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Space station won't have to dodge satellite debris

NASA 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.

Endeavour astronauts complete third spacewalk

Astronauts 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.

Time.com: NASA at 50

As the space agency passes the half-century mark, a look back at its genesis

Time.com: Houston May Face Major Ike Damage

Gleaming skyscrapers, the nation's biggest refinery and NASA's Johnson Space Center lie in areas that could be vulnerable to wind and damaging floodwaters if Hurricane Ike crashes ashore as a major hurricane

Astronaut calls landing 'one big hit and a roll'

NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, along with two cosmonauts, rode in the Russian Soyuz spacecraft that made a gut-wrenching, off-target landing last month.

Survey: No astronaut ever seen drunk on launch day

There's been only one incident of a NASA crew member being impaired by drugs or alcohol close to a launch, but never on a launch day, according to a new survey of active-duty astronauts and flight surgeons.

Asteroid could be NASA's new target

Here we are, nearly eight years into the 21st century, and the most spectacular manned mission NASA can pull off is a trip to the International Space Station, a mere 210 miles above the Earth.

Astronauts '100 percent' behind skipping repairs

The two pilots who will guide shuttle Endeavour back to Earth next week said Friday they are "absolutely 100 percent" behind NASA's decision to skip repairs to the deep gouge on their spaceship's belly.

Shuttle lands safely in Florida

The space shuttle Endeavour came home a day early on Tuesday after NASA decided to cut short its mission in case Hurricane Dean shut down Johnson Space Center, which directs the shuttle's re-entry and landing.

Time.com: Why NASA Won't Repair Endeavour

The ghosts of Challenger and Columbia notwithstanding, NASA's top mission manager decides the gouged shuttle Endeavour can withstand re-entry without repair

Space station won't have to dodge satellite debris

NASA 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.

Endeavour astronauts complete third spacewalk

Astronauts 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.

Time.com: NASA at 50

As the space agency passes the half-century mark, a look back at its genesis

Time.com: Houston May Face Major Ike Damage

Astronaut calls landing 'one big hit and a roll'

NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, along with two cosmonauts, rode in the Russian Soyuz spacecraft that made a gut-wrenching, off-target landing last month.

Survey: No astronaut ever seen drunk on launch day

Asteroid could be NASA's new target

Here we are, nearly eight years into the 21st century, and the most spectacular manned mission NASA can pull off is a trip to the International Space Station, a mere 210 miles above the Earth.

Astronauts '100 percent' behind skipping repairs

Shuttle lands safely in Florida

Time.com: Why NASA Won't Repair Endeavour

The ghosts of Challenger and Columbia notwithstanding, NASA's top mission manager decides the gouged shuttle Endeavour can withstand re-entry without repair

Time.com: Will NASA's Reforms Fix Endeavour?

Repairing the gouged shuttle is going to take more than technology: it must reflect a transformed bureaucracy

Endeavour heads for space station with teacher on board

Space shuttle Endeavour lifted off into the blue skies above Florida on Wednesday, its seven-member crew headed for the international space station to perform assembly work, repairs and deliver supplies.

Performance review may have sparked NASA shooting

Police said Saturday that a bad performance review may have led a NASA contractor to fatally shoot his co-worker and take another employee hostage before killing himself.

Gunman knew engineer he killed at NASA, police say

A NASA engineer Friday shot and killed another engineer and then turned the gun on himself at the Johnson Space Center, police and NASA officials said.

NASA wants to know if there are 'lessons to be learned'

NASA officials said Wednesday it will review psychological screening assessments of astronauts after the recent arrest of Lisa Nowak, who is charged with attempted first degree murder.

Astronaut's star was on the rise at NASA

Astronaut Lisa Nowak's career was on the rise at NASA. The naval captain completed her first space shuttle mission in July. Years of hard work and dedication were paying off.

Astronaut granted bond on attempted murder charge

Astronaut Lisa Nowak Tuesday was ordered released on an additional $10,000 bond for an attempted murder charge involving a romantic rival.

Legendary astronaut still finds herself star-struck

During the last space shuttle mission to the international space station, television cameras panned around the Johnson Space Center's Mission Control and landed on the CAPCOM desk -- the relay station between astronauts on the ground and those circling in orbit.

NASA considering human mission to asteroid

Progress is being made on defining a human mission to an asteroid. Experts at several NASA centers are sketching out a prospective piloted stopover at an asteroid -- a trek that could return samples from a targeted space rock as well as honing astronaut proficiency and test needed equipment for other space destinations.

NASA wants permanent moon base

NASA's plans for returning people to the moon -- an objective called for by President Bush in 2004 -- includes establishing a permanent outpost that would be used to prepare for a manned trip to Mars.

Fruit flies might help astronauts thrive on long missions

Name: Drosophila melanogaster -- a.k.a common fruit fly.

NASA scrubs May shuttle launch

NASA has scrubbed the May launch of the space shuttle Discovery to replace four low-level sensors in the external fuel tank -- a process that will take three weeks, space shuttle program manager Wayne Hale announced Tuesday.

Specks of 'fire and ice' in comet dust

Scientists with NASA's Stardust mission said they have found "fire and ice" in dust from the tail of Comet Wild-2, findings they called surprising on Monday.

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Stardust capsule lands in Utah

A capsule carrying dust particles from the tail of a comet parachuted to Earth on Sunday, and elated NASA scientists were eager to examine the samples for clues about how the solar system formed.

Stardust of yesterday

NASA's Stardust space probe is racing toward Earth, carrying a tiny payload of cometary and interstellar dust -- particles that scientists believe are leftovers from the creation of our solar system.

NASA still plagued with foam problems

Under mandate to keep space shuttles grounded until its issues with foam insulation are resolved, NASA discovered nine small cracks in the foam coating on an external tank that had been slated for use by space shuttle Discovery, the agency said Tuesday.

Discovery crew packs up to leave station

Discovery astronauts prepared to leave the international space station Friday as they began to wrap up work in advance of next week's return to Earth.

Shuttle returns to space

Discovery roared into orbit Tuesday in NASA's first shuttle flight since the 2003 Columbia disaster, and afterward engineers began evaluating pictures of falling debris to determine the chances of another mishap.

NASA hopes for best, plans for worst

While NASA officials hope for a smooth flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery later this year, mission managers are still planning for the worst-case scenario.

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