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The space shuttle Atlantis glided in to a perfect landing in California this morning, after a very successful 13-day mission to repair and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope. The shuttle was rerouted to California because of poor weather conditions in Florida. Total distance traveled during the mission: 5.3 million miles. ...
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The astronauts are finished with their repairs of the Hubble Space Telescope, and now we can’t wait to see the images from the powerful new instruments they’ve installed. They’re doing tool inventory and cleanup before ending their final spacewalk; you can watch live at NASA TV.
NASA, Space Shuttle, Atlantis, Space Exploration, Science, Hubble Space Telescope
The astronauts from shuttle Atlantis are working on the Hubble Space Telescope right now, entering the fourth hour of their spacewalk. You can watch live at NASA TV; as I write there’s a glorious view of the Earth with an astronaut silhouetted against it, as they pass over Africa at ...
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Space shuttle Atlantis is about to latch onto the Hubble Space Telescope to begin its repair mission; here’s the live feed from NASA TV as Atlantis approaches the telescope: [Live feed now disabled...] UPDATE at 5/13/09 10:17:48 am: It’s so cool to watch this live — the shuttle has successfully ...
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A perfect launch this morning sent the space shuttle Atlantis into orbit, ready to begin an 11-day mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. NASA TV is replaying the launch on their video channel.
NASA, Space Shuttle, Atlantis, Space Exploration, Science, Hubble Space Telescope
The space shuttle Atlantis is on the launchpad and on schedule to launch at 2:01 pm EDT tomorrow (Monday), for its mission to perform extensive repairs and maintenance on the Hubble Space Telescope. It’s been seven years since the Hubble was serviced, so there’s a lot to do; five spacewalks ...
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Via NASA TV, here’s the live video feed for the launch of the space shuttle Discovery... [Video feed removed...] UPDATE at 3/15/09 5:00:20 pm: A perfect launch! It’s on the way to the International Space Station.
The space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to launch at 7:43 pm Eastern; you can watch live over the web at NASA TV, where they’re currently showing the astronauts preparing to enter the spacecraft...
NASA has postponed the scheduled launch of the space shuttle Discovery until Sunday or Monday. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA has postponed the launch of space shuttle Discovery because of a gas leak. The leak of gaseous hydrogen occurred as the launch team was filling the external fuel tank ...
NASA TV is streaming live video of the Space Shuttle’s landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California, returning from a successful mission to the International Space Station. Backdropped against Earth’s horizon and the blackness of space, Endeavour’s Canadian-built robot arm appears amidst elements of the International Space ...
Here’s the kind of headline you really don’t like to see if you’re spinning around in a tin can a couple hundred miles up: Space station’s new urine recycler has glitches. But it’s a good (if slightly tacky) excuse to post this photo from NASA TV:
Here are some fantastic high resolution photos of preparations for the Space Shuttle Atlantis’ mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope, scheduled for October 8th: Preparing to rescue Hubble.
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The launch of the STS-123 from Kennedy Space Center. Awesome doesn’t even begin to describe it. Turn up the volume and stand back.
An LGF lizard in Florida emailed this spectacular photo of the shuttle Atlantis taking off this afternoon.
This month we have a number of noteworthy space exploration anniversaries, and Rand Simberg has a great overview of the triumphs and tragedies we all remember.
OK. It’s now officially a Very Weird News Day: NASA reports sabotage of flight computer. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A space program worker deliberately damaged a computer that is supposed to fly aboard shuttle Endeavour in less than two weeks, an act of sabotage that was caught before the equipment ...