NASA announced today July 13 to 31 is the new launch planning window for the Space Shuttle Discovery mission. The new window gives the agency time to do additional work to ensure a safe Return to ...

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The margin of time when a space shuttle can be successfully launched is exactingly narrow — a mere 10 minutes or less. That's a major headache when the shuttle is scheduled to blast off from Florida ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In a highly anticipated grand finale to their mission, astronauts opened the shutters on the International Space Station's new observation deck today and were humbled by ...

NASA is scheduled to launch its first manned space shuttle in more than two years on Thursday — the first since a shuttle burned up re-entering the atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts on board.

The space shuttle Atlantis could start moving off its launch pad as soon as 0800 EDT (1200 GMT) on Tuesday to take cover from Tropical Storm Ernesto. The storm appears to be veering to the right, ...