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NASA at 50: The Shuttle, Space Station and Beyond
(SPACE.com)  SPACE.com - One
vehicle's operative life is coming to a close, while the other's is still in
its formative stages. Their legacies will be inexorably linked: Without the
space shuttle, delivery and assembly of the International Space Station's (ISS)
key components would have been difficult at best, and probably could not have
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NASA'S Space Shuttle Endeavour To Move To Launch Pad Sept. 18  Space shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Thursday, Sept. 18, in preparation for shuttle Atlantis' mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. Direct Link Email This Article
Space Shuttle Endeavour Moves to Launch Pad  For the first time since July 2001, two shuttles are on the launch pads at the same time at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Space shuttle Endeavour completed a 4.2-mile journey to Launch Pad 39B on Friday, Sept. 19, at 5:59 a.m. CDT. Direct Link Email This Article
Space shuttle readied as rescue ship  NASA moved the space shuttle Endeavour to the launch pad early Friday, a precautionary step in case it is needed as a rescue spacecraft for the upcoming Hubble Space Telescope mission. Direct Link Email This Article
NASA Assigns Crew for Space Shuttle Discovery's STS-129 Mission NASA has assigned the crew for space shuttle Discovery's STS-129 mission. The flight will deliver two experiment racks to the International Space Station. Direct Link Email This Article
Space shuttle moved to launch pad as rescue ship  In an unprecedented step, a space shuttle was moved to the launch pad Friday for a trip NASA hopes it will never make -- a rescue mission. The shuttle Endeavour is on standby in case the seven astronauts who go up on Atlantis next month need a safer ride home. Direct Link Email This Article
Trouble on Hubble telescope delays space shuttle launch: NASA
(AFP) AFP - NASA on Monday delayed the upcoming launch of the Atlantis space shuttle to allow time to repair a "significant anomaly" that occurred at the weekend on the Hubble space telescope. Direct Link Email This Article
Space Shuttle Endeavour Moves To Launch Pad 39B For the first time since July 2001, two shuttles are on the launch pads at the same time at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Direct Link Email This Article
NASA Worried About Shuttle-Space-Junk Collision  Next month's mission to Hubble Space Telescope puts craft at greater risk from orbiting space junk. Direct Link Email This Article
Hubble crew boards space shuttle for practice run The seven astronauts scheduled to fly NASA's last mission to the Hubble Space Telescope climbed aboard their spaceship Wednesday as part of practice countdown for the launch. Direct Link Email This Article
NASA at 50: The Shuttle, Space Station and Beyond  After five decades, NASA hopes to move from the shuttle to the moon. Direct Link Email This Article
GAO: NASA Faces Challenges Defining Scope and Costs of Space Shuttle Transition and Retirement 
Setbacks Postpone Two Space Shuttle Launches  NASA will officially announce the new launch dates after a Flight Readiness Review, Oct. 3. Direct Link Email This Article
Scuttling Shuttle: Big Challenges for NASA's New Spaceship
(SPACE.com) SPACE.com - As NASA's
50th anniversary approaches, the agency finds itself at a crossroads between
the waning era of the U.S. space shuttle and serious hurdles ahead to build a
replacement spaceship while still keeping American astronauts flying. Direct Link Email This Article
NASA Moves Rescue Shuttle, Prepares for Hurricane Ike
(SPACE.com) SPACE.com - The space
shuttle Endeavour, the rescue ship for NASA's planned October mission to the
Hubble Space Telescope, moved a step closer to the launch pad Thursday as the
agency closed down its Houston-based astronaut training center to prepare for
an incoming hurricane. Direct Link Email This Article
NASA Delays Shuttle Mission to Hubble
(SPACE.com) SPACE.com - Space Shuttle Atlantis will launch no sooner than Oct. 14
for the long-awaited STS-125 mission to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope. It
had been slated to launch on Oct. 10. Direct Link Email This Article
NASA Moves Up November Shuttle Launch
(SPACE.com) SPACE.com - The space
shuttle Endeavour is set to blast off two days early next month while engineers
on Earth continue to study a Hubble Space Telescope glitch that added months of
delay to a separate orbiter flight, NASA officials announced Friday. Direct Link Email This Article
Shuttle Endeavour Moves to Launch Pad as Rescue Ship
(SPACE.com) SPACE.com - The space
shuttle Endeavour rolled out to a Florida launching pad early Friday to serve
as a rescue craft for its sister ship Atlantis in what is expected to be the
last time in history that NASA has two orbiters in launch position at the same
time. Direct Link Email This Article
Advancing Medical Technology From Space  The Coalition for Space Exploration, the leading collaboration of space industry businesses and advocacy groups, announced today the release of a statement by board member Dr. Bernard Harris Jr., who was the first African American to walk in space and served as a mission specialist and payload commander on two Space Shuttle flights. Direct Link Email This Article
Back-up Hubble mission shuttle moved to launch pad
(Reuters) Reuters - A space shuttle that
would be launched to rescue a stranded Hubble Space Telescope
servicing crew in case of an emergency was rolled out to a
spare launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center on Friday. Direct Link Email This Article
Back-up Hubble mission shuttle moved to launch pad A space shuttle that would be launched to rescue a stranded Hubble Space Telescope servicing crew in case of an emergency was rolled out to a spare launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center on Friday. Direct Link Email This Article
An Interview with NASA Chief Mike Griffin
(SPACE.com) SPACE.com - On Sept. 2, in the wake of news
that he had ordered a study of what it would take to extend space shuttle
operations from 2010 to 2015, NASA Administrator Mike Griffin discussed his
reasoning in an interview with Space News. The following is a transcript
of that interview. Direct Link Email This Article
NASA Chief Vents Frustration in Leaked E-mail
(SPACE.com) SPACE.com - HOUSTON â€' NASA chief
Michael Griffin lamented the mandated 2010 retirement of the agency's space
shuttle fleet and the all-too-likely possibility that U.S. astronauts will be
absent from the International Space Station for extended periods in the future
in a leaked e-mail intended for top advisors. Direct Link Email This Article
US astronaut promotes Mexican space agency
(AFP) AFP - A US astronaut of Mexican origin, part of the crew for an Atlantis Space Shuttle voyage in July 2009, presented a project for a Mexican space agency to senators here Friday. Direct Link Email This Article
Hubble Trouble Delays Shuttle Mission  A malfunction onboard Hubble Space Telescope could delay an upcoming space shuttle mission in which astronauts were going to upgrade the orbiting telescope. NASA says the telescope stopped transmitting science data on Saturday. Direct Link Email This Article
Backup shuttle for Hubble mission moved to launch pad  The space shuttle Endeavour will be readied as a backup for next month's Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission Direct Link Email This Article
NASA Announces Educational Resources Related to Upcoming Shuttle Mission to Hubble  In conjunction with the upcoming space shuttle mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, NASA Education has launched a new Web site with resources for educators. Direct Link Email This Article
Back-up Hubble mission shuttle moved to launc  A space shuttle that would be launched to rescue a stranded Hubble Space Telescope servicing crew in case of an emergency has rolled out. Direct Link Email This Article
Trouble on Hubble delays last shuttle service mission: NASA
(AFP) AFP - NASA has delayed the final service mission of the Atlantis space shuttle to the Hubble space telescope, probably until early 2009, after a "significant anomaly" occurred on the orbiting telescope. Direct Link Email This Article
Rescue shuttle readied for Hubble trip  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In an unprecedented step, a space shuttle was moved to the launch pad Friday for a trip NASA hopes it will never make -- a rescue mission. Direct Link Email This Article
Rescue shuttle stands by for risky Hubble mission  In an unprecedented step, a space shuttle was moved to the launch pad Friday for a trip that NASA hopes it will never make - a rescue mission. Direct Link Email This Article
NASA Shuttle Exclusive  Forbes.com's Kym McNicholas gets a rare look inside the inner workings of the space shuttle. Direct Link Email This Article
NASA Chief Backtracks On Shuttle 'Jihad' Statement Michael Griffin said he now supports the White House's timetable for introducing a replacement for the nation's aging space shuttle fleet. Direct Link Email This Article
Rescue shuttle at launch pad for Hubble trip  AP - In an unprecedented step, a space shuttle was moved to the launch pad Friday for a trip NASA hopes it will never make Â- a rescue mission. Direct Link Email This Article
NASA Moves Up November Shuttle Launch The space shuttle Endeavour is set to blast off two days early next month. Direct Link Email This Article
NASA Delays Shuttle Mission to Hubble NASA pushes back space shuttle mission to Hubble by four days. Direct Link Email This Article
NASA Sets Media Credentials Deadlines for Next Shuttle Flight NASA has set media accreditation deadlines for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-126 mission, targeted to launch Nov. 16. Direct Link Email This Article
NASA May Delay Repair Mission to Hubble  The Hubble Space Telescope has stopped sending data, forcing NASA to possibly delay the space shuttle mission planned in just two weeks to upgrade the telescope. Direct Link Email This Article
NASA Announces New Target Launch Dates, Status News Conference The target launch date for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope has been reset to Oct. 14 at 10:19 p.m. EDT. Direct Link Email This Article
Trouble on Hubble delays last mission Nasa has delayed the final service mission of the Atlantis space shuttle to the Hubble space telescope. Direct Link Email This Article
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