Discovery astronauts ready for final spacewalk
Astronauts of the US space shuttle Discovery will venture again into outer space Saturday on a third and final spacewalk of their mission designed to help complete the International Space Station.
Astronauts of the US space shuttle Discovery will venture again into outer space Saturday on a third and final spacewalk of their mission designed to help complete the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Sep 5, 2009
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(AP) -- When it comes to grabbing a bite to eat, the international space station is living up to its first name.
Space Exploration
Sep 5, 2009
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(AP) -- A big piece of space junk safely sped by the international space station and shuttle Discovery, missing by less than a mile.
Space Exploration
Sep 4, 2009
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(AP) -- Two astronauts stepped out on a spacewalk to install a new tank of space station coolant Thursday as a large piece of orbiting junk headed their way.
Space Exploration
Sep 3, 2009
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(AP) -- A piece of space junk was drifting toward the shuttle-station complex and its 13 astronauts Wednesday, though NASA officials said the threat would not delay an upcoming spacewalk.
Space Exploration
Sep 2, 2009
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(AP) -- A pair of spacewalkers successfully tackled a hefty tank removal job at the international space station Tuesday as their crewmates unloaded comedian Stephen Colbert's namesake treadmill for all "those famously fat ...
Space Exploration
Sep 1, 2009
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(AP) -- It's moving and spacewalking day in orbit.
Space Exploration
Sep 1, 2009
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NASA on Thursday delayed the launch of the space shuttle Discovery until 0359 GMT Saturday so mission specialists could review tests on a faulty valve, the US space agency said.
Space Exploration
Aug 27, 2009
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The space shuttle Endeavour undocked from the International Space Station on Tuesday to take photographs of the orbiting research facility before final maneuvers to prepare its return home.
Space Exploration
Jul 28, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The joint crew of Endeavour and the International Space Station completed the fifth and final spacewalk of the mission.
Space Exploration
Jul 27, 2009
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