NASA names the crew for the last Space Shuttle flight next year
Space Shuttle program would end next year.
NASA has named the crew that would fly in the last flight on the Space Shuttle to the International Space Station.
This mission is scheduled to take place in September next year.
It would be headed by [...]
Space Shuttle Discovery scheduled for launch next week
US space agency NASA is now scheduled to launch their next space shuttle mission next week.
They are working on launching Discovery space shuttle on a mission to the international space station.
It would carry a crew of seven astronauts.
They would carry equipments and other supplies including [...]
Space shuttle Discovery launched finally
Space shuttle Discovery has been finally launched after several delays.
It is carrying a crew of 7 astronauts.
It is on a mission carrying a final set of solar wings for the International Space Station.
NASA has shortened the mission by a day so as to accommodate another mission which [...]
Discovery launch postponed till February 27
NASA has delayed the launch of Discovery space shuttle once again.
The US space agency has now said that the launch would take place on or after February 27.
They decided to delay the launch to give their engineers more time to review tests of hydrogen gas valves.
The launch was scheduled for [...]
Space shuttle Endeavour comes back safe and sound
Space shuttle Endeavour has arrived back on the planet earth after completing a 16-day mission.
It landed at 4:25 pm. EST after completing its job which included delivering a lot of stuff to the International Space Station.
Mission Control spoke at the touchdown: “Welcome back. That was a great way [...]
Space shuttle Endeavour finally docks with the ISS
NASA has confirmed that the Space shuttle Endeavour has now docked with the International Space Station.
The ISS is located around 220 KM above the surface of the earth.
NASA said that the ship’s radar worked just fine. They had earlier faced problems with its antenna.
The US space agency is [...]
Next Space Shuttle flight on November 14
NASA has announced that they would be launching Endeavour Space Shuttle on November 14 on its next mission.
Endeavour would be visiting the International Space Station.
The US based space agency has already delayed the mission to Hubble Space Telescope.
They are now planning to increase the crew on the ISS from [...]
SpaceX successfully launches a rocket into space
SpaceX has become the first ever private entity to have successfully launched a rocket into the space.
The rocket was carrying a dummy payload. It was the fourth attempt from the company and the first one that was successful.
Elon Musk who is behind SpaceX said: “This really means a lot. [...]
NASA could extend the life of Space Shuttle
Experts are amused at the possibility that NASA is now considering plans to extend the life of their Space Shuttle fleet.
The US space agency is said to be looking at the idea of operating the Space Shuttle past its scheduled retirement in 2010.
They expect to be ready [...]
NASA finds a virus on a computer in International Space Station!
US space agency NASA has confirmed that one of the laptops on the international space station was found infected with a computer virus.
NASA did not reveal much but did say that it was not the first time that such an incident has taken place.
The space [...]
