HOUSTON – NASA will discuss the next space shuttle mission during a daylong series of media briefings from the Johnson Space Center beginning at 8 a.m. CST Friday, Nov. 9. Space shuttle Atlantis’ ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — For the launch of space shuttle Atlantis on the STS-122 mission, NASA managers are urging all aircraft pilots and boaters to fully comply with the airspace, bridges and waterway ...

HOUSTON – Space shuttlecommander Stephen Frick gently guided Atlantis onto the Harmony node around 12:17p.m. EST (1717 GMT), kicking off a busy schedule of orbital work for theinstallation of the ...

NASA held a teleconference today with Space Shuttle Program Manager Wayne Hale with regard to repairs needed for STS-122. According to Hale “We have no launch date to talk about today”. Hale said that ...

The 24th shuttle flight to the International Space Station, STS-122, delivers Columbus, the European Space Agency's new laboratory. Columbus is being installed on Harmony Node 2. European astronaut ...

The STS-122 crew members made a joint appearance at Space Center Houston last week to describe their adventures on Atlantis’ mission to the International Space Station. After long months of waiting ...

The European Space Agency's Columbus laboratory has been moved to the launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in preparation for the expected 6 December launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on its ...

Just a few weeks after the STS-122 crew returned to Earth, STS-123 blasted off to the International Space Station on Tuesday aboard the space shuttle Endeavour. NASA is anxious to pack in the missions ...

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for them. This would be the first launch since I bought the 300mm lens, I'd like to see what I can see with it.

[UPDATE: the shuttle launch was postponed yesterday. The Google Earth file here has been updated to reflect the new ascent profile for the slightly changed departure time for the next launch attempt ...