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Spacewalkers Upgrade Station
Spacewalkers Upgrade Station
Feb 14, 2008 2:55 AM CST

Spacewalkers Upgrade Station

German astronaut, recovered from illness, fits new tank with US colleague

(Newser) - A German astronaut walked in space with a Yank colleague yesterday to fit the International Space Station with a new tank of nitrogen. Hans Schlegal and US astronaut Max Walheim completed the upgrade in a seven-hour mission, reports Space.com. "Hello to all the people of Germany," Walheim...

Recovered Astronaut Steps Up for Spacewalk

Illness over, German astronaut readies for spacewalk

(Newser) - A German astronaut who was too sick for a scheduled spacewalk earlier this week is feeling much better, and preparing for his first step into the great outdoors today, reports Space.com. "I'm doing very fine," Hans Schlegel, 56, said via videolink from the International Space Station. Schlegel...

Astronauts Deliver Space Lab
Astronauts Deliver Space Lab
Feb 11, 2008 8:10 PM CST

Astronauts Deliver Space Lab

Columbus is transferred after 8-hour spacewalk

(Newser) - Two astronauts endured a long spacewalk today to deliver the Columbus lab to the International Space Station, the Houston Chronicle reports. Rex Walheim and Stan Love struggled with heater cables, but guided the 15-ton lab while a station astronaut moved it with a robot arm. The 8-hour walk was the...

Illness Delays Spacewalk to Install Columbus Lab

Crew investigates minor heat shield damage

(Newser) - Today's planned spacewalk to install the Columbus lab on the International Space Station was pushed back until tomorrow after Atlantis astronaut Hans Schlegel experienced an undisclosed medical problem. The shuttle crew will spend today instead examining a minor tear in their craft's heat shield, and performing such routine chores as...

Atlantis Docks With Space Station
Atlantis
Docks With Space Station
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Feb 9, 2008 11:43 AM CST

Atlantis Docks With Space Station

Shuttle's crew is delivering $2B European laboratory

(Newser) - Space shuttle Atlantis docked flawlessly with the international space station today, the AP reports. Atlantis is delivering a $2 billion lab eagerly awaited by European scientists. Before docking, the shuttle performed a giant backflip so station crew members could take images of the shuttle's thermal shield. NASA engineers will examine...

Shuttle Atlantis Lifts Off
Shuttle Atlantis Lifts Off
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Feb 7, 2008 2:11 PM CST

Shuttle Atlantis Lifts Off

Weather doesn't delay mission to international space station after all

(Newser) - After bad weather prompted worries of a further delay, US space shuttle Atlantis successfully blasted into space today, the AP reports. NASA had feared the same cold front that ravaged the South with tornadoes would push the launch to tomorrow, or later. Aboard, with seven astronauts, is the European Space...

Weather May Postpone Atlantis Launch

Blast-off tomorrow has 70% chance of being rained out: NASA

(Newser) - Conditions don’t look great for tomorrow’s launch of the space shuttle Atlantis, Space.com reports. The scheduled 2:45 pm ET launch has a 70% chance of being rained out as the southern US continues to feel the cold front that loosed several deadly tornadoes yesterday. If a...

NASA Tests Beatles' Star Power
NASA Tests Beatles' Star Power
Feb 1, 2008 2:19 PM CST

NASA Tests Beatles' Star Power

Agency will beam 'Across the Universe' into space as dual anniversary celebration

(Newser) - NASA will send the Beatles song "Across the Universe" into deep space Monday, the Houston Chronicle reports. In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of both the space agency and the band, NASA’s Deep Space Network will transmit the song toward the North Star, Polaris—which...

Risky Spacewalk Juices Up ISS
Risky Spacewalk Juices Up ISS
Jan 30, 2008 12:57 PM CST

Risky Spacewalk Juices Up ISS

7-hour mission on solar wing improves power supply

(Newser) - US astronauts pulled off a risky repair mission on the International Space Station’s troubled solar wing today, the AP reports. The possibility of electrical shock made the 7-hour spacewalk dangerous, forcing the team to wait until the station was on the dark side of the planet. “Yee-haw! Excellent,...

Space Shuttle Astronauts Gain Fame
Space Shuttle Astronauts Gain Fame
Jan 11, 2008 1:20 PM CST

Space Shuttle Astronauts Gain Fame

Hall to welcome 4 newcomers, including leader of Hubble launch mission

(Newser) - Four space shuttle pilots have taken one giant leap toward immortality, NASA announced this week: They'll make up the Astronaut Hal of Fame class of 2008. The inductees, who will be honored at a May ceremony, include the commanders who presided over the initial assembly of the International Space Station...

'08 NASA Missions Called Risky
'08 NASA Missions Called Risky
Jan 6, 2008 11:32 AM CST

'08 NASA Missions Called Risky

Space agency pushing up against 2010 deadline

(Newser) - NASA is speeding up its space shuttle flight schedule to meet the 2010 deadline for the completion of the International Space Station. This year alone, the space agency will launch six missions—twice the number of the last two years—and some experts worry that the crunch is a recipe...

Gates Sees Stars, Donates $10M to 'Scope

Joins 2nd Microsoft mogul in backing plan to photograph heavens

(Newser) - Bill Gates and Bill Simonyi—space geeks and Microsoft billionaires both—are donating $30 million to the Chilean-based Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, the Guardian reports. The $400 million endeavor, scheduled to be working in 2015, will snap pics of the sky with a 3,200 megapixel digital camera every 15...

NASA Delays Launch of Atlantis Again

Faulty sensors push back date, possibly to next month

(Newser) - NASA has again pushed back the launch of the shuttle Atlantis as it wrestles with faulty fuel sensors, Space.com reports. The shuttle will go up Jan. 24 at the earliest, with a more likely launch either Feb. 2 or 7. Atlantis is due to begin an 11-day mission to...

Astronaut Grieves From Space Station

Tani speaks to family via teleconference to help plan mother's memorial service

(Newser) - Before they blast off for missions that could take months, NASA asks astronauts to choose if they want to learn if there's important news from home. Daniel Tani said yes, and is this week mourning his mother from space. Tani has chosen to continue his daily tasks, and yesterday spoke...

In Space, a Son Mourns His Mother
In Space,
a Son Mourns
His Mother
Dec 20, 2007 7:40 AM CST

In Space, a Son Mourns His Mother

Space Station astronaut Daniel Tani's mom dies in car accident

(Newser) - Astronaut Daniel Tani, orbiting 200 miles above the Earth in the International Space Station, learned yesterday that his 90-year-old mother, Rose, had been killed when her car was struck by a freight train outside Chicago, reports the Chicago Tribune. Police said she drove around a school bus stopped at the...

100th Spacewalk Marks Milestone
100th Spacewalk Marks Milestone
Dec 18, 2007 6:13 PM CST

100th Spacewalk Marks Milestone

'King of mind boggling,' astronaut says; new record set for female walk time at ISS

(Newser) - An inspection of two faulty parts of the International Space Station today marked its 100th spacewalk, Space.com reports. Astronauts Peggy Whitson and Dan Tani, about to make the nearly seven-hour walk, were surprised to hear the news. "It is kind of mind boggling," Tani said. "I...

NASA Delays Atlantis Launch Until January

Fuel sensor fails to reset a second time

(Newser) - After a controversial call to go ahead with the launch today of the problem-plagued Atlantis, NASA officials have now decided to delay the mission until at least January, Reuters reports. The decision was made when one of the two fuel sensors that failed before the abortive launch Thursday failed again...

Atlantis Set to Launch Today Despite Flaws

Shuttle to lift off with stricter rules in controversial decision

(Newser) - With tighter safety guidelines in place, NASA plans to go forward this afternoon with the launch of the Atlantis, although the problem of the shuttle's faulty fuel sensors remains unresolved. Following three days of debate, NASA engineers agreed unanimously that the shuttle could launch safely, though the decision has sparked...

Atlantis May Try Again Tomorrow
Atlantis May Try Again Tomorrow
Dec 7, 2007 5:23 PM CST

Atlantis May Try Again Tomorrow

Delays or a dangerous bypass are the only options

(Newser) - NASA plans to launch the space shuttle Atlantis tomorrow, assuming engineers can figure out how to fix malfunctioning fuel sensors, the Orlando Sentinel reports. The glitches forced the space agency to postpone yesterday's original launch and another today. "We want to sleep on it," said a NASA official,...

NASA Scraps Atlantis Launch
NASA Scraps Atlantis Launch
Dec 6, 2007 9:26 AM CST

NASA Scraps Atlantis Launch

Problem with fuel tank sensors postpones mission until tomorrow

(Newser) - NASA has called off this afternoon's launch of space shuttle Atlantis, citing a glitch involving fuel tank sensors, Space.com reports. “We’ll try it again tomorrow,” said a NASA spokesman. Two of four sensors in the shuttle's liquid hydrogen tank were registering empty, even though the tanks...

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