Sometimes all it takes is fresh air to get a new lease of life. ESA’s Proba-2 microsatellite is a good example: an influx of nitrogen has replenished its fuel tank, in the process demonstrating a whole new space technology.
Space Exploration
Aug 25, 2011
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(AP) -- The last space shuttle launch ever is set for July 8.
Space Exploration
Jun 28, 2011
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(AP) -- The four astronauts who will bid goodbye to the space shuttle program are practicing for their July 8 launch.
Space Exploration
Jun 22, 2011
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(AP) -- NASA is fueling space shuttle Atlantis. But it's only a test.
Space Exploration
Jun 15, 2011
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(AP) -- Space shuttle Endeavour's astronauts took a close, detailed look at a small gash in the belly of their ship Saturday, to ensure their safety when they return to Earth in 1 1/2 weeks.
Space Exploration
May 21, 2011
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NASA is examining seven heat shield tiles that appear to have been damaged during the shuttle Endeavour's ascent into orbit, but the US space agency said Wednesday there was no cause for concern.
Space Exploration
May 18, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Shuttle Atlantis makes its final planned move from Orbiter Processing Facility-1 to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Space Exploration
May 18, 2011
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NASA Sunday readied the space shuttle Endeavour for its final mission with liftoff set for 8:56 am (1256 GMT) Monday on the next-to-last flight for the American shuttle program.
Space Exploration
May 15, 2011
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Countdown has begun for the final flight of the Endeavour, scheduled to lift off Monday on the American space program's second to last mission to the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
May 14, 2011
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(AP) -- Six astronauts have said their goodbyes to their families and are ready to take space shuttle Endeavour on its final flight Friday as hundreds of thousands gather along Florida's Space Coast to cheer the spectacle.
Space Exploration
Apr 29, 2011
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