Space shuttle Endeavour to return to Earth on July 31July 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Space shuttle Endeavour and its seven-member crew are scheduled to return to Earth on Friday, July 31, after a 16-day mission. There are two landing opportunities at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 10:48 a.m.
Space shuttle Endeavour headed homeJuly 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The crew of the space shuttle Endeavour bid farewell to their colleagues on the International Space Station Tuesday to head back to Earth. The space shuttle undocked at 1726 GMT, carrying its seven-member crew after 10 days, 23 hours and 39 minutes at the ISS.
Space shuttle Endeavour prepares to head homeJuly 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The crew of the space shuttle Endeavour bid farewell to their colleagues on the International Space Station Tuesday and were preparing to head back to Earth. The Endeavour brought an external platform to the station that was installed on the Japanese Kibo laboratory during the first of the mission's five spacewalks.
NASA's space shuttle Endeavour launches to complete Japanese moduleJuly 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Space shuttle Endeavour and its seven-member crew have set off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 15, to deliver the final segment to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory and a new crew member to the International Space Station (ISS). Endeavour's 16-day mission includes five spacewalks and the installation of two platforms outside the Japanese module.
Space shuttle Endeavour lifts offJuly 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Space shuttle Endeavour blasted off Wednesday on its sixth attempt to launch since June, headed to the International Space Station to expand Japan's Kibo module. The seven-member crew is to deliver an outside porch on the module at the station to expose scientific experiments to the extremities of space.
Space shuttle Endeavour grounded againJuly 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The space shuttle Endeavour was grounded for the fifth time on Monday with stormy weather again causing NASA to cancel a scheduled launch. A storm south of the Cape Canaveral, Florida launch site threatened not just the launch, but also a landing site should the flight need to be aborted after lift-off.
Endeavour launch postponed againJuly 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US space agency NASA has postponed the launch of its space shuttle Endeavour until Monday due to thunderstorms near the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. The launch was originally scheduled for Sunday.
Launch of NASA's Endeavour to take place on SundayJuly 12th, 2009 Cape Canaveral (Florida, US),J - The lauch of the space shuttle Endeavour will take place on Sunday evening local time (on Monday morning IST) to give technical teams more time to evaluate lightning strikes at the launch pad. Liftoff is scheduled for 7:13 p.m.
NASA delays Endeavour launch by 24 hoursJuly 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The launch of space shuttle Endeavour has been delayed again by 24 hours to "allow technical teams additional time to evaluate lightning strikes at Launch Pad 39A that occurred during Friday's thunderstorm," NASA said Saturday. The launch of Endeavour that was to have gone ahead Saturday will now take place Sunday.
NASA begins fueling shuttle Endeavour after storm delay, aiming for early Wednesday launchJune 17th, 2009 NASA begins fueling shuttle after storm delayCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Racing against the clock, NASA began fueling shuttle Endeavour for a Wednesday launch to the international space station after thunderstorms caused a three-hour delay.
Space shuttle Endeavour launch postponed againJune 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US space agency NASA Wednesday postponed the launch of the space shuttle Endeavour after technicians detected a hydrogen gas leak during fuelling just hours before scheduled lift-off. The shuttle's launch had been set for 5.40 a.m.
Near-perfect weather forecast for NASA's launch of space shuttle Atlantis to Hubble TelescopeMay 11th, 2009 Weather looks great for Monday launch to HubbleCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — With a forecast of near-perfect weather, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope scientists and managers were euphoric as they awaited Monday's planned launch of shuttle Atlantis on the final trip to the orbiting observatory.
Weather improving for NASA's Monday launch of space shuttle Atlantis to Hubble TelescopeMay 10th, 2009 Weather improving for Monday launch to HubbleCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — With a forecast of near-perfect weather, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope scientists and managers were euphoric as they awaited Monday's planned launch of shuttle Atlantis on the final trip to the orbiting observatory.
NASA reschedules shuttle launch for Sunday nightMarch 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US space agency NASA was confident that the repeatedly delayed launch of the space shuttle Discovery would lift off Sunday night for a mission to the International Space Station. The launch was scheduled for 7.43 p.m.
Shuttle Discovery launch postponed until Feb 27: NASAFebruary 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US space agency NASA has set a new date for the launch of space shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station (ISS) due to technical reasons, an official said. The launch has been postponed twice and is now tentatively set for Feb 27, following an assessment of shuttle flow control valve testing.
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