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Launch Pad Repairs to Begin; Hubble Repair Mission Should Go As Scheduled

Work will begin on Friday to repair damaged sections of Kennedy Space Center’s launch pad 39A that was damaged during the last space shuttle launch on May 31. On Thursday, (June 26) NASA managers approved a plan that would complete the repairs by the third week of August. Therefore the mission schedule shouldn’t be impacted. The next space shuttle flight, the high-profile final mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope is scheduled to launch on October 8, and if all goes well with the repairs, space shuttle Atlantis would crawl its way out to the pad on August 29. "We really like the plan," said shuttle Program Manager John Shannon. "We expect to start moving out on it right away."

Shuttle Discovery to Bring Space Station Lab - and Toilet Parts

Saturday's shuttle mission to the International Space Station can come none too soon for station crew members. A broken toilet has had them using a backup system, and they need a new pump mechanism. The crew of the shuttle Discovery is bringing them one, as well as the largest component of Japan's contribution to the space station, a science laboratory called Kibo, meaning "hope." VOA's Paul Sisco has more on NASA's 26th mission to the International Space Station.

Shuttle Discovery to Bring Space Station Lab - and Toilet Parts

Saturday's shuttle mission to the International Space Station can come none too soon for station crew members. A broken toilet has had them using a backup system, and they need a new pump mechanism. The crew of the shuttle Discovery is bringing them one, as well as the largest component of Japan's contribution to the space station, a science laboratory called Kibo, meaning "hope." VOA's Paul Sisco has more on NASA's 26th mission to the International Space Station.

Space Shuttle Final Flight Programmed: May 31 2010

NASA has put a final date on the shuttle program: May 31 2010. That day, the shuttle will launch for the last time, putting an end to 29 years of amazing missions, two of them with tragic endings. The final will be STS-133, in which Endeavour "will carry critical spare components that will be placed on the outside of the station," including new communication antennas, a gas tank, spare parts for giant space robot Dextre, and the coolest of them all: "micrometeoroid debris shields." I don't know about you, but I hope these involve invisible fields or laser micro-turrets or some kind of plasma generator. They also released details for the remaining flights of Endeavour, Discovery, and Atlantis:

Space shuttle gets its final assignments

shuttleOn Monday NASA released the final mission dates and details of the space shuttle, marking May 31, 2010 as the last flight of this icon of modern space flight. For many young scientists and engineers, the space shuttle represents their only image of manned space exploration, and for a lot of them, it was part of their inspiration to pursue the sciences.

NASA sets date for final shuttle mission

The space shuttle Atlantis lifts off from Cape Canaveral on Feb. 7, 2008. The space shuttle Atlantis lifts off from Cape Canaveral on Feb. 7, 2008.

NASA test fires space shuttle reusable solid rocket motor

NASA's Space Shuttle Program successfully conducted a test firing of a space shuttle reusable solid rocket motor in Utah May 1.

NASA gives go-ahead for Discovery shuttle launch on May 31

The space shuttle Discovery blasts off from the Kennedy Space Center in 2006. NASA has given the green light to launch the space shuttle on May 31 for a mission to the International Space Station.

Final Space Shuttle Launch Set for May 2010

HOUSTON — NASA has tentatively set the final space shuttle mission for May 31, 2010, four months before the shuttle fleet retires.

Object floating from shuttle no cause for concern: NASA

Astronauts on the space shuttle Discovery spotted an unidentified object floating behind the craft as well as a bump on the shuttle rudder but neither was cause for concern, NASA said Friday.

Final NASA Shuttle Mission Date Announced

A NASA worker waits to get onto pad 39A to continue work on space shuttle Atlantis at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Thursday Dec. 6, 2007. NASA has announced plans to retire its shuttle fleet in 2010.

With lab delivered, shuttle leaves space station

In this image from NASA TV shuttle commander Mark Kelly shakes hands with space station commander Sergei Volkou before departing the International Space Station Tuesday June 10 2008. The shuttle will undock from the station on Wednesday. (AP PhotoNA ...

NASA Updates Space Shuttle Target Launch Dates

NASA Thursday adjusted the target launch dates for two space shuttle missions in 2008. Shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to the Hubble Space Telescope is now targeted for Oct. 8, and Endeavour's STS-126 supply mission to the International Space Station has moved from Oct. 16 to Nov. 10.

NASA Updates Space Shuttle Target Launch Dates

NASA Thursday adjusted the target launch dates for two space shuttle missions in 2008. Shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to the Hubble Space Telescope is now targeted for Oct. 8, and Endeavour's STS-126 supply mission to the International Space Station has moved from Oct. 16 to Nov. 10.

Unidentified object seen floating away from shuttle: NASA

Astronauts on the space shuttle Discovery spotted an unidentified object floating behind the craft as well as a bump on the shuttle rudder, the US space agency said Friday.

NASA Updates Space Shuttle Target Launch Dates

PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA Thursday adjusted the target launch dates for two space shuttle missions in 2008. Shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to the Hubble Space Telescope is now targeted for

NASA Updates Space Shuttle Target Launch Dates

HOUSTON, May 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA Thursday adjusted the target launch dates for two space shuttle missions in 2008. Shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to the Hubble Space Telescope is now targeted for Oct. 8, and Endeavour's STS-126 supply mission to the International Space Station has moved from Oct. 16 to Nov. 10.

Astronauts spot object floating from shuttle, NASA not worried

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Astronauts on the space shuttle Discovery spotted an unidentified object floating behind the craft as well as a bump on the shuttle rudder on Friday but neither was cause for concern, NASA said.

NASA sets date for final shuttle mission in 2010

NASA has tentatively set the final space shuttle mission for May 31, 2010, four months before the shuttle fleet retires.

NASA sets date for final shuttle mission in 2010

NASA has tentatively set the final space shuttle mission for May 31, 2010, four months before the shuttle fleet retires.

NASA Sets Date for Final Shuttle Mission in 2010

NASA has tentatively set the final space shuttle mission for May 31, 2010, four months before the shuttle fleet retires.

NASA sets date for final shuttle mission in 2010

NASA has tentatively set the final space shuttle mission for May 31, 2010, four months before the shuttle fleet retires.

NASA sets date for final shuttle mission in 2010

NASA has tentatively set the final space shuttle mission for May 31, 2010, four months before the shuttle fleet retires.

NASA sets next space shuttle Discovery launch for May 31

NEW YORK. May 20. KAZINFORM. NASA has set the next space shuttle Discovery launch date for May 31. The shuttle is to lift off at 05:02 Eastern Standard Time at space center on Cape Canaveral, Florida, on way to the International Space Station, NASA announced Monday.

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