NASA has assigned the crew for space shuttle Discovery’s STS-129 mission. The flight will deliver two experiment racks to the International Space Station. Marine Col. Charlie Hobaugh will command the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Fla., are set for the upcoming launch of space shuttle Atlantis. The shuttle’s ...

With hugs and farewells all around, the seven astronauts setto depart on the shuttle Atlantis Wednesday said goodbye to the five remainingspaceflyers on the International Space Station. The astronauts ...

The space shuttle Atlantis roared into space on November 16th to begin a vital 11-day delivery run to the International Space Station. The liftoff was the second-to-last planned flight for the 24-year ...

Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announces delivery of the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Communication Unit to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in ...

The crew of the shuttle Atlantis plans to spend today wrappingup work at the International Space Station (ISS) in preparation for departuretomorrow. The seven STS-129 astronauts, led by commander ...

The crew’s mission will focus on taking spare hardware to the International Space Station. The 11-day flight will include three spacewalks and the installation of two platforms to the station’s truss, ...

The Materials on the International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) 7, designed and built by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), launched aboard STS-129 on November, 16, for transport to the ...

Space shuttle astronauts Mike Foreman, Leland Melvin, Randy Bresnik and Barry Wilmore visited the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum on January 14, 2010. They had recently returned from space ...

Robert Lee "Bobby" Satcher, Jr. is a physician, chemical engineer, and NASA astronaut. He became the first orthopedic surgeon in space during STS-129. He participated in 2 spacewalks during STS-129, ...