From astronauts to the boss, thoughts on shuttle
(AP) -- One thing about the end of space shuttle flight: Everyone has an opinion. A look at some of the views from those close to the space program:
Space Exploration
Jul 8, 2011
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News tagged with liftoff
Rocket launches from California coast
A rocket carrying a national security payload has been successfully launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on California's central coast.
Space Exploration
Apr 15, 2011
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GRAIL moon twins are joined to their booster
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's lunar-bound GRAIL twins were mated to their Delta II launch vehicle at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 17 at 8:45 a.m. EDT (5:45 a.m. PDT) today. The 15-mile (25-kilometer) trip ...
Space Exploration
Aug 18, 2011
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NASA aims for moon again to probe thin atmosphere
NASA is headed back to the moon, this time to explore its thin atmosphere and rough dust.
Space Exploration
Sep 5, 2013
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NASA fuels space shuttle Atlantis for liftoff
(AP) -- NASA is fueling space shuttle Atlantis for its afternoon liftoff.
Space Exploration
Nov 16, 2009
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NASA aims to launch Discovery shuttle Feb 24
NASA said Tuesday it will aim to launch the space shuttle Discovery on February 24, after engineers found a way to shore up cracks on the external fuel tank that have delayed its final liftoff.
Space Exploration
Jan 11, 2011
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Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off on supply mission
(PhysOrg.com) -- Space shuttle Atlantis and its six-member crew began an 11-day delivery flight to the International Space Station on Monday with a 2:28 p.m. EST launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The shuttle ...
Space Exploration
Nov 16, 2009
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Showers, storms could delay shuttle launch: NASA
Showers and thunderstorms are likely to force a delay to this week's planned final launch of the space shuttle, NASA's weather officer said on Tuesday.
Space Exploration
Jul 5, 2011
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NASA commercial partner Boeing tests CST-100 spacecraft thrusters
Boeing's CST-100 spacecraft is one step closer to liftoff after a gauntlet of test firings of its steering jets at White Sands Space Harbor in Las Cruces, N.M.
Space Exploration
Sep 23, 2013
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NASA communications satellite damaged 3 weeks before launch
NASA's newest, slickest communications satellite has been damaged, just three weeks before its planned August launch.
Space Exploration
Jul 17, 2017
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