http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Space_TechnologyFind stories, videos, and photos about Space Technology from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:09:30 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Space_Technology14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Space Technology from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/11/22/astronaut.father/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/11/22/astronaut.father/index.html#cnnSTCTextSpace shuttle astronaut Randy Bresnik has welcomed a daughter -- from space.Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/20/space.station.alarm/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/20/space.station.alarm/index.html#cnnSTCTextAstronauts aboard the international space station and space shuttle Atlantis woke up to a worrying sound -- alarms indicating a fire and dangerous loss of pressure, NASA said Friday.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/17/apps.week.space/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/17/apps.week.space/index.html#cnnSTCTextSpace Shuttle Atlantis has blasted off, on its way to the international space station. The annual Leonid meteor shower peaked Tuesday. And NASA just found water on the moon.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/11/12/cady.astronaut.mom/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/11/12/cady.astronaut.mom/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt her home in this woodsy town east of the Berkshires, Catherine "Cady" Coleman often steps outside with her husband and son to peer at the night sky.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/11/16/space.atlantis.launch/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/11/16/space.atlantis.launch/index.html#cnnSTCTextSpace shuttle Atlantis launched Monday afternoon to deliver key spare parts to prolong the life of the International Space Station.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/10/12/space.station.future/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/10/12/space.station.future/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's the most complex construction project in history.Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/13/israel.pilot.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/13/israel.pilot.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Israel air force pilot, the son of an astronaut who died aboard the space shuttle Columbia in 2003, was killed Sunday in an F-16 fighter jet crash, Israel Defense Forces said in a statement.Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/11/space.shuttle.landing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/11/space.shuttle.landing/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe space shuttle Discovery landed in California on Friday evening after bad weather near Kennedy Space Center forced it to wave off a landing in Florida.Sat, 12 Sep 2009 02:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/11/space.shuttle.delay/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/11/space.shuttle.delay/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe space shuttle Discovery was waved off from its first chance to land Friday afternoon because of unstable weather near Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA said.Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/09/10/space.shuttle.landing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/09/10/space.shuttle.landing/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe space shuttle Discovery will stay aloft another day after NASA mission managers scrubbed its second and final opportunity to land Thursday, citing bad weather near Kennedy Space Center in Florida.Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/08/25/space.shuttle.latino.astronaut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/08/25/space.shuttle.latino.astronaut/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor astronaut Jose Hernandez, his first space flight, scheduled to be aboard the space shuttle Discovery, marks a remarkable journey from the farm fields of California to the skies.Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/09/04/nasa.spacewalk/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/09/04/nasa.spacewalk/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe space shuttle Discovery crew completed the second of three spacewalks scheduled for their 13-day mission to the international space station, NASA officials said Friday.Fri, 04 Sep 2009 09:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/31/india.moon.mission.ends/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/31/india.moon.mission.ends/index.html#cnnSTCTextIndia has ended its unmanned moon mission after failed attempts to regain contact with the orbiter, an official said Monday.Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/08/29/space.shuttle.discovery/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/08/29/space.shuttle.discovery/index.html#cnnSTCTextSpace shuttle Discovery launched just before midnight Friday on a mission to the international space station.Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/08/28/space.shuttle.delay/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/08/28/space.shuttle.delay/index.html#cnnSTCTextNASA has reset the launch of space shuttle Discovery for just before midnight Friday after engineers determined a hydrogen fuel valve that raised concerns earlier this week was working properly.Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/08/25/space.shuttle.launch/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/08/25/space.shuttle.launch/index.html#cnnSTCTextNASA could try to launch the space shuttle Discovery early Friday after bad weather and a mechanical issue delayed two launch attempts Tuesday, the space agency said.Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/08/19/shuttle.launch.advance/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/08/19/shuttle.launch.advance/index.html#cnnSTCTextSpace shuttle Discovery is set to launch next week on a mission to the international space station, NASA's Flight Readiness Review team said Wednesday.Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/07/31/space.shuttle.endeavour/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/07/31/space.shuttle.endeavour/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe crew of the Space Shuttle Endeavour returned to earth on Friday morning after spending 16 days in space.Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/07/20/nasa.future.human.exploration/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/07/20/nasa.future.human.exploration/index.html#cnnSTCTextBlasting off from Earth and hurtling through space at thousands of miles an hour, it takes astronauts three days to reach the moon -- a tiny distance in a universe measured in light years, but a fantastic voyage on a human scale.Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/07/17/space.shuttle.docking/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/07/17/space.shuttle.docking/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's the biggest meeting ever so far from Earth.Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/15/india.space/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/15/india.space/index.html#cnnSTCTextFlashback to 1984: As a child, I am glued to my family's black-and-white television set for our daily dose of evening entertainment and news on India's national broadcaster.Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/07/16/space.shuttle.endeavour/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/07/16/space.shuttle.endeavour/index.html#cnnSTCTextNASA is not "overly concerned" about three small dings on the side of space shuttle Endeavour caused when foam debris fell from its fuel tank following liftoff, a shuttle manager said Thursday.Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/07/16/apollo.launch/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/07/16/apollo.launch/index.html#cnnSTCTextJust after midnight on July 16, 1969, Jack King kissed his wife goodbye at their Cocoa Beach, Florida home, jumped in his car, and drove to Dunkin' Donuts for a doughnut and a cup of coffee.Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/07/16/private.space.ventures/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/07/16/private.space.ventures/index.html#cnnSTCTextRichard Garriott had more reason than most to dream the Apollo moon landings would rapidly expand space travel. His father was a NASA astronaut, as were many of his neighbors near Texas' Johnson Space Center.Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/07/15/space.shuttle.endeavour/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/07/15/space.shuttle.endeavour/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe space shuttle Endeavour lifted off en route to the international space station Wednesday evening after several days of weather delays.Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/07/13/space.nasa.endeavour/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/07/13/space.nasa.endeavour/index.html#cnnSTCTextWeather forced NASA on Monday to scrub a launch of space shuttle Endeavour, marking the spacecraft's third takeoff postponement in three days and fifth since mid-June.Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/07/12/space.shuttle.endeavour/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/07/12/space.shuttle.endeavour/index.html#cnnSTCTextNASA on Sunday postponed the launch of space shuttle Endeavour for the second straight day due to concerns over weather.Mon, 13 Jul 2009 03:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/07/11/space.shuttle.endeavour/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/07/11/space.shuttle.endeavour/index.html#cnnSTCTextNASA said Saturday it has postponed the launch of space shuttle Endeavour for at least 24 hours after lightning struck nearly a dozen times near the launch pad.Sun, 12 Jul 2009 01:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/06/17/space.shuttle.launch/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/06/17/space.shuttle.launch/index.html#cnnSTCTextNASA postponed the launch of the space shuttle Endeavour early Wednesday because of a liquid hydrogen leak.Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/06/15/shuttle.launch.reschedule/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/06/15/shuttle.launch.reschedule/index.html#cnnSTCTextNASA has rescheduled the launch of space shuttle Endeavour for 5:40 a.m. ET Wednesday, pushing back the planned launch of a separate lunar mission.Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/06/13/space.shuttle.endeavour/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/06/13/space.shuttle.endeavour/index.html#cnnSTCTextA gaseous hydrogen leak on the space shuttle Endeavour forced NASA to cancel Saturday's planned launch, the space agency said.Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/06/12/space.shuttle.endeavour/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/06/12/space.shuttle.endeavour/index.html#cnnSTCTextLucky 13: NASA, the U.S. space agency, is counting on it.Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/05/23/space.shuttle.return/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/05/23/space.shuttle.return/index.html#cnnSTCTextNASA postponed the landing of space shuttle Atlantis until Sunday because of weather concerns.Sat, 23 May 2009 16:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/20/european.space.agency.astronauts/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/20/european.space.agency.astronauts/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo Italians, a Dane, a German, a Frenchman and a Brit walk into a space station... or will, in 2013, if all goes according to European Space Agency plans.Wed, 20 May 2009 14:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/05/19/space.shuttle/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/05/19/space.shuttle/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Hubble Space Telescope was released into orbit Tuesday.Wed, 20 May 2009 01:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/05/18/space.shuttle/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/05/18/space.shuttle/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe space shuttle Atlantis crew on Monday afternoon completed its final spacewalk to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope, according to NASA.Mon, 18 May 2009 20:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/15/russia.chance.travelogue/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/15/russia.chance.travelogue/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn a special report for CNN's Eye on Russia week, Moscow Correspondent Matthew Chance travels across the vast country from the northern port of Murmansk in the Arctic to the southern city of Sochi on the Black Sea. Here Chance recalls some highlights from his epic journey.Sat, 16 May 2009 05:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/05/14/space.shuttle/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/05/14/space.shuttle/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe space shuttle Atlantis crew completed its first spacewalk to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope, a daylong act of grueling labor that featured the replacement and installation of key instruments.Thu, 14 May 2009 23:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/05/13/space.shuttle/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/05/13/space.shuttle/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe space shuttle Atlantis captured the Hubble Space Telescope with its robotic arm Wednesday, paving the way for astronauts to begin repairing the orbiting observatory.Wed, 13 May 2009 18:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/05/13/twitter.space/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/05/13/twitter.space/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's not quite the achievement of a lunar landing, but astronaut Mike Massimino made Twitter history with a 139-character post to the micro-blogging site -- the first person to do so from space.Wed, 13 May 2009 10:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/05/12/space.shuttle.damage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/05/12/space.shuttle.damage/index.html#cnnSTCTextA survey of space shuttle Atlantis' outer body has revealed that four tiles on the right side have "some dings" in them, the flight director said Tuesday.Tue, 12 May 2009 22:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/05/11/space.shuttle.rescue/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/05/11/space.shuttle.rescue/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith space shuttle Atlantis on its way to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope, that leaves one shuttle, Endeavour, at the ready on the other launch pad here.Mon, 11 May 2009 20:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/05/11/shuttle.mission.hubble/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/05/11/shuttle.mission.hubble/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe space shuttle Atlantis blasted off successfully Monday afternoon on NASA's fifth and final repair visit to the Hubble Space Telescope.Mon, 11 May 2009 20:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/05/11/space.shuttle.atlantis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/05/11/space.shuttle.atlantis/index.html#cnnSTCTextFinal preparations are under way for Monday's scheduled launch of the space shuttle Atlantis from Kennedy Space Center in Florida in a repair mission for the Hubble Space Telescope.Mon, 11 May 2009 11:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/04/23/space.shuttle.hubble/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/04/23/space.shuttle.hubble/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. space agency might try to launch space shuttle Atlantis on May 11, a day earlier than scheduled, administrators announced Thursday in Houston.Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/08/kazakhstan.soyuz/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/08/kazakhstan.soyuz/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Soyuz spacecraft landed back in Kazakhstan early Wednesday after a six-month trip to the International Space Station -- carrying a Russian, an American and a space tourist.Wed, 08 Apr 2009 08:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/03/30/space.rocket.sound.light/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/03/30/space.rocket.sound.light/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe mysterious burst of light in the sky and loud booms witnessed Sunday night by residents along the Mid-Atlantic coastline was likely caused by a Russian rocket booster re-entering the atmosphere, said an official at the U.S. Naval Observatory.Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/03/28/nasa.shuttle.landing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/03/28/nasa.shuttle.landing/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe space shuttle Discovery landed safely at Kennedy Space Center on Saturday, completing a 13-day mission that included expanding the number of astronauts who can live aboard the International Space Station.Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/03/19/nasa.spacewalk/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/03/19/nasa.spacewalk/index.html#cnnSTCTextA pair of astronauts from the space shuttle Discovery safely completed a six-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Thursday, installing a set of solar panels that will help the station handle twice as many crew members.Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/03/18/bat.shuttle/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/03/18/bat.shuttle/index.html#cnnSTCTextA bat that apparently had trouble flying instead tried to hitch a ride on the space shuttle Discovery, NASA officials said.Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/03/17/shuttle.discovery.docking/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/03/17/shuttle.discovery.docking/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe space shuttle Discovery safely docked at the international space station on Tuesday, a welcome smooth maneuver during a mission that was delayed by a gas leak and threatened by hurtling chunks of space junk.Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/03/16/space.station.debris/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/03/16/space.station.debris/index.html#cnnSTCTextNASA won't have to maneuver the international space station to dodge a piece of debris from a Soviet-era satellite spinning around Earth, the space agency announced Monday.Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/03/16/kennedy.space.center.tourism/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/03/16/kennedy.space.center.tourism/index.html#cnnSTCTextAre your kids ready to go to Mars?Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/03/15/shuttle.launch/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/03/15/shuttle.launch/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe space shuttle Discovery lifted off Sunday evening on a mission to the international space station, where Discovery will deliver supplies needed to expand the station's crew to six people.Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/12/space.station.scare/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/12/space.station.scare/index.html#cnnSTCTextA piece of debris zipping by at astronomical speed forced the crew of the international space station to take shelter in its escape capsule Thursday, a rare close call for the orbiting platform, NASA said.Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/12/space.station.evacuation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/12/space.station.evacuation/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe crew of the international space station had a close call with a spent satellite engine in Earth orbit Thursday, forcing the crew to take shelter aboard its return capsule before the object passed harmlessly, NASA said.Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/03/11/shuttle.launch.scrubbed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/03/11/shuttle.launch.scrubbed/index.html#cnnSTCTextNASA orbiter Discovery's launch won't take place until Sunday at the earliest, mission managers said Wednesday after postponing a launch that had been scheduled for Wednesday night.Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/03/10/shuttle.launch.preview/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/03/10/shuttle.launch.preview/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe launch of space shuttle Discovery scheduled for Wednesday has been scrubbed.Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/03/11/kennedy.space.center/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/03/11/kennedy.space.center/index.html#cnnSTCTextGoing behind the scenes at Kennedy Space Center is like visiting another planet. The employees working on the shuttle fleet speak their own language -- a language made up of acronyms.Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/03/11/shuttle.launch.preview/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/03/11/shuttle.launch.preview/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter weeks of delay, the space shuttle Discovery is finally ready for a Wednesday evening liftoff and a two-week mission to the international space station.Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/03/06/shuttle.discovery.delay/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/03/06/shuttle.discovery.delay/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter several delays, NASA said Friday that space shuttle Discovery is scheduled for launch in five days.Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/16/texas.sky.debris/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/16/texas.sky.debris/index.html#cnnSTCTextJust like some U.S. officials looking into the mystery, the man who captured video of an apparent fireball plunging from the sky over Texas on Sunday is perplexed about what it was.Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/02/04/shuttle.discovery.delay/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/02/04/shuttle.discovery.delay/index.html#cnnSTCTextLaunch of the space shuttle Discovery has been delayed at least a week, NASA has announced.Wed, 04 Feb 2009 05:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/06/02/space.psych/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/06/02/space.psych/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf Dr. Robert Zubrin could take a trip to Mars, he would be sure to pack a bread maker in his suitcase. Not just because bread is a pretty reliable expeditionary food, but because the act of cooking, according to Zubrin, seems to help people get along with each other, especially when they are in slightly dire, less than luxurious and more than stressful circumstances.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/04/30/space.tour/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/04/30/space.tour/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe view will be one unlike any other.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/12/30/columbia.shuttle.disaster/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/12/30/columbia.shuttle.disaster/index.html#cnnSTCTextA NASA report on the last minutes of Space Shuttle Columbia cited problems with the crew's helmets, spacesuits and restraints, which resulted in "lethal trauma" to the seven astronauts aboard.Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/12/18/shuttles.for.display/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/12/18/shuttles.for.display/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf your organization has the right stuff, it could display one of the U.S. shuttles that NASA plans to retire from service in 2010.Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/11/30/space.shuttle/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/11/30/space.shuttle/index.html#cnnSTCTextSpace shuttle Endeavour landed safely Sunday afternoon at California's Edwards Air Force Base after NASA waved off two opportunities for a Florida landing because of poor weather.Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/11/22/endeavour.spacewalk/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/11/22/endeavour.spacewalk/index.html#cnnSTCTextAstronauts from the shuttle Endeavour completed their third spacewalk Saturday after nearly seven hours working on a joint that helps generate power for the international space station.Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/11/18/endeavour.spacewalk/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/11/18/endeavour.spacewalk/index.html#cnnSTCTextThings didn't go quite according to plan for astronaut Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper during her spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Tuesday.Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/diet.fitness/11/18/exercise.in.space/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/diet.fitness/11/18/exercise.in.space/index.html#cnnSTCTextBeing in space is like being Superman every day, says Clay Anderson, a NASA astronaut from Omaha, Nebraska. At the international space station, where he spent five months last year, he flew to breakfast, work and the bathroom.Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/11/14/india.moon.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/11/14/india.moon.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTextA TV-size probe adorned with a painting of the Indian flag successfully rammed into the moon Friday evening as part of the country's first unmanned lunar mission, Indian space officials said.Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/11/16/shuttle.endeavour.docking/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/11/16/shuttle.endeavour.docking/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe international space station's three crew members Sunday welcomed aboard space shuttle Endeavour's seven astronauts, who arrived to help install more living areas and upgrade amenities.Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/11/15/shuttle.endeavor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/11/15/shuttle.endeavor/index.html#cnnSTCTextNASA said Saturday that the day-old mission of space shuttle Endeavour, which is carrying seven astronauts to the international space station, is going smoothly despite problems with a lost thermal blanket and a malfunctioning antenna.Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/11/14/shuttle.endeavor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/11/14/shuttle.endeavor/index.html#cnnSTCTextRiding a brilliant tower of flame into the night sky, the space shuttle Endeavour left Earth on Friday, carrying seven astronauts on a 15-day mission to the international space station.Sat, 15 Nov 2008 02:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/10/30/mars.lander.doomed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/10/30/mars.lander.doomed/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Phoenix Mars Lander has entered a state of suspended operation called "safe mode" due to low power, mission managers said Thursday. And while they hope to recharge batteries and reactivate the spacecraft in the coming days, they say the rapid onset of the Martian winter means Phoenix's days are severely numbered.Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/24/space.station.tourist/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/24/space.station.tourist/index.html#cnnSTCTextSpace tourist Richard Garriott's orbital vacation ended Friday as a Soyuz capsule carrying him and two cosmonauts landed safely in north-central Kazakhstan.Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/10/22/india.space/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/10/22/india.space/index.html#cnnSTCTextIndia blasted into the international space race Wednesday with the successful launch of an ambitious two-year mission to study the moon's landscape.Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/10/20/solar.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/10/20/solar.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTextA NASA spacecraft circled the Earth on Monday at the start of a project to study the edges of the solar system.Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:18:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1850000,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1850000,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA Russian Soyuz craft carrying an American computer game designer and two crewmates docked with the international space station TuesdayTue, 14 Oct 2008 15:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/10/14/space.tourist/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/10/14/space.tourist/index.html#cnnSTCTextSpace tourist Richard Garriott has arrived at the International Space Station for a 10-day stay for which he paid the Russian government an estimated $30 million.Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/09/space.fashion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/09/space.fashion/index.html#cnnSTCTextYou can almost picture it now: Paris Hilton swallowed up by a tight-fitting futuristic designer space suit -- one hand waving at the on-flight camera, the other clasping a Dior "space traveler" handbag.Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:59:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1848114,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1848114,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWill NASA's flagship mission to Mars fly next year? The space agency could decide as early as Friday whether to cancel, delay or proceed with plans to launch a nuclear-powered, SUV-size rover to the red planetTue, 07 Oct 2008 22:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/09/28/china.space.astronauts.return/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/09/28/china.space.astronauts.return/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree Chinese astronauts returned to Earth Sunday, completing a three-day mission that included China's first-ever spacewalk.Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/09/26/teachers.space/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/09/26/teachers.space/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt may be one small step for civilian space travel, but it's a leap for education.Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/09/27/china.space.orbit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/09/27/china.space.orbit/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Chinese astronaut has completed his country's first-ever spacewalk as part of an ambitious program that is starting to rival the United States and Russia in its rapid expansion.Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:26:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1844316,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1844316,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsChina on Thursday successfully launched a three-man crew into space where one of them will make the country's first spacewalk, the country's most challenging space mission since first launching a person into space in 2003.Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1844160,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1844160,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe sixth private citizen to go into orbit talks to TIME about the space race, Stephen Colbert and being a second-generation astronautThu, 25 Sep 2008 06:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843865,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843865,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsForty three years after the Soviet Union pulled it off, China gets ready to send its own man on a spacewalk -- and show the world it can do more than throw a good partyWed, 24 Sep 2008 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/11/spiritof.octobershow/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/11/spiritof.octobershow/index.html#cnnSTCText"The moon's been there for about four billion years and it's moving further and further away from the earth. And it's been a destination or quizzical thing for humans for thousands of years, centuries; it's been something that you dream about." -- Astronaut Buzz Aldrin on "The Spirit of Space."Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:28:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843292,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843292,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsChina this week launches its most ambitious space mission yet, a sign of rising confidence as Beijing cements its status as a space power and potential future competitor to the United StatesMon, 22 Sep 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1838937,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1838937,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNASA moved shuttle Atlantis to the launch pad on Thursday for a flight next month to the Hubble Space Telescope after being waylaid by a pair of tropical stormsFri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/08/14/nasa.russia.soyuz/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/08/14/nasa.russia.soyuz/index.html#cnnSTCTextExperts are growing increasingly concerned that the United States will have to rely entirely upon Russia to take astronauts to and from the international space station for at least five years.Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:14:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1814657,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1814657,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe space shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven returned to Earth on SaturdaySat, 14 Jun 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/06/13/shuttle.discovery/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/06/13/shuttle.discovery/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe debris spotted floating away from space shuttle Discovery has been preliminarily identified as a thermal clip from the shuttle's brake system, NASA said Friday.Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:19:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1811911,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1811911,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAstronauts opened up Japan's new billion-dollar space station lab, then got ready for another spacewalk, this time to spruce up the outside of the huge additionThu, 05 Jun 2008 13:10:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1811736,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1811736,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe international space station's toilet trouble appeared to be taken care of Wednesday after a Russian cosmonaut replaced a malfunctioning pumpWed, 04 Jun 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1809476,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1809476,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNASA's latest mission will analyze the Red Planet's permafrost for signs of past and present lifeMon, 26 May 2008 09:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/05/23/mars.lander/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/05/23/mars.lander/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn the wake of the wildly successful Spirit and Opportunity rover missions, you would think NASA would approach the landing of the next Martian probe with high confidence. Fri, 23 May 2008 15:18:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1808567,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1808567,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNASA's Phoenix lander is set to touch down in the Martian Arctic on Sunday, where it will start chewing through the permafrost in search of lifeThu, 22 May 2008 17:10:00 EDT