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The countdown has begun anew for NASA's last launch of the space shuttle Endeavour on Monday (May 16).
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA will begin the countdown for Space Shuttle Discovery’s STS-116 mission at 11 p.m. EST Monday, Dec. 4, at the T-43 hour point. During this mission, Discovery’s ...
At Kennedy Space Center's (KSC) launch pad 39B Space Shuttle Discovery’s countdown is on a hold expected to last until at least 1935GMT as final Orbiter systems and weather checks are made.
NASA will begin the launch countdown for Space Shuttle Atlantis’ STS-115 mission at 6 p.m. EDT Thursday, Aug. 24, at the T-43 hour point. During this mission, Atlantis’ crew will resume ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Engineers restarted the shuttle Endeavour's countdown Friday, setting the stage for a delayed launch Monday on a flight to deliver supplies, spare parts and a $2 ...
As NASA winds down its space shuttle program, thousands of workers are preparing to say goodbye to three spacecraft they've spent years taking care of.
All going well, the final Space Shuttle mission will be launched from the Kennedy Space Centre early on Saturday morning (AEST). This flight, being made by the Space Shuttle Atlantis, will be the ...
NASA began its official countdown to the space shuttle Discovery’s launch at 1700 EDT (2100 GMT) on Wednesday. But weather forecasts suggest the critical mission could be delayed from its ...
CAPE CANAVERAL – The countdown is on for the space shuttle Discovery and seven astronauts who, if all goes well, will be NASA’s first shuttle astronauts to reach space in years.