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(AP) -- Two weeks after three senators called for his ouster, the beleaguered NASA inspector general who came under fire from two watchdog agencies gave notice. http://www.physorg.com/news157952105.html Space & Earth Fri, 03 Apr 2009 04:35:43 EST news157952105 (AP) -- Shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven returned to Earth on Saturday and successfully wrapped up a construction mission that left the international space station with all its solar wings and extra electrical power. http://www.physorg.com/news157481732.html Space & Earth Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:55:57 EST news157481732 (AP) -- Shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven aimed for a Saturday afternoon touchdown at NASA's spaceport to wrap up a successful space station construction mission. http://www.physorg.com/news157452505.html Space & Earth Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:49:34 EST news157452505 (AP) -- Their mission almost complete, space shuttle Discovery's astronauts checked out their ship's flight systems Friday to ensure a safe return to NASA's spaceport. http://www.physorg.com/news157376663.html Space & Earth Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:45:01 EST news157376663 (PhysOrg.com) -- The space shuttle Discovery's crew is expected to complete its mission to the International Space Station with a landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 1:43 p.m. EDT on Saturday, March 28. The return to Earth will conclude a 13-day flight. Nine of those days were spent docked to the station. http://www.physorg.com/news157224348.html Space & Earth Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:26:26 EST news157224348 (AP) -- After eight days together, space shuttle Discovery pulled away from the international space station Wednesday, beaming down stunning photos of the orbiting outpost, finally balanced and boasting all its solar wings. http://www.physorg.com/news157218168.html Space & Earth Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:43:26 EST news157218168 (AP) -- After eight days together, it's time for the space shuttle and space station crews to say goodbye. http://www.physorg.com/news157187066.html Space & Earth Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:04:54 EST news157187066 (AP) -- President Barack Obama says he is extraordinarily proud of the astronauts aboard the linked shuttle-space station complex. http://www.physorg.com/news157113500.html Space & Earth Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:38:35 EST news157113500 (AP) -- The astronauts aboard the linked shuttle-station complex are getting some time off before parting company. http://www.physorg.com/news157098052.html Space & Earth Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:21:27 EST news157098052 (AP) -- Two astronauts who were teaching math and science to middle school students just five years ago went on a spacewalk together Monday, their path cleared of dangerous orbiting junk that had threatened the space station and shuttle. On Sunday, the linked shuttle-station complex had to move out of the way of a 4-inch piece of debris that had been projected to come perilously close during the spacewalk. http://www.physorg.com/news157032900.html Space & Earth Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:47:30 EST news157032900 A Purdue University aerospace researcher helped shape plans to install a new experiment currently on the space shuttle Discovery to collect data for controlling deadly friction and heating in the design of future spacecraft. http://www.physorg.com/news157033602.html Physics Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:27:29 EST news157033602 (AP) -- Shuttle Discovery's astronauts have one last spacewalk ahead of them. http://www.physorg.com/news157001483.html Space & Earth Mon, 23 Mar 2009 04:34:40 EST news157001483 Discovery astronauts prepared for a third and final spacewalk Monday, with a busy to-do list that may include unsticking a jammed restraint pin used to clamp a toolbox to the outside of the International Space Station. http://www.physorg.com/news156957555.html Space & Earth Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:20:45 EST news156957555 (AP) -- The astronauts aboard the orbiting station-shuttle complex are finally getting a break. http://www.physorg.com/news156913388.html Space & Earth Sun, 22 Mar 2009 04:03:59 EST news156913388 (AP) -- Astronauts took another spacewalk at the international space station Saturday, this time to lighten the workload for future crews. http://www.physorg.com/news156842454.html Space & Earth Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:12:44 EST news156842454 (AP) -- The astronauts aboard the linked space shuttle and space station began their high-priority girder work Wednesday, a two-day job that will culminate with the installation of two new solar wings at the orbiting outpost. http://www.physorg.com/news156596404.html Space & Earth Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:16:47 EST news156596404 The seven astronauts onboard the space shuttle Discovery had an unexpected companion during their liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center earlier this week, the US space agency said. http://www.physorg.com/news156611285.html Space & Earth Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:08:30 EST news156611285 (PhysOrg.com) -- At 5:19:53: p.m. EDT, space shuttle Discovery docked to the Pressurized Mating Adaptor on the front of the International Space Station's Harmony module. http://www.physorg.com/news156536256.html Space & Earth Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:17:55 EST news156536256 (AP) -- With a kick of its rocket thrusters, space shuttle Discovery zoomed to the international space station Tuesday to deliver one last set of solar wings that should bring the orbiting complex to full power. http://www.physorg.com/news156527120.html Space & Earth Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:45:43 EST news156527120 Talk about a big construction project... http://www.physorg.com/news156525597.html Space & Earth Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:21:13 EST news156525597 The newest generation of compact research freezers is performing well in space and have already boosted the scientific capacity of the International Space Station (ISS), said engineers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). http://www.physorg.com/news156430664.html Space & Earth Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:58:10 EST news156430664 (AP) -- NASA kept close tabs on an old piece of space junk Monday that threatened to come too close to the international space station as the shuttle Discovery raced toward the orbiting outpost for a 220-mile-high linkup. http://www.physorg.com/news156424097.html Space & Earth Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:08:47 EST news156424097 (PhysOrg.com) -- Space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 7:43 p.m. EDT Sunday to deliver the final set of power-generating solar array wings and a new crew member to the International Space Station. http://www.physorg.com/news156395449.html Space & Earth Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:11:35 EST news156395449 (AP) -- Aiming for a Sunday evening launch, NASA began fueling space shuttle Discovery again in hopes repairs took care of a dangerous leak. http://www.physorg.com/news156339315.html Space & Earth Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:35:44 EST news156339315 (AP) -- NASA is unsure what caused the hydrogen gas leak that prevented space shuttle Discovery from flying, but nonetheless will attempt another launch Sunday. http://www.physorg.com/news156278649.html Space & Earth Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:49:09 EST news156278649 (AP) -- NASA feels it has a good shot at sending shuttle Discovery to the international space station on Sunday following repairs out at the launch pad. http://www.physorg.com/news156165994.html Space & Earth Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:27:03 EST news156165994 (AP) -- NASA is replacing some space shuttle connections in hopes of plugging a gas leak and launching Discovery to the international space station on Sunday, after delays of more than a month. http://www.physorg.com/news156105508.html Space & Earth Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:39:08 EST news156105508 The launch of the US space shuttle Discovery was postponed Wednesday just hours before liftoff after NASA engineers found a gas leak in the filling system for its external tank. http://www.physorg.com/news156002817.html Space & Earth Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:07:26 EST news156002817 (AP) -- NASA fueled space shuttle Discovery for a night flight to the international space station Wednesday, following a month's delay to make sure the ship's valves are just right. http://www.physorg.com/news155999901.html Space & Earth Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:18:41 EST news155999901 Shuttle Discovery is set to launch from Kennedy Space Center at about 9:20 p.m. Wednesday, leaving only eight more scheduled missions before NASA retires the fleet in 2010 - and devastates the Space Coast economy. http://www.physorg.com/news155940564.html Space & Earth Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:49:47 EST news155940564