NASA Backs Up Endeavour Commander, Though Mark Kelly Hopes To Resume Mission Preparations
 NASA on Thursday appointed a backup to Endeavour Commander Mark Kelly, whose Congresswoman wife, Gabrielle Giffords, was among those critically wounded during a shooting spree last weekend at a Tucson, Ariz. political rally. However, Kelly hopes to lead the 14-day...NASA Ready to Resume Shuttle Missions; Fuel Tank Crack Problem Identified
 NASA announced Tuesday that shuttle managers have identified the root cause of the fuel tank cracks that have stalled shuttle Discovery’s final mission since early November. Repairs are under way at the Kennedy Space Center. And the space agency is re-scheduling the...Shuttle Discovery’s Launch Postponed Again
 Shuttle Discovery’s final mission will miss the next launch opportunity, giving experts more time to troubleshoot small cracks in the stringer section of the spacecraft’s external fuel tank. NASA managers made the decision Thursday not to attempt a launching of...NASA Calls for More Fuel Tank Modifications
  Shuttle managers called for further modifications to the shuttle Discovery’s external fuel tank on Monday, upgrades intended to prevent further cracking of support stringers that have kept NASA’s oldest orbiter from carrying out a final mission since a Nov. 5...Discovery Reveals New Cracks, Repairs Ordered
 NASA shuttle program managers on Thursday ordered additional repairs to new cracks found on shuttle Discovery’s external fuel tank. Discovery’s 39th and final mission, an 11-day assembly flight to the International Space Station, has been on hold since a...Missed Meeting in Space by Twins One Less Thing for Family to Worry About
 Curious students took a break from the Christmas holidays Tuesday to gather at the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland, Ohio, for a question-and-answer session with U. S. and European astronauts aboard the International Space Station. The 20-minute session was...Space Spinoffs Benefit All Walks of Life
 NASA offered strong evidence on Wednesday that its missions and activities represent long range investments in breakthrough technologies that demonstrate down-to-Earth benefits for the vast majority of us – the men and women who will never see the inside of a...Discovery Back in Vehicle Assembly Building for X-rays
Shuttle Discovery will spend the holidays in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The winged spacecraft was moved by crawler-transporter from Launch Pad 39A to the VAB late Tuesday and early Wednesday, arriving at the protective hangar...NASA Evaluates Discovery’s Tanking Test
NASA will spend a couple of weeks assessing the results of shuttle Discovery’s tanking test on Friday at the Kennedy Space Center, the latest round of troubleshooting intended to explain the formation of small cracks on the spacecraft’s external fuel tank...Follow Us
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