Shuttle Atlantis Departs From Space Station
SPACE.com - 1 hour 3 minutes agoThe space shuttle Atlantis cast off from the International Space Station early Wednesday after almost a week linked to deliver vital spare parts.
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The space shuttle Atlantis cast off from the International Space Station early Wednesday after almost a week linked to deliver vital spare parts.
Space shuttle Atlantis left the International Space Station on Wednesday after a seven-day stay to deliver gear to keep the outpost operating after the shuttle program is retired next year.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) | After a week together, the crews of the Space Shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station said goodbye Tuesday and closed the hatches between them. Atlantis will undock from the space station before dawn Wednesday. Astronaut Nicole Stott, leaving the station after three months, called for a "group hug" with her five former roommates. Then she embraced each ...
Tesla Motors is close to a deal to build an electric car factory at the site of a former NASA manufacturing plant in Downey, Calif., a blue-collar city south of Los Angeles, Mayor Mario Guerra said Tuesday.
Atlantis and its seven astronauts have left the International Space Station. The shuttle undocked early Wednesday morning, ending its one-week visit. Pilot Barry "Butch" Wilmore was at the controls.
Tesla Motors is close to a deal to build an electric car factory at the site of a former NASA manufacturing plant in this blue-collar city south of Los Angeles, Mayor Mario Guerra said Tuesday.
NASA's new dad in space, shuttle astronaut Randolph Bresnik, said Tuesday he had no problems focusing on his job while awaiting his daughter's birth.
Washington - NASA shuttle Atlantis undocked from the orbiting space station Wednesday for the final leg of a picture- perfect mission that included a proud father's birth announcement. The undocking for its two-da...
The 12 crew members onboard the International Space Station and space shuttle Atlantis will prepare to part today. They will pack up their final items and close the hatches that divide the two spacecraft in preparation for undocking tomorrow.
Lynchburg-born astronaut Leland Melvin is roughly 230 miles above Earth, but that’s not stopping him from talking to his fans. Melvin, a University of Richmond graduate, is beaming missives to land-based space enthusiasts via Twitter under the name “Astro_Flow.“ “An amazingly beautiful launch & long day,“ Melvin said in a Twitter message dated Nov. 18 at 10:14 a.m. “Looked out the overhead ...
Astronauts Recognize Accomplishments of Glenn Workers
Astronaut spacesuits. A piece of the space shuttle's leading wing edge. Even the NASA version of Tang. Yes, it's all available, as NASA prepares to give away everything from the Space Shuttle program that it won't be using for the future Constellation program.
HOUSTON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- NASA said there was another false fire alarm Tuesday morning aboard the International Space Station -- the third such false alarm during the STS-129 mission.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s new dad in space, shuttle astronaut Randolph Bresnik, said today he had no problems focusing on his job while awaiting his daughter’s birth.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's new dad in space, shuttle astronaut Randy Bresnik, said Tuesday he had no problems focusing on his job while awaiting his daughter's birth.
The crew of the shuttle Atlantis plans to spend today wrapping up work at the International Space Station (ISS) in preparation for departure tomorrow.