The U.S. space agency, NASA said on Thursday that the last two U.S. space shuttle launches have been postponed. NASA announced the extension until February 2011 of its space shuttle program, originally scheduled to end in November 2010. The launch of Discovery (STS-133) from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida (southeast) to the International Space [...]
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May
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Atlantis gears up to undock from ISS
The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis was preparing Sunday to undock from the International Space Station (ISS) after his last mission in space that has delivered over 12 tons of equipment, supplies and scientific experiments. The undocking is scheduled to 3:22 p.m. GMT, NASA said. On Friday, two shuttle astronauts, had docked with the ISS on [...]
May
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2010
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Space Shuttle Atlantis Docked at ISS on Sunday
The space shuttle Atlantis, made its 32nd and last voyage as it docks at the International Space Station 354 km above the South Pacific on Sunday 16th May according to the radio communication made to the ground control at Cape Canaveral. The six-member team Atlantis will spend a week on board the ISS. Three spacewalks [...]
May
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2010
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US Shuttle Atlantis began its final flight
Space Shuttle Atlantis successfully launched to the International Space Station (ISS) from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission of the shuttle will last 12 days, the crew consists of six members: Commander Kenneth with Ham, pilot Anthony Antonelli and specialists Garrett Reisman, Michael Hood, Piers Sellers and Stephen Bowen. Atlantis is to deliver to [...]
Apr
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The crew of space shuttle got rid of unnecessary things
The crew of the ISS and space shuttle Discovery completed undock Transport Module “Leonardo” from the American sector “Harmony”. The information has been provided in a press release NASA. Module “Leonardo” was placed in the immediate vicinity of the shuttle. Due to technical difficulties undocking module lasted 7 hours more. After the crew completed the [...]
Apr
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Discovery docked at the ISS, sets record women’s presence in space
The U.S. space shuttle Discovery, with seven crew on board, is now docked to the International Space Station, said a spokesman for the U.S. NASA.The coupling of the shuttle was done on time, at 07.44 GMT. Discovery is commanded by Alan Poindexter, pilot Jim also travel Dutton, mission specialists Rick Mastracchio, Clayton Anderson, and colleagues [...]
Apr
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2010
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The shuttle Discovery blasted off with seven astronauts
The shuttle Discovery blasted off Monday from the International Space Station (ISS) with seven astronauts. Discovery is scheduled to deliver a module called Leonardo Italian and carrying 17 tons of equipment and supplies, including cabinets, scientific experiments, four bunks, a cooling system and a freezer to store samples. The American shuttle, which took off one [...]
Feb
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2010
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Low cloud ceiling forced NASA to postpone the launch of Endeavor
A low cloud ceiling on Sunday forced NASA, the U.S. space agency to postpone the launch of the shuttle Endeavor by 24 hours . The shuttle Endeavor suppose to take six astronauts on board to the International Space Station (ISS) . “We tried really up but the weather was too unstable and we were simply [...]
Jan
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Tweeting from Space
The internet has taken a giant leap. An American astronaut, the Expedition 22 flight engineer of International Space Station (ISS), TJ Creamer, sent for the first time a Twitter message from space on Friday, Jan 22, 2010. NASA described it as, The “ultimate wireless”. “Hi Twitterverse!” (pun in English between worlds “universe”, and Twitter), says [...]
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The space shuttle Atlantis headed for ISS For delivering spare parts
Space shuttle Atlantis with it crew of six astronauts lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 2:28 p.m. EST. Atlantis is carrying “critical” parts the space station may need to keep it from overheating. The spare parts delivered to the International Space Station by Atlantis during the STS-129 [...]