Space Shuttle Endeavour

Endeavour Slideshow: On the First Anniversary of Its Last Flight (PHOTOS)

Anna Leahy | Posted 05.31.2012

Anna Leahy

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Gabrielle Giffords And Mark Kelly Reunite, Hold Hands For 2 Hours

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 08.02.2011

HOUSTON — Endeavour commander Mark Kelly and wounded U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords reunited Thursday evening after more than two weeks apart and ...

Giffords, Kelly To Reunite

Posted 08.02.2011

After 16 days, Capt. Mark Kelly and Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will see each other for the first time since space shuttle Endeavour launched. Kelly an...

See Space Shuttle Endeavour Touch Down One Last Time

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 08.01.2011

Space Shuttle Endeavour completed its last landing ever at 2:35 a.m. ET on June 1. The late-night touchdown marks the end of a 16-day mission that...

Watch Live: Space Shuttle's Last Landing

The Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 07.31.2011

NASA's space shuttle Endeavour, which took off on its final mission, will make history on Wednesday morning when it completes its last landing ever. ...

Astronauts Get Set To Land Space Shuttle Endeavour One Last Time

AP | By MARCIA DUNN | Posted 07.31.2011

(MARCIA DUNN, AP/THE HUFFINGTON POST) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Their work in orbit complete, Endeavour's six astronauts on Tuesday checked the systems ...

Space Shuttle Gone Forever From Space Station

Posted 07.30.2011

MARCIA DUNN, Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Endeavour and its crew of six left the International Space Station and headed home to close ...

Space Shuttle Endeavour Ride-Along

The Huffington Post | Dean Praetorius | Posted 07.29.2011

American astronauts are beginning to prepare to bring the space shuttle Endeavour back to Earth for the last time as the complete their 11 day mission...

Tips for NASA: Houston, You Have a Problem

John Bobey | Posted 07.26.2011

John Bobey

You shot yourself in the foot by calling them Space Shuttles. "Shuttles" don't boldly go where no man has gone before, they go to Chicago, and occasionally bring you from Parking Lot T to the front entrance of the State Fair.

Space Shuttle Astronauts Sail Past Halfway Point Of Mission

AP | MARCIA DUNN | Posted 07.24.2011

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The astronauts on NASA's next-to-last space shuttle flight hit the halfway point of their 16-day journey Tuesday, marveli...

WATCH: NASA Astronauts Encounter Problems During Spacewalk

AP | MARCIA DUNN | Posted 07.22.2011

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- A spacewalking astronaut ran into trouble Sunday while trying to lubricate a joint in the life-sustaining solar power sys...

Technical Glitch Cuts Short Endeavour Spacewalk

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 07.20.2011

HOUSTON — NASA ordered Endeavour's crew to take an unusual close-up look at a damaged tile in the space shuttle's delicate heat shield early Sat...

Students' Ambitions Orbiting Above The Atmosphere

Posted 07.19.2011

While Monday marked the launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour's (STS-134) final mission, the event goes further than the excitement of watching a ship bla...

$2 Billion Antimatter Magnet Installed On Space Station

AP | MARCIA DUNN | Posted 07.19.2011

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Endeavour's astronauts accomplished the No. 1 objective of their mission Thursday, installing a $2 billion cosmic ray det...

Gabrielle Giffords 'Recovering Well' After Surgery To Repair Skull

Posted 07.18.2011

RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI, Associated Press HOUSTON -- Doctors repaired Gabrielle Giffords' skull on Wednesday, the latest milestone in her recovery fr...

WATCH: Space Shuttle Does A 'Backflip'

Posted 07.18.2011

The space shuttle Endeavour, which blasted off on Monday for its final mission, docked with the International Space Station on Wednesday. NASA has ...

Shuttle Endeavour Docks At International Space Station

AP | MARCIA DUNN | Posted 07.18.2011

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A mammoth cosmic ray detector arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday, a $2 billion experiment that will ...

"I'm on a Motherf**king Space Shuttle," Tweets Captain Kelly

Pablo Andreu | Posted 07.16.2011

Pablo Andreu

In order to drum up publicity for NASA's downsized space programs, Captain Mark E. Kelly of the Navy will be live-tweeting the entire mission.

Gabrielle Giffords Reacts To Successful Shuttle Launch

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 07.16.2011

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Sitting in a wheelchair atop NASA's launch control center with other astronaut families, wounded congresswoman Gabrielle ...

Missed The Launch? Catch NASA's Video Recap

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 07.16.2011

The space shuttle Endeavour blasted off on its final mission around 9 a.m. on Monday. If you missed the live feed offerd by NASA.gov, you can stil...

This Is What An Astronaut Eats For Breakfast

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 07.16.2011

What does an astronaut eat before a historic blastoff into space? Colonel Mike Fincke, who boarded Space Shuttle Endeavour for its final flight on ...

HISTORIC: Photos From Space Shuttle Endeavour's Final Launch

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 07.16.2011

Space Shuttle Endeavour lifted off for its final mission just before 9 a.m. ET on Monday. An estimated crowd of 500,000 spectators and well-wishers...

WATCH LIVE: Endeavour's Final Launch

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 07.16.2011

UPDATE: Missed the launch? You can watch a recap here. --- PREVIOUSLY: After a delay caused by mechanical difficulties, space shuttle Endeavour ...

Gabrielle Giffords Arrives For Endeavour Launch

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 07.15.2011

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- With wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords on hand to watch, the space shuttle Endeavour is poised to give the work week a roaring a...

What's Next For Space Shuttles?

AP | By SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 07.14.2011

WASHINGTON -- As the space shuttle program winds down, questions are flying about what's happening and why. The launch countdown began Friday for the ...