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Astronauts install new batteries on space station
May 21, 2010Astronauts from the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis finished installing a new six-pack of batteries on the International Space Station Friday during the third and final spacewalk of their mission. The six large batteries aboard the station, each weighing...
US space shuttle Atlantis lifts off on its final mission
May 15, 2010By Suzanne Presto The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis lifted off as scheduled from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida Friday afternoon, in one of the last missions of the space shuttle fleet. Twenty-five years after its first launch, the space shuttle...
U.S. space agency NASA unveils first images from new solar satellite
April 22, 2010The U.S. space agency NASA has displayed the first images from a new satellite that studies the sun. Researchers released the images and short video clips Wednesday in Washington. Scientists say they have already learned new things from the Solar Dynamics...
Space shuttle 'Discovery' lands at Kennedy Space Center on second attempt
April 21, 2010The U.S. space shuttle Discovery has landed at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, after an earlier attempt to land the craft was waved off because of bad weather. NASA had hoped to land Discovery just after dawn Tuesday, but had to try again because...
Veteran astronauts oppose President Obama's planned space cuts
April 15, 2010By Kane Farabaugh Veteran NASA astronauts gathered in Chicago to mark the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 13 mission. Despite a catastrophic explosion in 1970, Astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert safely returned to Earth. The Adler Planetarium...
Shuttle Discovery with seven astronauts to launch Monday
April 02, 2010By Brian Wagner NASA astronauts are readying for the launch of shuttle Discovery on Monday to deliver supplies and science experiments to the International Space Station. It is one of the final four missions planned for the shuttle fleet. NASA officials...
NASA studies polar ice in Greenland
March 24, 2010By Suzanne Presto NASA scientists say tracking changes in polar ice can help them better predict changes in climate and sea level. NASA's Operation IceBridge mission - the largest-ever airborne survey of the Earth's polar ice - kicked off its second...
US space shuttle program retiring
March 19, 2010By Steve Mort The U.S. space shuttle program comes to an end this year, and a debate is underway over what should replace it. The retirement of the shuttle fleet could result in massive job losses in Florida. Thousands of workers protest in Titusville...
Space Shuttle lands safely in Florida
February 22, 2010By Brian Wagner Space Shuttle Endeavour has returned to Earth after spending more than a week at the International Space Station to make construction upgrades. Pilot Terry Virts guided the shuttle back to the runway at Kennedy Space Center in Florida...
NASA launches observatory to study Sun and Space weather
February 11, 2010The sun is the driving force behind the Earth's climate, but changes in the sun affect more than just the weather on this planet. NASA has launched its Solar Dynamics Observatory, which is expected to deliver unparalleled images of the sun. These images...