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Lawmakers on Wednesday said NASA must continue to improve astronaut crew safety on its new shuttle-replacing rocket, as well as on promising commercial vehicles that could ferry crews to orbit.
A tiny piece of a defunct Russian satellite zipped by the International Space Station Tuesday, but was far enough away the crew didn’t have to strap into their lifeboat to wait out the close shave.
For the first time in history, two butterflies have survived the chrysalis stage of development and spread their wings as fully grown Painted Lady butterflies in microgravity.
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Chris Traylor and Brad Perkins, both 1977 graduates of Arab High School, recently received NASA Space Flight Awareness awards. Jeff Leak of Arab was a third local recipient of the award.
Seven Northfield Elementary School students, including Mackenzie Burton, Angelle Howard, Dalton Stallings, Bethany Tripp, Logan Sims, Riley Whiteaker and Alissa England, were selected from a multitude of submissions to receive invitations to a communications downlink with astronauts on the International Space Station.
"Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of seven astronauts ended an 11-day journey of nearly 4.5 million miles with a 9:44 a.m. EST landing Friday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida." Via NASAtelevision on YouTube.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Gliding back to Earth through nearly cloudless blue skies, space shuttle Atlantis returned to Kennedy Space Center Friday morning in a picture-perfect touch down.
Student Insect Experiment Arrived On Atlantis As of Monday, four painted lady butterflies are living aboard the International Space Station. These "butterflynauts" are part of an educational experiment that was launched November 16 on space shuttle Atlantis and transferred to the Space Station.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven astronauts returned to Earth with a smooth touchdown Friday to end an "amazing" flight that resupplied the International Space Station. Within a few hours of landing, the astronauts feasted on t
A tiny piece of a defunct Russian satellite zipped by the International Space Station Tuesday, but far enough away to pose no threat to the crew.
NASA Is Tracking A Piece Of Space Debris That May Lead The International Space Station's Two-Man Crew To Move To An Escape Pod, A Spokesman Said Tuesday.
Space shuttle Atlantis rocketed into orbit Monday with six astronauts and a full load of spare parts for the International Space Station.
The International Space Station, which was crowded last week with 12 astronauts onboard, is set to go down to a crew of two Tuesday.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Atlantis' astronauts thought they were going to give thanks with pantry leftovers Thursday as their mission drew to a close, but found turkey dinners awaiting them. The meal switch was revealed Thursday morning when a
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Check out free e-cards from outer space, a Hubble Advent calendar and other cosmic goodies fit for three kings.
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