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Endeavour 'Go' for Launch on June 13

Jun 03, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA managers completed a review Wednesday of space shuttle Endeavour's readiness for flight and selected June 13 as the official launch date for the STS-127 mission to the International Space ...

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NASA assigns STS-127, Expedition 19 crews

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Feb 12, 2008 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

The U.S. space agency has assigned the crews for the STS-127 space shuttle mission and the Expedition 19 International Space Station mission.

Space shuttle astronauts check ship for ride home (AP)

Space shuttle and crew aim for Thursday landing

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Sep 09, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(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.

Astronauts relish space's international food court

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Sep 05, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (4) | 0

(AP) -- When it comes to grabbing a bite to eat, the international space station is living up to its first name.

Astronauts Complete Final Spacewalk of STS-127 Mission

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jul 27, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The joint crew of Endeavour and the International Space Station completed the fifth and final spacewalk of the mission.

Shuttle Endeavour lands safe in Fla.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jul 31, 2009 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0

Space shuttle Endeavour and its seven astronauts returned to Earth on Friday, completing a long but successful construction job that boosted the size and power of the international space station.

Astronauts pack Buzz Lightyear for ride home

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Sep 07, 2009 | 3 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- The astronauts aboard the orbiting shuttle and station packed up Buzz Lightyear on Monday for the ride home from "infinity and beyond."

Spacewalk Day: Astronauts install new porch on lab

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jul 18, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (4) | 1

(AP) -- Astronauts working inside and out installed a porch for experiments on Japan's enormous space station lab Saturday, accomplishing the major objective despite microphone static that often drowned out ...

It's a day of farewells for 2 space crews

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jul 28, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- They've spent the past one-and-a-half weeks together in space, and now it's time for two teams of astronauts to say goodbye.

Shuttle Discovery arrives at space station

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Aug 31, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

(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.