05/06/08: STS-124 Crew Arrives for Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test.

The STS-124 crew members arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida this afternoon for the terminal countdown demonstration test. Flying in T-38 training jets, the astronauts touched down on the Shuttle Landing Facility on a warm, clear Central Florida afternoon. During this three-day prelaunch training event, [...]

04/27/08: Russian Easter in Space for Expedition 17.

At ~09:23 UT, Expedition 17 Commander Sergei Volkov and Flight Engineer 1 Oleg Kononenko conducted a teleconference via VHF with Patriarch Alexis II of the Russian Orthodox Church, who extended best wishes on the occasion of today’s Easter celebration. – NASA

04/26/08: STS-124: Discovery Rolls Over to Vehicle Assembly [...]

03/11/08: STS-123 Crew Begins Mission to International Space Station.

Space shuttle Endeavour delivered an early sunrise to the Florida coast this morning, lifting off at 2:28 a.m. EDT from the Kennedy Space Center to begin a 16-day mission to the International Space Station. Aboard the shuttle are Commander Dominic Gorie, Pilot Gregory H. Johnson and Mission [...]

03/11/08: STS-123: Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch – Latest.

Space shuttle Endeavour has cleared the launch tower and is on its way to the International Space Station. 2:30 a.m. – The enormous thrust of the solid rocket boosters and three main engines combined to bring an artificial sunrise over NASA’s Kennedy Space Center early this morning as [...]

03/10/08: STS-123: RSS Rolls Away from Endeavour at Pad 39A.

The rotating service structure has been rolled away from Space Shuttle Endeavour, in a major milestone leading up to launch. The liftoff of Endeavour on the STS-123 mission remains on schedule for 2:28 a.m. EDT (06:28 UT) on Tuesday, March 11. The movement of the enclosed [...]

02/20/08: Atlantis Home; Endeavour Ready at Pad 39A.

Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member crew landed on Runway 15 at the Kennedy Space Center at 9:07 a.m. EST today, completing a 13-day journey of more than 5,296,842 miles. Atlantis touched down at exactly 9:07:10 a.m. with the nose gear touching down at 9:07:20 a.m. Wheels stop [...]

02/19/08: STS-122, Atlantis: Weather Good for Landing at KSC.

After a check of all of the systems they will use for a return to Earth, Atlantis’ seven-member crew packed up today in preparation for landing Wednesday. Atlantis is planned to land at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 9:07 a.m. EST, with the forecast of [...]

02/08/08: STS-122: Atlantis to Dock with ISS on Saturday.

The seven member crew of Space Shuttle Atlantis has begun its first full day in space on an 11-day mission that delivers the newest research module, the European Space Agency’s Columbus laboratory, to the International Space Station. Installing the laboratory, named for Christopher Columbus, is the primary [...]

02/01/08: Progress 27 to Undock from Station on Monday.

The Progress 27 (P27) cargo ship will undock from the Pirs docking compartment of the International Space Station on Monday at 22:30 UT (5:30 a.m. EST). Loaded with trash, the P27 will undock and deorbit to later burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere. This sets the stage [...]

01/31/08: STS-122: Atlantis Set to Launch With Columbus on February 7.

NASA managers formally set the launch date of Space Shuttle Atlantis for 7 February at 14:45 EST (21:45 UT). Atlantis is set to carry the European Columbus laboratory into orbit. After day-long discussions in the executive Flight Readiness Review, Shuttle engineers were given the go [...]