Topic: Space Shuttle Endeavour

Gabrielle Giffords to attend State of Union before stepping down (+video)

Gabrielle Giffords will attend President Obama's State of the Union Tuesday before resigning from Congress. Gabrielle Giffords vows to return to work for Arizona after her recovery.

Shuttle Atlantis releases tiny satellite before returning to Earth

Shuttle Atlantis put PicoSat, a US military satellite, into orbit Wednesday morning. See video below of space shuttle Atlantis leaving the International Space Station for the last time.
07/20/2011 11:02 am

The 9 weirdest things ever flown on the Space Shuttle

When NASA's space shuttles launch into orbit, they don't just carry astronauts and supplies into the final frontier. There's a lot of other weird stuff that makes the out-of-this-world journey, too. NASA's last space shuttle mission will launch Friday, July 8 on the Atlantis orbiter to deliver spare parts to the International Space Station. The mission will be the 135th and last flight for the program, which began in 1981. But over the course of 30 years, the space shuttles have flown some peculiar objects into orbit. The list of odd stuff that flew aboard the shuttles is a long one, and includes the Olympic torch, a replica of the golden spike from the First Transcontinental Railroad, and rocks from the top of Mount Everest and the surface of the moon, just to name a few. Here nine recent space oddities carried into orbit on NASA shuttles:
07/08/2011 03:53 pm

Atlantis launch successful, historic final shuttle mission underway

Atlantis launch: Despite a bleak forecast of thunderstorms and clouds, the shuttle beat the weather in a stunning midday launch, sailing into the sky on one final voyage.
07/08/2011 01:10 pm

Photos of the Day Photos of the Day 06/01

Space shuttle Endeavour on terra firma, ending 19 years as orbiter

A flawless predawn landing on Wednesday capped the penultimate flight of the US space shuttle program. With Endeavor's mission over, Atlantis is already on the launch pad.
06/01/2011 10:38 am

Photos of the Day Photos of the Day 05/31

In Pictures Space photos of the day: Final Endeavour mission

Space Shuttle Endeavour: See the last flyby early Tuesday morning

The Space Shuttle Endeavour will be visible in the night sky early Tuesday morning. When can you see Endeavor, on it's last mission, and where should you look?
05/31/2011 11:10 am

The hunt for antimatter begins at the space station: Will dilithium be next?

A $2 billion particle detector, newly installed on the International Space Station, begins its search for antimatter, dark matter, quarks, and more.
05/19/2011 10:20 pm

Photos of the Day Photos of the Day 05/16

Endeavour flight: the NASA shuttle launch that disappeared

Endeavour flight watchers, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, were able to watch the picture-perfect NASA shuttle launch Monday for only 12 seconds because of an unusual situation.
05/16/2011 01:55 pm

After the space shuttle, astronaut corps awaits a new mission

NASA's once-iconic astronaut corps will shrink but still play a vital role as the space shuttle era comes to an end.
05/16/2011 08:59 am

Milestones in U.S. manned spaceflight

A timeline of significant moments in America's quest to reach for the stars.
05/16/2011 08:56 am

In Pictures Space photos of the day: Mississippi flooding

Photos of the Day Photos of the day 05/12

New Endeavour liftoff date: no earlier than May 16

Space shuttle Endeavor, the next-to-last shuttle in NASA's dwindling fleet, was scheduled to depart on its final mission on April 29, but that has been pushed back to at least May 16.
05/06/2011 06:56 pm

In Pictures Space photos of the day: Sunsets

Obama golf shoes could have been clue to bin Laden

Obama golf shoes: On Sunday the president made an unusual beeline for his West Wing office that raised eyebrows only in retrospect.
05/04/2011 02:55 pm

Space shuttle launch canceled again

Space shuttle launch: the shuttle Endeavour will not launch this week. Canceled first on Friday and rescheduled for Monday, the shuttle Endeavour has been canceled again, due to mechanical problems.
05/01/2011 09:06 pm

Cracker-size satellites to launch with Space Shuttle Endeavour

Cracker-size satellites are to launch with the Space Shuttle Endeavour, advancing efforts to populate the Earth's orbit with tiny 'space-chips.'
04/29/2011 04:52 pm

Biggest crowds since Apollo days await Endeavour shuttle launch

The shuttle launch represents a bookend of sorts for Endeavour: It carried the first US segment of the space station in 1998 and it will deliver the last US piece of major hardware now. The Obama family will be among the more than 500,000 viewers.
04/29/2011 12:55 pm

Space shuttle launch Friday will be last for Endeavour

Space shuttle launch: the US space shuttle Endeavour will launch for the last time on Friday, drawing an estimated 750,000 spectators from all over the country.
04/29/2011 03:29 am

Haley Barbour out, GOP ponders as 2012 field takes shape

Haley Barbour: Several allies said Barbour, known as one of the smartest political operatives in the GOP, ultimately decided he didn't have what it takes to win.
04/26/2011 03:08 pm

Gabrielle Giffords: what shuttle launch might say about her political future

Gabrielle Giffords is planning to attend the scheduled Friday launch of the space shuttle Endeavour, which will be commanded by Mark Kelly, her husband.
04/25/2011 07:54 pm