Shuttle Endeavour, 7 astronauts return to Earth after 16-day journey to work on space stationCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Endeavour and its seven astronauts returned to Earth on Friday, completing a long but successful construction job that boosted the size and power of the international space station. Space shuttle Endeavour lifts offWASHINGTON - Space shuttle Endeavour blasted off Wednesday on its sixth attempt to launch since June, headed to the International Space Station to expand Japan’s Kibo module. Space shuttle Endeavour grounded againWASHINGTON - The space shuttle Endeavour was grounded for the fifth time on Monday with stormy weather again causing NASA to cancel a scheduled launch. Endeavour launch postponed againWASHINGTON - The US space agency NASA has postponed the launch of its space shuttle Endeavour until Monday due to thunderstorms near the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. The launch was originally scheduled for Sunday. Thunderstorms force another launch delay for space shuttle Endeavour, next shot MondayCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Thunderstorms forced NASA to call off Sunday evening’s launch of shuttle Endeavour, the fourth delay for the space station construction mission. Hydrogen gas leak forces another launch delay, space shuttle flight off until JulyCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — For the second time in less than a week, a potentially dangerous hydrogen gas leak early Wednesday forced NASA to delay shuttle Endeavour’s launch to the international space station, this time until July at the earliest. I will be completely impartial: Meira KumarNEW DELHI - Meira Kumar, the first woman speaker of the Lok Sabha, Wednesday said she would be impartial and give equal opportunity to all members to express their views. Space station astronauts: Full house is big family to one, surreal Dali world to anotherCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Life on board the international space station is busier and more crowded now that it’s a full house. Sri Lanka seeks international help in post-war phaseSINGAPORE - Sri Lanka Sunday appealed for international assistance to rebuild the country after the military defeated Tamil separatists to end a three-decade civil war. Hubble telescope looking good when Atlantis snares it; Next up are 5 days of risky repairsCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Atlantis’ astronauts grabbed the Hubble Space Telescope on Wednesday, then quickly set their sights on the difficult, dangerous and unprecedented spacewalking repairs they will attempt over the next five days. India to promote bilateral ties with Spain in all fields : President PatilMADRID - President Pratibha Patil on Tuesday said India will seek to promote ties with Spain in all fields, including political, trade and investment, cooperation in mutually beneficial areas like renewable energy, agriculture and tourism. Tech students offer device to track calorie burningWASHINGTON - Georgia Institute of Technology students have crafted a device that allows individuals to constantly compute the calories they burn - even as they sleep. Traffic rules from a vice chancellor, no less!CHANDIGARH - It isn’t often that the vice chancellor of a university stands at the campus gate himself to teach traffic rules to students. But that’s exactly what is happening in Panjab University where road accidents have been on the rise. PM invites Sheikh Hasina to India, Pranab to go to BangladeshNEW DELHI - Congratulating Sheikh Hasina on her electoral victory in Bangladesh, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday invited her to visit India ‘at your earliest possible convenience’. |