At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA managers are engaged in the executive-level Flight Readiness Review, or FRR, to evaluate Discovery’s readiness for launch.
Space Exploration
Feb 3, 2009
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The Atlantis roars back to Earth this week ending America's vaunted space shuttle program and frustrating a generation of astronauts who see their chance to soar into the cosmos sharply limited.
Space Exploration
Jul 18, 2011
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US astronaut Mark Kelly, who is commanding the shuttle Endeavour's final space flight, said Tuesday he is concerned about a drain of NASA talent once the US shuttle program ends later this year.
Space Exploration
May 31, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA managers completed a review Thursday of space shuttle Atlantis' readiness for flight and selected an official launch date for the STS-125 mission to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope. Commander Scott ...
Space Exploration
Apr 30, 2009
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(AP) -- The mothballing of the space shuttle will be mourned by many astronauts, but Russia is relishing the prospect of serving as the only carrier to the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Jul 19, 2011
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Axiom Space made history in 2022 with the first all-private mission to the International Space Station. The company is ready to do it again, but with more focus on its endgame: having its own commercial space station in what ...
Space Exploration
May 22, 2023
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(AP) -- NASA is fueling space shuttle Atlantis for its afternoon liftoff.
Space Exploration
Nov 16, 2009
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Expedition 31 Flight Engineer Don Pettit of NASA has taught more than half a million internet viewers how microgravity affects scientific principles by using everyday objects on the International Space Station. In the latest ...
Space Exploration
May 7, 2012
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Engineers were preparing for the launch Wednesday of a "space plane" that Europe hopes will help it master a key phase in orbital flight—the ability to return to Earth.
Space Exploration
Feb 11, 2015
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NASA lost the space shuttle Columbia 10 years ago Friday and 12 children lost a parent.
Space Exploration
Jan 30, 2013
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