Shuttle News

NASA Puts Shuttle Mission’s Risk at 1 in 100, NY Times“With a new realism born of disaster, NASA says that the risk of catastrophic failure during the space shuttle Discovery’s […]

Why NASA’s making the right decision – Analysis, not wishful thinking, guiding shuttle officials, MSNBC“At first glance, NASA’s decision to possibly launch even if a sensor glitch reappears suggests that […]

High Tech in the 70’s, Shuttles Feel Their Age, NY Times“After the postponement on July 13, Michael D. Griffin, the NASA administrator, told reporters at a news conference he wondered […]

Editor’s note: According to CNN, First Lady Laura Bush will be at the shuttle launch tomorrow. She will view the launch at the Banana Creek viewing area and then visit […]

Editor’s note: The graphic shown here is the work of a team of students from the University of Texas at Austin who were enrolled in a jointly listed class for […]

High Tech in the 70’s, Shuttles Feel Their Age, NY Times“The document, which was first reported on nasawatch.com., said the wires were coated with an insulator known as Kapton that […]

NASA to Launch Even if Problem Recurs, AP“NASA Administrator Michael Griffin said he supports the decision and even hopes the problem recurs to further pinpoint the source of the trouble. […]

Astronauts endorse NASA’s fuel sensor strategy, SpaceflightNow“In the meantime, NASA managers ordered engineers to swap the wiring used to connect sensors 2 and 4 to the point sensor box. If […]

NASA May Cut Shuttle Flights and Reduce Science on Station, Science (subscription)“But Griffin’s job over the next several months will be to satisfy a White House eager to move beyond […]

NASA Moving Toward Tuesday Launch Attempt for Shuttle Discovery“With some work still to go, NASA is moving toward a new launch attempt for the Space Shuttle Discovery Tuesday, July 26, […]