Shuttle Atlantis

Randy Bresnik: Astronaut Stuck In Space While Wife Giving Birth

AP | MARCIA DUNN | Posted 11.21.2009 | Technology


CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Atlantis' astronauts anxiously awaited word Friday on the birth of a crewman's daughter as they moved more supplies into ...

Space Shuttle Launch: Chicago Surgeon To Operate On Space Station's Robotic Arms

Huffington Post | Posted 11.13.2009 | Chicago


The nation's space program is calling on a Chicago surgeon to fix faulty robotic arms on the international space station, Monifa Thomas of the Chicago...

Atlantis, crew land in Calif. after Hubble mission

AP | JOHN ANTCZAK | Posted 06.24.2009 | Home


EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven astronauts returned safely to Earth on Sunday, detouring from stormy Flori...

Hubble Spacewalk PHOTOS: Astronauts Have Trouble With Hubble Repair Work

AP Aerospace Writer | MARCIA DUNN | Posted 06.15.2009 | Home


***SCROLL DOW FOR PHOTOS*** CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Spacewalking astronauts had to install a refurbished pair of gyroscopes in the Hubble Space Telesc...

Atlantis Astronauts Grab Hubble Space Telescope, Now Face 5 Treacherous Space Walks

AP | MARCIA DUNN | Posted 06.13.2009 | Home


CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Atlantis' astronauts grabbed the Hubble Space Telescope on Wednesday, then quickly set their sights on the difficult, dan...

Space Shuttle Launch: WATCH IT LIVE

Posted 06.11.2009 | Home


The space shuttle Atlantis is set to blast off today at 2:01pm for its most dangerous mission ever: repairing the Hubble Telescope. The mission will ...

Space Shuttle Launch: VIDEO Atlantis Blasts Off To Hubble Telescope

AP | MARCIA DUNN | Posted 06.11.2009 | Home


CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Atlantis blasted off Monday for the Hubble Space Telescope on the most delicate and dangerous repair job ever in orbit _ ...

NASA's Most Dangerous Ever Shuttle Mission To Fix Hubble Telescope Set To Blast Off

Daily Mail | Jacqui Goddard | Posted 06.10.2009 | Home


Nasa is set to dispatch seven astronauts on its most dangerous ever shuttle mission as it attempts to rescue the $7 billion Hubble Space Telescope fro...