Space Shuttle Launch

Space Shuttle Launch LIVE VIDEO: Atlantis Lifts Off For Space Station (PHOTOS)

AP | MARCIA DUNN | Posted 11.16.2009 | Technology


**Scroll down for photos, video** CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Atlantis rocketed into orbit Monday with six astronauts and a full load of...

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...

Reach for the Stars

Margee Ensign | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics


Margee Ensign

Jose Hernandez, son of migrant workers, will take off this week as a mission specialist in the shuttle Discovery.

The Eagle Has Landed

Jeff Gralnick | Posted 08.20.2009 | Media


Jeff Gralnick

We'd managed, somehow, to turn the grand adventure of space exploration into a monstrously expensive giant yawn, which when you think about it is a helluva trick.

Shuttle Endeavour Launch VIDEO: Blast Off Successful But NASA Concerned About Debris That Hit Shuttle

Posted 08.15.2009 | Home


***SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO*** By MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - After more than a month's delay, space shuttle Endeavour and ...

Shuttle Atlantis Damage Doesn't Appear To Be Serious: NASA

AP | MARCIA DUNN | Posted 06.12.2009 | Home


CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The Atlantis astronauts uncovered a 21-inch stretch of nicks on their space shuttle Tuesday, but NASA said the damage did...

Space Shuttle Endeavour

Bob Edwards | Posted 12.22.2008 | Living


Bob Edwards

As NASA lit that candle and sent Endeavour into space, I got the rush of a lifetime! More brave human beings were putting their lives on the line so that we will all know a little more about the universe.

NASA Space Shuttle Launch To Happen This Afternoon

AP | MARCIA DUNN | Posted 06.08.2008 | Home


CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Discovery and a crew of seven blasted into orbit Saturday, carrying a giant Japanese lab addition to the in...

Space Shuttle Atlantis Launches Successfully

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


After two months of delay, shuttle Atlantis blasted into orbit Thursday with Europe's gift to the international space station, a $2 billion science l...