Space shuttle Discovery undocks from ISS

September 18th, 2009 Veteran crew named for final space shuttle flightWASHINGTON — NASA's chief astronaut will shut off the lights on America's space shuttle program. NASA announced Friday the crew for the last scheduled space shuttle mission, targeted for next September.

September 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The space shuttle Discovery touched down in California Friday after weather concerns had prevented its scheduled landing in Florida Thursday. The 5.53 p.m.

September 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - NASA astronauts aboard the US space shuttle Discovery have said that the smell of space, which is regarded as the final frontier, is strong, metallic and unique. "There is one smell up here that is really unique though and that is the smell, we just call it 'the smell of space'," said NASA engineer and astronaut Gregory Chamitoff, who is on board US space shuttle Discovery.

September 4th, 2009 Astronauts relish space's international food courtWASHINGTON — When it comes to grabbing a bite to eat, the international space station is living up to its first name. It's a veritable food court of international cuisine, observed new resident Nicole Stott, an American astronaut who will stay aboard the space station until November.

August 31st, 2009 WASHINGTON - US space shuttle Discovery arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) Sunday night after nearly two days of journey. Using space shuttle Discovery's reaction control system jets, Commander Rick Sturckow steered the shuttle to a soft docking with the ISS at 8.54 p.m.

August 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to launch Aug 25 on a mission to deliver supplies and equipment to the International Space Station. A NASA review panel decided Wednesday that the shuttle is ready for the 1.36 a.m.

March 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The space shuttle Discovery landed safely at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida Saturday. Commander Lee Archambault guided the shuttle to landing at 1914 GMT, ending the shuttle's 13-day mission to the International Space Station.

March 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Two Discovery space shuttle astronauts completed maintenance work Monday on the International Space Station during the final spacewalk of the ongoing mission in orbit. During the six-and-a-half hour spacewalk, astronauts Joseph Acaba and Richard Arnold repositioned an equipment cart, deployed an external cargo mounting mechanism, lubricated the space station's robotic arm and reconfigured cables that power the station's gyroscopes.

March 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Two astronauts from the Discovery space shuttle Saturday began a second spacewalk to perform maintenance work on the International Space Station, US space agency NASA reported. US astronauts Steve Swanson and Joseph Acaba will swap out batteries, fasten an antenna and install equipment for external storage, according to NASA.

March 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The space shuttle Discovery docked with the International Space Station (ISS) Tuesday for a construction mission that will allow the station to double its crew. The Discovery will deliver the fourth and final solar panel that will enable ISS to double the size of its crew to six astronauts.

March 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Space shuttle Discovery blasted off for a construction mission to the International Space Station Sunday after weeks of delays. Discovery took off at 7.43 p.m.

March 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.

February 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - NASA has for the fourth time delayed the launch of its space shuttle Discovery due to technical reasons, the US space agency has announced. After meeting all Friday at Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, shuttle managers decided against launching it in a week.

February 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - NASA is eyeing Feb 27 as the earliest possible date for launch of the next shuttle mission Discovery, a postponement blamed on worries over the possibility that pieces of a faulty fuel valve could strike the shuttle on takeoff. In a statement over the weekend, NASA said it would give an update on plans next Friday.

February 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.