News tagged with liftoff

Shuttle docks at space station, unloads parts (Update 2)

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Nov 18, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- Space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday for a weeklong stay, and the astronauts quickly unloaded a huge platform full of spare parts needed to keep the outpost ...

Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off on supply mission

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Nov 16, 2009 | 3.5 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Space shuttle Atlantis and its six-member crew began an 11-day delivery flight to the International Space Station on Monday with a 2:28 p.m. EST launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in ...

Astronauts board space shuttle Atlantis for launch

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Nov 16, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Astronauts climbed aboard space shuttle Atlantis on Monday for an afternoon liftoff to the space station, as the sky over the launching site gradually cleared.

NASA fuels space shuttle Atlantis for liftoff

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Nov 16, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- NASA is fueling space shuttle Atlantis for its afternoon liftoff.

Geeky 'tweeters' to report on space shuttle launch

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Nov 15, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Fingers will be flying when space shuttle Atlantis blasts off Monday: About 100 of NASA's geekiest fans will be on hand, pecking away at iPhones, BlackBerrys, laptops and other Twittering gadgets.

Atlantis Launch Countdown Begins Today

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Nov 13, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- At today's launch countdown status briefing held at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, managers reported space shuttle Atlantis, its payload and crew are ready for launch at 2:28 p.m. ...

2 parachutes malfunctioned in NASA test flight

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Oct 30, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (6) | 1

(AP) -- Two of three parachutes malfunctioned in the test flight of a prototype moon rocket earlier this week, causing major damage to the booster, NASA said Friday.

NASA tries 2nd time to launch experimental rocket

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Oct 28, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 1

(AP) -- Bad weather was interfering with NASA's attempt to launch a new, experimental rocket for the second day in a row early Wednesday.

Space shuttle blasts off, finally flying on try 3

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Aug 29, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 1

(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 ...

Spacewalk Day: Astronauts set for first outing

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Jul 18, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- It's spacewalking day at the shuttle-station complex.

Space shuttle Endeavour arrives at space station

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Jul 17, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

(AP) -- Space shuttle Endeavour has arrived at the international space station.

Damage eyed as shuttle heads toward space station

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Jul 16, 2009 | 3.3 / 5 (3) | 1

(AP) -- Space shuttle Endeavour rocketed toward the international space station Thursday as engineers on Earth pored over launch pictures that showed debris breaking off the fuel tank and striking the craft.

Astronauts board space shuttle for evening launch

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Jul 12, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- After enduring a month's delay, seven astronauts boarded space shuttle Endeavour on Sunday for an early evening flight to the international space station.

NASA: Nicks on shuttle don't appear to be serious

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May 12, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 2

(AP) -- The Atlantis astronauts uncovered a 21-inch stretch of nicks on their space shuttle Tuesday, but NASA said the damage did not appear to be serious.

Astro-bat feared dead after shuttle launch

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Mar 18, 2009 | 3.5 / 5 (6) | 2

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.