Shuttle News

Discovery Arrives at Space Station“Space Shuttle Discovery reached its orbital destination this morning. Discovery docked with the International Space Station at 7:18 a.m. EDT to begin an eight-day stay at […]

Despite Efforts, Debris Is Still an Issue, WAshington Post“NASA may also have bet wrongly in the final months before the launch that external tank ice — rather than foam insulation […]

NASA Will Not Fly Shuttle Again Until Debris Problem Understood, SpaceRef“Clearly, with the event we had, we were wrong. We did not contact the orbiter at all. But it does […]

Editor’s note: Check out this page at the Newseum. Looks like Discovery’s launch made virtually every front page.

Sensor boom to scan shuttle during inspections today, Spaceflightnow.com“[Lead flight director Paul Hill] There’s been a lot of concern about whether or not we’ll over react and that would paralyze […]

Rep. Calvert Congratulates NASA on the Successful Launch of the Space Shuttle DiscoveryHouse Science Democrats: Great Day for NASA and Shuttle DiscoveryBoehert and Calvert Congratulate NASA on a Successful Return […]

NASA STS-114 Mission Status Report #01 26 July 2005“Discovery lifted off at 9:39 a.m. central time today following a flawless countdown. Over the next 11 days, Discovery’s seven person crew […]

Space Shuttle Discovery lifted off on time this morning at 10:39 am EDT after a flawless countdown. Discovery is now on its way to orbit and eventually to the International […]

NASA Photos of US Air Force F-15 Eagle Jetfighters Providing Air Cover Over Kennedy Space Center Editor’s note: According to an internal NASA memo, “A flight of US Air Force […]