http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- The Expedition 20 crew members had a light-duty work day and performed a variety of maintenance and science-related tasks Monday as they prepare for a busy week aboard the International Space Station. http://www.physorg.com/news173459010.html Space & Earth Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:10:02 EST news173459010 (AP) -- Space shuttle Discovery is finally back home in Florida following a cross-country journey and a trip to orbit. http://www.physorg.com/news172758015.html Space & Earth Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:40:01 EST news172758015 A research project 10 years in the making is now orbiting the Earth, much to the delight of its creator Rohit Trivedi, a senior metallurgist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory. Equipment recently delivered to the International Space Station by the Space Shuttle Discovery will allow the Earth-bound Trivedi to conduct crystal growth experiments he first conceived more than a decade ago. http://www.physorg.com/news172756816.html Physics Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:03:42 EST news172756816 (AP) -- NASA's chief astronaut will shut off the lights on America's space shuttle program. http://www.physorg.com/news172514217.html Space & Earth Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:50:05 EST news172514217 (AP) -- Spaceman Jose Hernandez said Monday the United States needs to legalize its undocumented immigrants - a rare, public stand for a U.S. astronaut on a political, hot-button issue. http://www.physorg.com/news172176028.html Space & Earth Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:40:04 EST news172176028 Space shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven astronauts ended a 14-day journey of more than 5.7 million miles with an 5:53 p.m. PDT landing Friday at Edwards Air Force Base in California. http://www.physorg.com/news171910394.html Space & Earth Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:53:30 EST news171910394 (AP) -- Bad weather in Florida has stalled space shuttle Discovery's landing once more. http://www.physorg.com/news171865683.html Space & Earth Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:06:58 EST news171865683 (AP) -- Bad weather has delayed space shuttle Discovery's homecoming. http://www.physorg.com/news171824107.html Space & Earth Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:55:33 EST news171824107 (AP) -- NASA has moved the shuttle Discovery out of the way of a mystery piece of orbiting junk and is hoping for a scheduled landing on Earth. http://www.physorg.com/news171778248.html Space & Earth Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:55:42 EST news171778248 (AP) -- Shuttle Discovery's astronauts aimed for a Thursday evening landing to wrap up their successful space station delivery mission, but late summer storms threatened to keep them up an extra day or two. http://www.physorg.com/news171730420.html Space & Earth Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:10:01 EST news171730420 (AP) -- Space shuttle Discovery has left the international space station. http://www.physorg.com/news171643117.html Space & Earth Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:38:53 EST news171643117 Astronauts of the US space shuttle Discovery will venture again into outer space Saturday on a third and final spacewalk of their mission designed to help complete the International Space Station. http://www.physorg.com/news171351226.html Space & Earth Sat, 05 Sep 2009 07:10:01 EST news171351226 (AP) -- When it comes to grabbing a bite to eat, the international space station is living up to its first name. http://www.physorg.com/news171350995.html Space & Earth Sat, 05 Sep 2009 06:30:32 EST news171350995 (AP) -- Two astronauts stepped out on a spacewalk to install a new tank of space station coolant Thursday as a large piece of orbiting junk headed their way. http://www.physorg.com/news171178459.html Space & Earth Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:07:56 EST news171178459 (AP) -- A piece of space junk was drifting toward the shuttle-station complex and its 13 astronauts Wednesday, though NASA officials said the threat would not delay an upcoming spacewalk. http://www.physorg.com/news171131163.html Space & Earth Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:40:03 EST news171131163 (AP) -- A pair of spacewalkers successfully tackled a hefty tank removal job at the international space station Tuesday as their crewmates unloaded comedian Stephen Colbert's namesake treadmill for all "those famously fat astronauts." http://www.physorg.com/news171051323.html Space & Earth Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:16:08 EST news171051323 (AP) -- Space shuttle Discovery pulled up and docked at the international space station on Sunday night, delivering a full load of gear and science experiments. http://www.physorg.com/news170905542.html Space & Earth Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:46:15 EST news170905542 (AP) -- Space shuttle Discovery's astronauts steered closer to the international space station for a Sunday linkup, while checking their ship for any signs of launch damage. http://www.physorg.com/news170833188.html Space & Earth Sun, 30 Aug 2009 06:40:34 EST news170833188 (AP) -- Space shuttle Discovery and seven astronauts blazed into orbit Saturday on a spectacular midnight flight to the international space station, hauling up a treadmill named after a TV funnyman and thousands of pounds of more solemn supplies. http://www.physorg.com/news170743490.html Space & Earth Sat, 29 Aug 2009 05:45:18 EST news170743490 NASA on Thursday delayed the launch of the space shuttle Discovery until 0359 GMT Saturday so mission specialists could review tests on a faulty valve, the US space agency said. http://www.physorg.com/news170603754.html Space & Earth Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:56:33 EST news170603754 Initial testing on a malfunctioning valve that grounded the space shuttle Discovery is encouraging and countdown will resume Thursday ahead of the next launch attempt, NASA said. http://www.physorg.com/news170573729.html Space & Earth Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:36:01 EST news170573729 NASA has targeted the next launch attempt for space shuttle Discovery for no earlier than 12:22 a.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 28, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Wednesday's launch attempt was postponed after an indication that a valve in the shuttle's main propulsion system failed to perform as expected during fueling of the shuttle's external fuel tank. http://www.physorg.com/news170519976.html Space & Earth Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:50:03 EST news170519976 (AP) -- NASA called off the launch of space shuttle Discovery on Tuesday, the second day in a row the liftoff was scrubbed, this time because of a bad fuel valve. http://www.physorg.com/news170442927.html Space & Earth Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:15:48 EST news170442927 (AP) -- NASA is fueling space shuttle Discovery again for an early morning launch. http://www.physorg.com/news170440353.html Space & Earth Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:50:03 EST news170440353 An experimental heat transfer system designed by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is scheduled to depart Earth aboard Space Shuttle Discovery. Astronauts will install the system into a laboratory of the International Space Station, where it will remain for up to three years. http://www.physorg.com/news170422286.html Physics Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:50:02 EST news170422286 (AP) -- All seven astronauts on space shuttle Discovery's mission are parents, and they have 20 children among themselves. http://www.physorg.com/news170360292.html Space & Earth Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:20:01 EST news170360292 (AP) -- Space shuttle Discovery is fueled and ready for an early morning flight to the international space station. http://www.physorg.com/news170361624.html Space & Earth Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:00:02 EST news170361624 (AP) -- NASA has cleared space shuttle Discovery for liftoff Tuesday, and the weather looks promising as long as thunderstorms stay away during fueling. http://www.physorg.com/news170256952.html Space & Earth Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:36:09 EST news170256952 (AP) -- NASA has begun the launch countdown for space shuttle Discovery. http://www.physorg.com/news170137460.html Space & Earth Sat, 22 Aug 2009 06:00:01 EST news170137460 (AP) -- The weather is looking good for Tuesday's launch of space shuttle Discovery. http://www.physorg.com/news170073578.html Space & Earth Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:50:03 EST news170073578