Shuttle
Shuttle Discovery prepares for space station rendezvous Eds: Begins new cycle
December 11, 2006Washington (dpa) - The space shuttle Discovery on Monday prepared to dock with the International Space Station, where shuttle crew members will conduct a complex project to rewire the ISS electricity system and deliver a new station crew member. The...
Shuttle Discovery rockets to space station rendezvous
December 11, 2006Washington (dpa) - The space shuttle Discovery was bound for a meeting with the orbiting International Space Station (ISS) Monday after astronauts spent Sunday adjusting to weightlessness and preparing to dock. Discovery is on a 44-hour space chase...
- December 11, 2006
Space Shuttle Discovery and a crew of seven astronauts lifted off Saturday from Kennedy Space Center at 8:47 p.m. EST. After reaching orbit, Discovery’s crew set to work to open the payload bay doors, set up computers and equipment and check out...
Weather delays NASA shuttle launch
December 08, 2006The launch of Space Shuttle Discovery was scrubbed Thursday after bad weather conditions spoiled the attempt at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Earlier in the day a cold front moved in over the spaceport, bringing clouds and winds into the area....
ISS orbit raised 5 miles to host U.S. shuttle
December 05, 2006The International Space Station's orbit has been raised 8.5 kilometers (5 miles) to prepare for the docking of a U.S. space shuttle, a space agency official said today. The cargo nave "Progress M-58" has added to stations the necessary pulse...
