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.Sat, 26 May 2012 19:26:44 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/120526123357-tsr-dnt-o-leary-spacex-docks-00011826-wall-4-tease.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Space_Technology14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Space Technology from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/26/world/spacex/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/26/world/spacex/index.html"Like the smell of a brand-new car" were the words of International Space Station astronaut Don Pettit on Saturday after he carefully opened the hatch and entered the Dragon capsule for his first glimpse inside.Sat, 26 May 2012 16:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/25/us/spacex/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/25/us/spacex/index.htmlA private spacecraft connected to the International Space Station on Friday, a milestone in a new era of commercial space flight.Fri, 25 May 2012 16:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/22/tech/us-spacex/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/22/tech/us-spacex/index.htmlA new era in space exploration dawned Tuesday as a slender rocket shot into the dark Florida sky before sunrise, carrying the first private spacecraft bound for the International Space Station.Wed, 23 May 2012 10:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/18/opinion/urry-private-space-launch/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/18/opinion/urry-private-space-launch/index.htmlOn Saturday, a company called SpaceX was scheduled to launch the first private mission to the International Space Station, demonstrating a freight-carrying capability NASA gave up when it retired its fleet of space shuttles in July. (The flight was aborted at the last second after a faulty valve was discovered; SpaceX officials said the launch was postponed till Tuesday or Wednesday.)Tue, 22 May 2012 22:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/19/tech/us-spacex/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/19/tech/us-spacex/index.htmlSpaceX's launch of the first private spacecraft bound for the International Space Station has been rescheduled for next week after the mission was aborted Saturday a half a second before liftoff, the company said.Sun, 20 May 2012 03:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/14/world/asia/kazakhstan-space-launch/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/14/world/asia/kazakhstan-space-launch/index.htmlA Soyuz spacecraft lifted off from a launch site in Kazakhstan on Tuesday to ferry three new crew members to the International Space Station.Tue, 15 May 2012 05:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/27/us/new-york-space-shuttle/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/27/us/new-york-space-shuttle/index.htmlThe space shuttle Enterprise, mounted atop a 747 jumbo jet, swooped across the New York City skyline on Friday before touching down at the city's John F. Kennedy International Airport, bringing an end to its final flight.Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/24/us/space-mining/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/24/us/space-mining/index.htmlEric Anderson and Peter Diamandis pioneered the business of sending millionaire tourists to space. Now they want to mine asteroids for what they say will be tens of billions of dollars worth of resources annually for use on Earth and beyond.Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/20/opinion/zuckerman-gergen-discovery/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/20/opinion/zuckerman-gergen-discovery/index.htmlSpace Shuttle Discovery started out as a way to discover what lies beyond us. Its last flight, taken earlier this week, helped to discover what now lies within us.Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/17/us/shuttle-discovery-weight/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/17/us/shuttle-discovery-weight/index.htmlIt was a strange sight indeed -- one large aircraft carrying another large aircraft strapped on top. But that's exactly what skyward-looking folks in Washington saw Tuesday as Space Shuttle Discovery, atop a Boeing 747, made an inspiring pass over the capital in its final flight.Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/17/opinion/seymour-space/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/17/opinion/seymour-space/index.htmlThis morning, around 10 a.m., I was 10 years old again.Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/29/us/buzz-lightyear-smithsonian/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/29/us/buzz-lightyear-smithsonian/index.htmlAfter thousands of trips around the Earth, Buzz Lightyear has landed at the Smithsonian.Fri, 30 Mar 2012 01:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/24/tech/tech-space-station-debris/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/24/tech/tech-space-station-debris/index.htmlA piece of a debris from a Russian Cosmos satellite passed close enough to the International Space Station on Saturday that its crew was ordered into escape capsules as a precaution, NASA said.Sat, 24 Mar 2012 10:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/08/world/asia/florcruz-china-space/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/08/world/asia/florcruz-china-space/index.htmlWatch out, America. China is steadily catching up in space.Fri, 09 Mar 2012 02:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/30/opinion/frum-moon-colony/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/30/opinion/frum-moon-colony/index.htmlNewt Gingrich has absorbed a fair degree of ridicule for his campaign proposal to build an American colony on the moon. Before focusing the laughter solely on Gingrich, however, let's recall that it is the declared policy of the U.S. government to return a human being to the moon by 2020, in preparation for sending a human astronaut to Mars. If Gingrich is wrong (and he is), he's not wrong alone.Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/21/us/space-station-dragon-delay/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/21/us/space-station-dragon-delay/index.htmlThe commander of the international space station Friday told CNN that the delay in the arrival of an unmanned commercial vehicle was "a little bit disappointing," but that it would be "unrealistic" to expect a complex and reliable system to be ready to go on the first try.Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/30/world/asia/china-space-program/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/30/world/asia/china-space-program/index.htmlChina plans to put laboratories in space, collect samples from the moon and prepare to build space stations over the next five years, according to an ambitious plan released this week aimed at putting the country on the global map for space exploration.Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/21/world/europe/russia-space-station/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/21/world/europe/russia-space-station/index.htmlA Russian rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, with a crew of three bound for the International Space Station.Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/03/living/2011-year-end-review/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/03/living/2011-year-end-review/index.htmlFrom the Arab Spring to a global economic crisis to the killing of Osama bin Laden, 2011 has been defined by historic and dynamic events that will shape the world in the years ahead.Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/22/us/space-station-debris/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/22/us/space-station-debris/index.htmlA piece of debris hurling through space no longer presents enough of a threat to force the International Space Station crew to move, NASA said late Tuesday.Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/21/world/astronauts-return/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/21/world/astronauts-return/index.htmlThree astronauts returned safely to Earth on Tuesday after spending almost six months in space, NASA said.Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/14/world/europe/russia-space-station/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/14/world/europe/russia-space-station/index.htmlA Russian rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Monday, with a crew of three bound for the International Space Station.Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/09/world/europe/russia-spacecraft/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/09/world/europe/russia-spacecraft/index.htmlAn unmanned Russian probe launched on a mission to Mars early Wednesday failed to reach full orbit, the nation's space chief said.Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/03/world/asia/china-space-docking/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/03/world/asia/china-space-docking/index.htmlChina's unmanned spacecraft Shenzhou-8 successfully docked with the lab module Tiangong-1 early Thursday, another milestone in Beijing's plan to build a space station.Thu, 03 Nov 2011 07:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/09/30/world/china-florcruz-space-race/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/09/30/world/china-florcruz-space-race/index.htmlChina on Thursday launched its first space laboratory module, marking another step upward for its space program.Fri, 30 Sep 2011 04:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/09/29/world/china-space-launch/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/09/29/world/china-space-launch/index.htmlChina's first space laboratory module launched Thursday, according to state-run media, an important milestone in China's plan to build a space station.Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/09/22/us/nasa-satellite/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/09/22/us/nasa-satellite/index.htmlA satellite whose orbit is degrading will fall back to Earth Friday afternoon, but only some of its pieces will survive the fiery ride through the atmosphere, NASA scientists said Thursday.Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/09/15/iss.flights.to.resume/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/09/15/iss.flights.to.resume/index.htmlNASA and its partners have worked out a tentative schedule that will send flights back to the International Space Station.Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/09/05/tech/space-debris/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/09/05/tech/space-debris/index.htmlSatellite failures could become more commonplace, scientists have warned, as the amount of space debris reaches a "tipping point."Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/09/01/chiao.space.program.china/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/09/01/chiao.space.program.china/index.htmlOn August 24, the launch of Progress 44P -- an unmanned Russian space freighter -- failed after the third stage of the Soyuz rocket carrying it suffered an as-yet-unknown problem. Pieces of the failed launch were recovered some 40 miles north of the Chinese-Siberian border in a wooded area.Fri, 02 Sep 2011 08:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/08/29/russia.space.station/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/08/29/russia.space.station/index.htmlThe Russian space agency on Monday postponed the launch of a new manned mission to the International Space Station due to last week's accident in which an unmanned cargo craft was lost, the state news agency RIA Novosti reported.Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/08/24/russia.rocket/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/08/24/russia.rocket/index.htmlA Russian space freighter carrying cargo to the International Space Station has crashed in a remote area of Siberia, Russian emergency officials said Wednesday.Wed, 24 Aug 2011 17:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/08/22/commercial.space.hotel/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/08/22/commercial.space.hotel/index.html"Getting away from it all" may be a travel marketing cliché, but the phrase might take on a whole new meaning come 2016.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/02/texas.shuttle.debris/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/02/texas.shuttle.debris/index.htmlThe recent drought has ruined millions of acres of farmland in Texas, turning lakes into mud puddles, but in the East Texas city of Nacogdoches, authorities say, the drought may have done something good: Unearthed a piece of the space shuttle Columbia.Tue, 02 Aug 2011 21:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/21/shuttle.landing/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/21/shuttle.landing/index.htmlSoaring across the predawn haze, the space shuttle Atlantis glided back to Earth early Thursday -- capping a 30-year program that saw hundreds of astronauts go into space.Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/07/21/urry.space.future/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/07/21/urry.space.future/index.htmlAtlantis, the last space shuttle, returned to Earth on Thursday and will go to its post-retirement gig at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. After more than 30 years and 135 shuttle flights by literally hundreds of astronauts, NASA has reason to be proud.Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/20/space.shuttle.interview/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/20/space.shuttle.interview/index.htmlAs crew members of the last space shuttle flight hovered over Earth for the final time, they spoke with CNN Wednesday about the next frontier in space flight.Wed, 20 Jul 2011 22:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/19/shuttle.workers/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/19/shuttle.workers/index.htmlWhen the commander of Atlantis calls, "Wheels stop," upon landing this week, Ray Zink and Billy McClure will be waiting.Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/19/shuttle.undocks/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/19/shuttle.undocks/index.htmlFor the last time in the foreseeable future, a U.S. space shuttle undocked from the International Space Station.Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/LIVING/07/14/space.books/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/LIVING/07/14/space.books/index.htmlBefore humans ever went into space, there were books about the possibility.Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/14/space.shuttle.meal/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/14/space.shuttle.meal/index.htmlTalk about an out-of-this-world meal.Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/12/space.shuttle/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/12/space.shuttle/index.htmlFloating 245 miles over the Earth Tuesday, NASA engineers Michael Fossum and Ronald Garan tethered themselves to the International Space Station and paused to absorb the view.Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/11/nasa.shuttle.extension/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/11/nasa.shuttle.extension/index.htmlThe space shuttle Atlantis will be in space for one more day than originally planned, NASA announced Monday.Tue, 12 Jul 2011 01:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/11/space.shuttle/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/11/space.shuttle/index.htmlThe International Space Station and space shuttle Atlantis are not in danger from an orbiting piece of debris after all, NASA said Monday.Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/10/space.shuttle/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/10/space.shuttle/index.htmlAtlantis docked with the International Space Station on Sunday for a week-long rendezvous, two days after blasting off on a historic flight marking the final liftoff of the U.S. shuttle program.Mon, 11 Jul 2011 02:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/10/shuttle.atlantis/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/10/shuttle.atlantis/index.htmlAtlantis docked with the International Space Station Sunday morning as part of a historic mission marking the final flight of the U.S. shuttle program.Sun, 10 Jul 2011 15:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/08/space.shuttle/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/08/space.shuttle/index.htmlSpace shuttle Atlantis lifted off Friday morning on the final mission of America's 30-year shuttle program, a thunderously poignant moment that drew people from around the world to watch.Sat, 09 Jul 2011 21:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/08/air.space.museum/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/08/air.space.museum/index.htmlCrowds filled the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington on Friday, as they regularly do during the summer months. This Friday, however, was different, as people lined up outside the building, waiting for the last launch in the shuttle program's 30-year history.Fri, 08 Jul 2011 21:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/07/nasa.shuttle.lightning/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/07/nasa.shuttle.lightning/index.htmlEarly data shows space shuttle Atlantis, poised for launch Friday, escaped damage from two lightning strikes Thursday afternoon, NASA said.Thu, 07 Jul 2011 22:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/IREPORT/07/06/torres.shuttle.irpt/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/IREPORT/07/06/torres.shuttle.irpt/index.htmlCandy Torres drove nonstop for 21 hours to see the launch of space shuttle Challenger in June 1983. She had seen shuttle launches before, but this trip from Princeton, New Jersey, to Cape Canaveral, Florida, was different: Sally Ride was about to become the first female U.S. astronaut to leave the Earth's atmosphere.Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/03/shuttle.challenger.widow/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/03/shuttle.challenger.widow/index.htmlDays after the 1986 Challenger disaster, Lorna Onizuka's daughter approached her with a strange request.Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/01/nasa.future/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/01/nasa.future/index.htmlNASA Administrator Charles Bolden says that human space flight for America will not end with the retirement of the shuttle program. Instead, the space agency plans to refocus its efforts from lower-orbit vehicles to deeper space probes.Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/innovation/06/28/vbs.vincent.fournier/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/innovation/06/28/vbs.vincent.fournier/index.htmlVincent Fournier's photography captures a longing for the space age that lives somewhere between the recently made-possible and the science fiction of the '70s and '80s. Inspired by trips to the Paris museum of science, Vincent has been fascinated by the machine world since his youth and incorporates it into most of his work.Tue, 05 Jul 2011 22:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/30/future.of.space.travel/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/30/future.of.space.travel/index.htmlThere are no roller coasters near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. No Ferris wheels, either.Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/04/shuttle.final.mission/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/04/shuttle.final.mission/index.htmlThe four-member crew that will fly the final space shuttle mission to end an era arrived Monday at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.Tue, 05 Jul 2011 10:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/29/nasa.space.debris/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/29/nasa.space.debris/index.htmlTuesday's space debris incident at the International Space Station was the "closest anything has come to the space station," NASA said Wednesday.Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/06/29/zubrin.mars/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/06/29/zubrin.mars/index.htmlAmerica's human spaceflight program is now adrift. On July 8, the space shuttle is scheduled to make its final flight, and the Obama administration has no coherent plan for what to do next.Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/28/shuttle.launch.date/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/28/shuttle.launch.date/index.htmlJuly 8 will mark the start of the final space shuttle mission and the end of an era, NASA announced Tuesday.Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/02/space.shuttle/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/02/space.shuttle/index.htmlNASA welcomed home the last crew of the space shuttle Endeavour with a ceremony at Houston's Johnson Space Center on Thursday, a day after their return from the orbiter's final flight.Fri, 03 Jun 2011 09:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/01/nasa.endeavour.lands/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/01/nasa.endeavour.lands/index.htmlThe space shuttle Endeavour landed at Kennedy Space Center in Florida early Wednesday, completing its 25th and final mission -- the next-to-last mission for NASA's 30-year-old space shuttle program.Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/31/nasa.endeavour.return/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/31/nasa.endeavour.return/index.htmlAfter more than 15 days in space, the six crew members of the Endeavour made final preparations to return to Earth Wednesday on its final mission and the next-to-final mission for NASA's 30-year-old space shuttle program.Wed, 01 Jun 2011 02:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/30/shuttle.undocks/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/30/shuttle.undocks/index.htmlThe space shuttle Endeavour undocked from the International Space Station for the last time late Sunday, as the craft nears the end of its final mission.Tue, 31 May 2011 14:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/24/nasa.new.spacecraft/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/24/nasa.new.spacecraft/index.htmlNASA plans a return to yesteryear by developing a space capsule that will carry humans into deep space, it announced Tuesday.Wed, 25 May 2011 02:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/22/nasa.spacewalk/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/22/nasa.spacewalk/index.htmlA spacewalk of more than eight hours -- the sixth-longest in history -- was successfully completed Sunday morning, the second of four spacewalks of the space shuttle Endeavour mission, NASA said.Sun, 22 May 2011 16:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/20/space.shuttle.atlantis/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/20/space.shuttle.atlantis/index.htmlThirty years after the space shuttle program began, the final space shuttle flight is slated to take place on July 8, NASA said Friday.Fri, 20 May 2011 17:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/17/space.shuttle.fanatics/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/17/space.shuttle.fanatics/index.htmlOn the morning of the launch of the space shuttle Endeavour, Lloyd Behrendt paced the floor of NASA's news center at the Kennedy Space Center, rubbing elbows with reporters while keeping an eye on the countdown clock.Wed, 18 May 2011 13:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/16/nasa.shuttle.endeavour/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/16/nasa.shuttle.endeavour/index.htmlThe Arizona congresswoman who was shot in the head just four months ago sat comfortably Monday morning, watching and cheering as the space shuttle Endeavour, with her husband aboard, took off on its final voyage.Mon, 16 May 2011 16:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/05/15/chiao.spaceshuttle.farewell/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/05/15/chiao.spaceshuttle.farewell/index.htmlWhen space shuttle Endeavour blasts off Monday on its final journey, I'll be thinking about the shuttle's three remarkable decades of service.Mon, 16 May 2011 10:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/14/nasa.shuttle.endeavour/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/14/nasa.shuttle.endeavour/index.htmlThanks to positive results on all pre-flight checks, NASA officials on Saturday unanimously gave the go-ahead for the Monday launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour.Mon, 16 May 2011 00:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/15/nasa.shuttle.endeavour/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/15/nasa.shuttle.endeavour/index.htmlU.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords arrived safely Sunday at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where she is expected to be among half a million people gathering Monday to view the launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour, NASA said.Sun, 15 May 2011 20:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/09/nasa.endeavour/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/09/nasa.endeavour/index.htmlThe final launch of space shuttle Endeavour is now scheduled for May 16 after a delay caused by an electrical fault, NASA said Monday.Mon, 09 May 2011 20:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/06/nasa.endeavour/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/06/nasa.endeavour/index.htmlThe launch of the space shuttle Endeavour, originally scheduled for April 29, has been delayed again, NASA said Friday.Sat, 07 May 2011 21:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/04/nasa.endeavour/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/04/nasa.endeavour/index.htmlThe rescheduled launch date of the space shuttle Endeavour, whose mission was scrubbed last week due to an electrical problem, remained uncertain Wednesday, but sources told CNN the next liftoff could be as late as May 13.Thu, 05 May 2011 00:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/gaming.gadgets/05/03/motherboard.richard.garriott/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/gaming.gadgets/05/03/motherboard.richard.garriott/index.htmlVideo game pioneer Richard Garriott resides in a castle-like mansion outside of Austin, Texas, that would be the fantasy dwelling for any grown-up kid. But his favorite place to live is a five-bedroom fixer-upper some 250 miles up.Wed, 04 May 2011 15:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/27/florida.kennedy.space.center.fire/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/27/florida.kennedy.space.center.fire/index.htmlA 50-acre brush fire burned Wednesday about three miles from a launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center, but the fire posed no danger to the countdown for Friday's launch of the space shuttle Endeavour, NASA said.Wed, 04 May 2011 15:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/02/nasa.endeavour/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/02/nasa.endeavour/index.htmlThe final launch of space shuttle Endeavour, originally set for Friday and then delayed until Monday, now will not occur before May 10 at 11:21 a.m., officials said.Tue, 03 May 2011 00:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/01/nasa.endeavour/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/01/nasa.endeavour/index.htmlA plan to launch the space shuttle Endeavour on Monday has been scrubbed, and a new launch likely will not come before the end of the week at the earliest, officials said Sunday.Sun, 01 May 2011 20:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/29/shuttle.endeavour/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/29/shuttle.endeavour/index.htmlThe final launch of the space shuttle Endeavour was delayed Friday, temporarily putting off what promised to be an emotional moment for the mission's commander.Sat, 30 Apr 2011 02:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/27/endeavour.ending/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/27/endeavour.ending/index.htmlFor Mark Kelly, commander of space shuttle Endeavour, there was good news leading up to the launch.Sat, 30 Apr 2011 02:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/29/shuttle.program.lessons.learned/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/29/shuttle.program.lessons.learned/index.htmlWhen the space shuttle Endeavour blasts off, it will mark the orbiter's last voyage and the second-to-last mission in the 30-year-long space shuttle program.Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/29/shuttle.endeavor/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/29/shuttle.endeavor/index.htmlThe final launch of the space shuttle Endeavour was delayed Friday, temporarily putting off what promised to be an emotional moment for mission's commander.Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/28/shuttle.endeavour.future/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/28/shuttle.endeavour.future/index.htmlFor Space Shuttle Endeavour Commander Mark Kelly, there was wonderful news leading up to the launch. His wife, U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, is there to watch the lift off.Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/29/endeavour.first.commander/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/29/endeavour.first.commander/index.htmlAs Space Shuttle Endeavour gears up for its 25th and final mission, its first commander is nostalgic but hopeful about the prospects of space exploration.Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/28/florida.endeavour/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/28/florida.endeavour/index.htmlFor the commander of Space Shuttle Endeavour, Mark Kelly, there was good, no, wonderful news, leading up to the launch. His wife, Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, is there to watch less than four months after a bullet tore through her head and nearly took her life.Thu, 28 Apr 2011 18:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/24/arizona.giffords.shuttle/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/24/arizona.giffords.shuttle/index.htmlAstronaut Mark Kelly visits U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords twice a day, witnessing and aiding her recovery from a devastating bullet wound suffered nearly four months ago.Mon, 25 Apr 2011 09:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/04/18/poe.olson.shuttle.snub.houston/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/04/18/poe.olson.shuttle.snub.houston/index.htmlNow that the space shuttle program is ending, no other place in the world deserves a retired shuttle more than Houston, Texas. Put simply, this decision should be a no-brainer.Wed, 20 Apr 2011 11:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/04/15/texas.space.shuttle/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/04/15/texas.space.shuttle/index.htmlTwo Texas lawmakers, upset that Houston was not picked as one of the retirement homes for NASA's space shuttles, introduced legislation Friday that would bring the Discovery shuttle to the city for 15 years.Fri, 15 Apr 2011 23:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/14/shuttle.controversy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/14/shuttle.controversy/index.htmlTexas lawmakers are demanding to know why the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston was not chosen to be a permanent home of a retired space shuttle.Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/innovation/04/12/motherboard.shuttle.spectacle/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/innovation/04/12/motherboard.shuttle.spectacle/index.htmlIt's now become a somewhat common event, one that for most Americans is signaled by nothing more than a brief blip on the news. But a space shuttle launch is still one of mankind's most complex and massive undertakings, a carefully-primed $1.3 billion explosion that turns years of planning and construction into a spectacle that lasts only a few moments.Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/04/12/space.shuttle.new.homes/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/04/12/space.shuttle.new.homes/index.htmlNASA announced Tuesday the new retirement homes for the four remaining space shuttles -- three historic orbiters and the program's test vehicle.Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/11/shuttles.homes/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/11/shuttles.homes/index.htmlRussian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space -- the date was April 12, 1961. Twenty years later on April 12, astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen got on board the space shuttle Columbia, a craft that looked more like a plane that a rocket ship. It launched an entirely new era in space flight.Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/04/12/space.russia.yuri.gagarin/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/04/12/space.russia.yuri.gagarin/index.htmlFifty years after cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin's Vostok spacecraft blasted off from the steppes of Soviet Kazakhstan and into the history books, the epic flight of the first human in space was being celebrated Tuesday.Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/08/arizona.giffords.shuttle.launch/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/08/arizona.giffords.shuttle.launch/index.htmlU.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, recovering from being shot in the head in a January assassination attempt, is planning to attend the April 29 launch of space shuttle Endeavour that will be commanded by her husband, Capt. Mark Kelly, her spokeswoman said Friday.Fri, 08 Apr 2011 21:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/05/space.station.debris/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/05/space.station.debris/index.htmlA piece of space junk, determined a couple hours earlier not to be a threat to the crew aboard the International Space Station, passed within four miles of it Tuesday, NASA said.Tue, 05 Apr 2011 21:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/05/falcon.heavy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/05/falcon.heavy/index.htmlA commercial rocket company has announced plans to go where no other has gone before.Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/04/shuttle.endeavor.delay/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/04/shuttle.endeavor.delay/index.htmlThe launch of the space shuttle Endeavour, originally scheduled for April 19, has been delayed until April 29, NASA said Monday.Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/02/us.nasa.storms/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/02/us.nasa.storms/index.htmlNASA engineers will begin detailed inspections of space shuttle Endeavour Saturday, two days after thunderstorms, hail and a lightning strike near the launch pad caused minor damage to the spacecraft.Sat, 02 Apr 2011 14:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/03/31/nasa.storm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/03/31/nasa.storm/index.htmlA powerful storm including a lightning strike in the launch pad area caused minor damage to the space shuttle Endeavour, a NASA official said Thursday.Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/03/29/space.shuttle.song.contest/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/03/29/space.shuttle.song.contest/index.htmlSinatra has been there. So have Elton John, Madonna and the Beatles. Could Brian Plunkett be next?Wed, 30 Mar 2011 01:26:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20476362,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20476362,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnMark Kelly says his wife, recovering from a gunshot to the head, is "doing remarkably well"Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:35:00 EDT