Rick Mastracchio and Clayton Anderson, the members of the Space Shuttle Discovery experienced the first of the three space walks. Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, another astronaut instructed them from inside to enjoy the walk in space.
On Friday, two astronauts successfully disconnected an old and empty tank which was found outside the International Space Station. They replaced it [...]
Apr
9
2010
9
2010
Mastracchio Anderson Experience Their First Space Walks
Apr
7
2010
7
2010
Loss of Ku-Band Communication Delays the Arrival of Space Shuttle Discovery
The primary Ku-band communication of the Space Shuttle Discovery was lost as a result of which there was considerable delay in the transmission of ship’s radars, television as well as the main data. The astronauts had to use the back up systems like the star trackers and the hand-held lasers in order to navigate to [...]
Feb
22
2010
22
2010
Endeavor and its crew returned on Earth safely
After a successful mission of 13 days which helped to integrate the ISS a new connecting node to the position and the observation dome, both built by the European industrial Thales Alenia Space, Endeavor and its crew returned on Earth at Kennedy Space Center of NASA. The STS-130 mission just ended with the landing of [...]
Feb
21
2010
21
2010
Space shuttle Endeavour may have a delayed landing
Endeavour, the NASA space shuttle, that kicked took off with the six member crew is all set to land on earth tonight at 10.16 p.m at the Kennedy Space Center, if the weather condition remain favourable. Otherwise, Endeavour will be diverted to California or may have to spend another day in the orbit. The space [...]
Feb
19
2010
19
2010
A multi-windowed observation deck has been installed, says NASA
The installation of a multi-windowed observation deck has finished by NASA astronauts what is going to be the best viewing platform ever. The multi-windowed observation deck that will offer Earth views from low Earth orbit. The deck is part of the new Tranquility node and this newly formed deck has been just delivered into orbit [...]
Feb
10
2010
10
2010
Shuttle Endeavour docking right in the space
Endeavour shuttle approached to the outstation post in the orbit to embrace the welcome of the team hooked up in space to construct the tranquility compartment, 200 miles from earth.
The shuttle landed at midnight in the outstation post. The view from the space station seems marvelous on the edge between earth and space. The team [...]
Feb
7
2010
7
2010
Sep
11
2009
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2009
Space Shuttle Discovery Detoured to California
The space shuttle Discovery will land at its backup site in California on Friday because thunderstorms blocked its return home to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the second straight day, NASA said.
Stormy weather made it too dangerous to bring Discovery back to its homeport in Florida for a second day in a row.
“We [...]