NASA will try to launch space shuttle Wednesday, bumps unmanned moon shot by at least 1 dayCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA will try to launch space shuttle Endeavour again Wednesday, after repairing a hydrogen gas leak that thwarted the first attempt. Repairs completed, everything looking positive for Wednesday launch of space shuttleCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Signs are good for a space shuttle launch early Wednesday. NASA officials say they have already completed repairs to a hydrogen gas vent line that’s connected to the shuttle Endeavour’s fuel tank. NASA repairing leak on space shuttle Endeavour’s fuel tank, launch date still uncertainCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA is repairing a leaky hydrogen gas line on Endeavour’s fuel tank in hopes of launching the shuttle on its space station construction mission Wednesday, four days after the first try was called off. NASA scrubs Saturday morning launch of space shuttle Endeavour after hydrogen gas leak foundCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A potentially dangerous hydrogen gas leak cropped up during the fueling of space shuttle Endeavour on Saturday and forced NASA to postpone the launch by at least four days. NASA officials cancel Saturday launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour after hydrogen leak detectedCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA officials have canceled a planned Saturday launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour due to hydrogen leak. AP Interview: Former NASA head casts critical eye on Obama team’s slowdown on new space planHUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Michael Griffin has moved from the administrator’s suite atop NASA headquarters in Washington to the small, bare office of a new engineering professor at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Everything looking up for Saturday launch of space shuttle Endeavour to space stationCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA zipped through the final hours of its countdown for space shuttle Endeavour, on track for a Saturday morning launch to the international space station. NASA managers give unanimous ‘go’ for Saturday launch of space shuttle EndeavourCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA managers have given a unanimous “go” to Saturday’s launch of space shuttle Endeavour. Spacebound crew of 7 includes Twittering skipper, singer, combat specialistCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The astronauts headed to the international space station include a Twittering skipper, a classically trained musician who named her son after one of Columbia’s fallen astronauts, and a former Navy SEAL who went into Afghanistan two weeks after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. NASA begins counting down toward Saturday morning launch of space shuttle EndeavourCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA began counting down Wednesday toward the weekend launch of space shuttle Endeavour, on track for a space station construction mission. Russian, US astronauts move docking mechanism in ’spacewalk’ in international station airlockMOSCOW — Two international space station crewmen squeezed into a small airlock Wednesday and moved a docking mechanism to accommodate a research module expected to arrive later this year. Russian, US astronauts begin ’space walk’ to move docking mechanism in station airlockMOSCOW — Two international space station crewmen have squeezed into an airlock aboard the station to move a docking mechanism. Spacewalk delayed by concerns about new suits starts late but achieves aimsMOSCOW — Two international space station crew members wrapped up a successful spacewalk Friday, the first since the size of the station’s crew expanded from three to six last month. US, Russian astronauts begin spacewalk despite delay due to high CO2 readings in spacesuitsMOSCOW — Two international space station crew members began a spacewalk Friday, despite initial concerns about high carbon dioxide levels in their redesigned Russian space suits. US, Russian astronauts delay spacewalk due to problems in spacesuitsMOSCOW — A planned spacewalk at the international space station is being delayed by high carbon dioxide readings in the suits of the two space walkers. NASA selects June 13 as lunch date for space shuttle EndeavourWASHINGTON - NASA managers have completed a review of space shuttle Endeavour’s readiness for flight and selected June 13 as the official launch date for the STS-127 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). NASA clears shuttle Endeavour for June 13 launch to space station, 5 spacewalks plannedCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA has cleared space shuttle Endeavour for a June 13 launch to the international space station. Space headache a new secondary disorder, say scientistsWASHINGTON - After carrying out a study of 17 astronauts, scientists are calling for space headache to be established as a new secondary disorder. 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. More the merrier: Docking brings space station to full staff of 6, truly international nowCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The international space station just had a population boom. Soyuz docks with ISS with three new astronautsMOSCOW - The Russian space capsule Soyuz successfully docked with the orbiting International Space Station (ISS) Friday, bringing three more crew members to the ISS, Russian TV reported. Docking brings space station to full staff of 6 astronauts, now truly internationalCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The international space station just had a population boom. Russia signs a $306 million deal with NASA to ferry astronauts to space station in 2012MOSCOW — The Russian space agency says it has signed a $306 million deal with NASA to ferry its astronauts to the international space station in 2012. Russian Soyuz blasts off for ISSMOSCOW - A Russian Soyuz TMA-15 spacecraft carrying three astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) was launched Wednesday from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, the mission control said. Former African-American astronaut to head NASAWASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama Saturday named Charles Bolden, a black ex-astronaut, to lead the US space agency into its next chapter that could take it back to the moon. NASA tests largest rocket parachutes ever for Ares I rocketWASHINGTON - NASA and industry engineers successfully completed the first test of the Ares I rocket’s three main parachutes on May 21, which are the largest rocket parachutes ever manufactured. NASA gives space station crew ‘go’ to drink recycled waterWASHINGTON - NASA’s Mission Control gave the Expedition 19 astronaut crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) a “go” to drink water that the station’s new recycling system has purified. Revamped Hubble ready to tackle universe’s big questionsWASHINGTON - Five straight days of intense and dangerous repair work have sharpened the vision of the Hubble Space Telescope and prepared it to once again collect groundbreaking insights into the origins of the universe. Astronauts finish Hubble repairsWASHINGTON - Two US astronauts Monday put the final vital maintenance touches on the Hubble Space Telescope, replacing old insulation and a guidance sensor on the ageing satellite before its scheduled release back into orbit Tuesday. ‘Space tomato’ a success on Earth with nutritional super-punchWASHINGTON - A genetically altered tomato seed that couldn’t last long in space experiments, have blossomed on Earth, producing plants that could survive severe drought and are amazingly high on nutrients. |