Atlantis undocks from space station Posted: Sun, Jul 22 11:05 AM ET (1505 GMT) The space shuttle Atlantis undocked from the International Space Station late Saturday after crews completed the installation of a new airlock module at the orbiting... Astronauts complete third spacewalk outside ISS Posted: Sat, Jul 21 10:23 AM ET (1423 GMT) Two shuttle astronauts completed the installation of a new airlock module to the International Space Station during a four-hour spacewalk late Friday night. Astronauts... Soyuz launches Russian satellite Posted: Sat, Jul 21 10:10 AM ET (1410 GMT) A Soyuz launch vehicles placed a Russian government satellite into orbit late Thursday night. The Soyuz lifted off at 8:17 pm EDT Thursday (0017... Solar sail launched; recovery effort underway Posted: Fri, Jul 20 6:49 AM ET (1049 GMT) A solar sail demonstrator spacecraft was successfully launched on a suborbital test flight Thursday evening. The Cosmos 1 spacecraft was launched at 8:33 pm... Leaky air valve replaced on station Posted: Thu, Jul 19 11:24 AM ET (1524 GMT) Shuttle and station astronauts replaced a leaky air circulation valve in the new Quest airlock module of the International Space Station Wednesday night. The leak... Astronauts complete second ISS spacewalk Posted: Wed, Jul 18 11:34 AM ET (1534 GMT) Two NASA astronauts completed the second of three planned spacewalks outside the International Space Station Tuesday night despite a computer glitch that threatened to derail... Astronauts gear up for second spacewalk, mission extended a day Updated: Tue, Jul 17 3:13 PM ET (1913 GMT) Originally Posted: Tue, Jul 17 11:46 AM ET (1546 GMT) Two shuttle astronauts are gearing up for a second spacewalk outside the International Space Station tonight despite problems that led shuttle managers Tuesday to extend... Spacecraft reaches halfway point on odyssey to Mars Posted: Tue, Jul 17 11:35 AM ET (1535 GMT) NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft reached the halfway point in its 200-day mission to the red planet Monday in excellent health. The spacecraft... Astronauts install space station airlock Posted: Sun, Jul 15 11:55 AM ET (1555 GMT) Astronauts successfully attached a new airlock module to the International Space Station during a six hour spacewalk late Saturday night. The Quest airlock module was... Spacecraft detects water in extrasolar system Posted: Sun, Jul 15 11:36 AM ET (1536 GMT) An orbiting spacecraft has uncovered the first direct evidence of water in an extrasolar system, astronomers said last week. Astronomers said that observations by the... |
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