Final flight: NASA names astronauts for last space shuttle voyage next yearSeptember 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.
Space shuttle Discovery undocks from ISSSeptember 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The space shuttle Discovery undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) Tuesday after delivering supplies and equipment to boost the capacity of the orbiting laboratory. Pilot Kevin Ford backed Discovery away from the station at 1926 GMT for the trip back to Earth.
Endeavour returns to Earth after 17-day missionJuly 31st, 2009 WASHINGTON - The space shuttle Endeavour landed at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida Friday carrying a seven-member crew of US, Canadian and Japanese astronauts. The landing at 1448 GMT marked the end of the 17-day mission that saw the completion of the Japanese laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).
Astronauts inspect Endeavour's heat shield before landingJuly 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Astronauts inspected the space shuttle Endeavour's heat shield one more time with lasersand cameras before their scheduled landing on earth Friday, NASA has said. Endeavour's thermal protection system was cleared for landing earlier in the flight.
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.
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.
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 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.
Launch of NASA's space shuttle Endeavour postponed until July 13July 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - NASA has decided to postpone the scheduled July 12th launch of space shuttle Endeavour to the International Space Station (ISS) until July 13th due to thunderstorms near the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Sensors indicted there were 11 lightning strikes within 0.35 miles, which is inside the launch pad's threshold.
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.
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.
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.
NASA selects June 13 as lunch date for space shuttle EndeavourJune 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - NASA managers have completed a review of space shuttle Endeavour's readiness for flight and selected June 13 as the official launch date for the STS-127 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Commander Mark Polansky and his six crewmates are scheduled to lift off at 7:17 a.m.
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