery and Endeavour. Atlantis was the fourth operational ...
Space shuttle Atlantis blasts off 16 Nov 2009 21:36 GMT
... Last Updated: Monday, November 16, 2009, 20:34 Space shuttle Atlantis and six astronauts blasted off from ... flying Atlantis and its two sister ships, Discovery and Endeavour. The shuttle program costs NASA ...
Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of six astronauts are scheduled to blast off from Kennedy Space Center at 2:28 p.m. Monday on the fifth and last shuttle launch of the year - the most missions NASA has launched in a singl 16 Nov 2009 05:54 GMT
... Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of six astronauts ... spare parts. Then, NASA will retire Atlantis, Discovery and Endeavour, ending three decades of shuttle ...
Space shuttle arrives at ISS 18 Nov 2009 21:21 GMT
... Last Updated: Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 19:28 Space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the International Space Station ... to retire Atlantis and two sister ships, Discovery and Endeavour, next year after five more ...

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US space shuttle Atlantis lifts off 17 Nov 2009 05:52 GMT
... The shuttle roared off its seaside launch pad on ... heading toward an orbital linkup with the space station on Wednesday. Atlantis carries nearly 30,000 ... flying Atlantis and its two sister ships, Discovery and ...
NASA launches space shuttle Atlantis 16 Nov 2009 20:10 GMT
... past the 2010 retirement of the aging shuttle fleet. Atlantis launched at 2:28 pm (1928 ... than 15,000 miles (24,000 kilometers) per hour, Space agency officials said the mission was crucial ... has been found on the moon, a discovery hailed by NASA as heralding a Preliminary ...
Good Morning Houston, "Were having a baby, seriously! Shuttle Atlantis launches without a hitch. Simply AWESOME! 17 Nov 2009 05:34 GMT
... Randy has the best excuse as the Space Shuttle Atlantis, AKA, STS-129, launched this afternoon, in ... problems reported, previously held by space shuttle Discovery. "It's due to the team and the ...
Good Morning Houston, "We're having a baby, seriously! Shuttle Atlantis launches without a hitch. Simply AWESOME! 17 Nov 2009 08:13 GMT
... Randy has the best excuse as the Space Shuttle Atlantis, aka, STS-129, launched this afternoon, in ... problems reported, previously held by space shuttle Discovery. "It's due to the team and the ...
Goddard team develops new carriers for space station 16 Nov 2009 17:50 GMT
... Goddard team develops new carriers for space station In a partnership that exemplifies One ... can be retrieved robotically long after the shuttle retires. "It took more than 100 engineers ... to the ISS aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery in September 2010. ELC #5 will serve ...
Nanotech in Space: Experiment To Weather the Trials of Orbit 16 Nov 2009 11:10 GMT
... Nanotech in Space: Experiment To Weather the Trials of Orbit ... into orbit on November 16 aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis. The project, funded by the U.S. ... carried to the ISS aboard Space Shuttle Discovery. The project, called the Constrained Vapor Bubble ...
Nanotech in Space: Rensselaer Experiment To Weather the Trials of Orbit 16 Nov 2009 15:10 GMT
... Nanotech in Space: Rensselaer Experiment To Weather the Trials of ... into orbit on November 16 aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis. The project, funded by the U.S. ... carried to the ISS aboard Space Shuttle Discovery. The project, called the Constrained Vapor Bubble ...
Abu Dhabi turns spotlight on regional space race 19 Nov 2009 10:16 GMT
... an emerging hub of the developing Arab space industry will be highlighted when a distinguished ... as a payload specialist on the space shuttle Discovery in June 1985 as part of a ...
Saudi's Prince Sultan to deliver opening keynote address at Global Space Technology Forum 19 Nov 2009 11:16 GMT
... making important steps of its own in space, a fact which will be underlined in ... as a payload specialist on the space shuttle Discovery in June 1985 as part of a ...
Atlantis takes off to supply space station 17 Nov 2009 06:13 GMT
... Space shuttle Atlantis and six astronauts have blasted off ... flying Atlantis and its two sister ships, Discovery and Endeavour. The shuttle program costs NASA ...

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Shuttle Atlantis docks with space station 19 Nov 2009 05:59 GMT
... " type="hidden"> Space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the International Space Station ... to retire Atlantis and two sister ships, Discovery and Endeavour, next year after five more ...
U.S. shuttle blasts off on space station supply run 16 Nov 2009 20:51 GMT
... U.S. shuttle blasts off on space station supply run CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) ... flying Atlantis and its two sister ships, Discovery and Endeavour. The shuttle program costs NASA ...
Butterflies aboard Atlantis to live in orbit on International Space Station 18 Nov 2009 09:53 GMT
... November 18 : Reports indicate that NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis is carrying butterflies, which will live ... outreach project. According to a report in Discovery News, the butterflies, which are currently caterpillars, ...
U.S. shuttle mission to extend life of space station 16 Nov 2009 13:51 GMT
... U.S. shuttle mission to extend life of space station CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - The ... flying Atlantis and its two sister ships, Discovery and Endeavour. The shuttle program costs NASA ...
Atlantis docks at space station 19 Nov 2009 08:50 GMT
... Cape Canaveral - Space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the International Space Station ... to retire Atlantis and two sister ships, Discovery and Endeavour, next year after five more ...