HOUSTON – Space shuttlecommander Stephen Frick gently guided Atlantis onto the Harmony node around 12:17p.m. EST (1717 GMT), kicking off a busy schedule of orbital work for theinstallation of the ...

HOUSTON – NASA will discuss the next space shuttle mission during a daylong series of media briefings from the Johnson Space Center beginning at 8 a.m. CST Friday, Nov. 9. Space shuttle Atlantis’ ...

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NASA held a teleconference today with Space Shuttle Program Manager Wayne Hale with regard to repairs needed for STS-122. According to Hale “We have no launch date to talk about today”. Hale said that ...

After a successful launch Thursday, space shuttle Atlantis’ (STS-122) crew is busy during its first day in orbit, inspecting the space shuttle’s heat shield and preparing for tomorrow’s arrival at the ...

STS-122 Mission Specialists Rex Walheim and Stanley Love kicked off the mission’s first spacewalk at 9:13 a.m. EST. The two astronauts will perform tasks to prepare Columbus for attachment to the ...

The commander of Discovery’s STS-131 mission, Alan Poindexter, passed away on Sunday, following a tragic accident. Tributes have been made to the US Navy captain, who also piloted Atlantis during her ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Lights on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center reveal space shuttle Atlantis following ...

Space shuttle Atlantis' STS-122 mission to the International Space Station now is targeted to launch no earlier than Jan. 2 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The liftoff date depends on the resolution ...

The STS-122 crew members made a joint appearance at Space Center Houston last week to describe their adventures on Atlantis’ mission to the International Space Station. After long months of waiting ...

After three days of rescheduling, NASA has moved the STS-122 mission to next month, with the earliest launch date of Jan. 2. The fuel sensor system has been giving NASA problems since the scheduled ...