Stunning Images: ISS Flies Over Earth At Night – Stars Above, Lights Below “A portion of the International Space Station is visible in these views of a starry sky and Earth’s horizon, photographed by an STS-134 crew member while space shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station.”
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Students Win Conrad Foundation Innovation Award And Send Nutrition Bar on Endeavour’s Last Flight (Update) “Update: Photos of several STS-134 astronauts eating a STEM bar aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour have been released.”
Video: High Definition Onboard Views From Space Shuttle STS-134 Launch “These new, crystal clear high-definition videos shot from the Endeavour’s Solid Rocket Boosters provide a stunning view of what it is like to launch into space.” Aerial Photos of Endeavour’s Launch “Photographed from a shuttle training aircraft, space shuttle Endeavour and its six-member STS-134 crew head toward Earth orbit and rendezvous with the International Space Station.”
NASA Sets News Conference With Shuttle And Space Station Crews “The nine crew members aboard space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station will hold a news conference starting at 5:42 a.m. EDT on Thursday, May 26. Reporters may ask questions in person from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Kennedy Space Center in Florida and agency headquarters in Washington.” Keith’s note: Less than 24 hours notice about this crew […]
NASA Announces STS-134 Wakeup Song Winners; Face In Space Totals (with video) “NASA announced the winners of its “Original Song Contest” after six weeks of public voting. The songs will awaken the STS-134 astronauts aboard space shuttle Endeavour during their ongoing mission. “Sunrise Number 1” by Jorge Otero and the band Stormy Mondays from Oviedo, Spain, earned first place. Shuttle Commander Mark Kelly, Pilot Greg H. Johnson, Mission Specialists Mike […]
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Space Shuttle Endeavour Launches on Her Last Mission, SpaceRef “For the nearly 500,000 people watching the launch live in and around the Kennedy Space Centre the Space Shuttle Endeavour blasted off with on a plume of bright orange flame and quickly disappeared into the low clouds. With everyone holding their breath as low clouds surrounded the launch pad the countdown progressed with nary a glitch. When the countdown reached t-minus […]
Endeavour’s Final Launch Inspires Hands-on Public Engagement: High Altitude Balloon Mission “The helium-filled balloon carrying the “Senatobia-1″ payload will be launched from the vicinity of Gainesville, Florida. The expected balloon launch time is on Monday, 16 May between 7:30 to 7:45 am EDT. This will allow the balloon and its payload to be in position at an altitude of approximately 100,000 feet for Endeavour’s supersonic transit of the stratosphere beginning […]
NASA Shuttle MMT Green Lights Continuing Endeavour Countdown “The shuttle Mission Management Team is giving space shuttle Endeavour’s launch team the green light to continue the countdown for Monday’s 8:56 a.m. EDT liftoff. The MMT met this afternoon at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and reviewed how launch preparations for Endeavour’s STS-134 mission are progressing. During a news conference on NASA Television following the MMT, Shuttle Launch Director Mike […]
Marc’s Note: Although the root cause has not been found, NASA managers have given the green light to proceed with a launch attempt next Monday at 8:56 a.m. EDT. NASA Sets May 16 For Final Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch, NASA “A short in the heater circuit associated with Endeavour’s hydraulic system resulted in the launch postponement. Technicians determined the most likely failure was inside a switchbox in the shuttle’s aft […]