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 for sometime
US space agency NASA has announced that they are delaying the next week’s launch of space shuttle Discovery.
NASA is currently running test the newly installed valves on the shuttle to make sure they do not cause any problems during the launch.
NASA stated that the launch will take place [...]
Space shuttle Discovery launches with Kibo laboratory
NASA has successfully launched the Space Shuttle Discovery on its latest mission.
Discovery is carrying the Japanese lab named Kibo for installation on the International Space Station.
The crew onboard is scheduled to unload and install the $1 billion lab. They would also deliver other essential spare parts.
NASA’s launch director, Mike [...]
NASA to launch Hubble mission in October this year
US space agency NASA has said that they would be launching their latest mission to the Hubble Space Telescope in October this year.
The mission was originally expected for August this year.
NASA is delaying it by a couple of months to be better prepared for the launch. They [...]
Space Shuttle Discovery scheduled for May end mission
NASA has stated that the space shuttle Discovery has now reached Cape Canaveral, Florida for its scheduled launch later this month.
They are planning to launch the next mission on May 31. This mission would carry a huge Japanese research complex to the International Space Station.
The US space agency [...]
