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NASA could choose to go ahead with the May launch of Discovery – even if the Stafford-Covey Return…

NASA engineers have been looking into the very real possibility of programming the Shuttles to return from orbit…

United Space Alliance workers will be installing extra work platforms around the aft engine compartment on Discovery, in…

Wednesday’s fuelling test was carried out in real time on the launch pad to check for any flaws.…

Another milestone was achieved on Wednesday, as Shuttle Discovery “passed” her tanking test with only a few areas…

New NASA Administrator Michael Griffin said last Tuesday that he would reconsider his predecessor’s decision to ban humans…

Shuttle Atlantis is currently preparing for a possible July launch – for STS 121, the second of the…

Shuttle Endeavour (OV-105) was authorized by Congress in August 1987 as a replacement vehicle for the Space Shuttle…

A new network of sensors to be embedded into the wings of each orbiter has been developed for…

Navy Commander Mark Kelly has no hesitation when it comes to the decision of being part of a…

A small hydrogen leak found in a flow control valve won’t delay Thursday’s crucial Tanking Test – where…

The risks involved with space flight are more than apparent to all involved with NASA’s mission of returning…