NASA senior managers have picked December 7 for the next launch for the space shuttle Discovery. If all goes well, STS-116 will blast off at 9:35 pm local time (0235 GMT December 8) carrying 7 astronauts, and return to the International Space Station. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

The space shuttle has just landed successfully at KSC. A recap of the landing is available at the link above. picked by Fanatic 2 years ago

NASA moved space shuttle Endeavour a step closer to liftoff without an essential part: the "u." picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

"I don't know how this fish tank works exactly, but from what I could understand, the tank on top that joins the adjacent tanks works as a vacuum. The result is that there are feeding holes in the side of the tank, and the water does not flow out. I could not wrap my mind around this technology, but it works." picked by gnikgnok 1 year ago

NASA discovered that space shuttle Atlantis has been holed by a tiny piece of space debris. The 1/10-inch hole represents the second largest debris damage event ever identified. Fortunately, it missed everything that was important to the mission. Space debris is an increasingly challenging problem. picked by Fanatic 2 years ago

A space program worker deliberately damaged a computer that is supposed to fly aboard shuttle Endeavour in less than two weeks, an act of sabotage that picked by Bornbad 12 months ago

Many of us have seen images of the Space Shuttle launching as taken from the ground. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

These following pictures show the amount of thought and engineering that goes into the whole launch process. After looking at the pictures you will know why there’s a good period of time between shuttle launches picked by ztyler90 10 months ago

After two months of delay, shuttle Atlantis blasted into orbit Thursday with Europe's gift to the international space station, a $2 billion science lab named Columbus that spent years waiting to set sail. picked by CheeseWiener 5 months ago

Gives size comparison for everything from 2001: A Space Odyssey's USS Discovery to a Heavy Cruiser from Babylon 5. TONS of Trekkie stuff, and neat even for non-nerds to peek at, as it includes real Earth space ships, like the State's shuttle. picked by deepchill 11 months ago

This is Atlantis signing off... picked by mrnelson 2 years ago

A British teenager putting up a fence for his neighbor in South Wales called the bomb squad after accidentally stumbling upon an anti-tank grenade. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A freight train carrying segments of the space shuttle's solid rocket boosters derailed Wednesday after a bridge collapsed, authorities said. Six people were reported injured. You can locate the wreckage by the line of pick up trucks. picked by larknet 1 year ago

A blog post suggests that Hubble could be kept in a high-orbit 'museum' rather than being made to crash into the Earth's atmosphere. picked by sparky 2 years ago

Astronauts Robert Behnken and Michael Foreman plan to attach the 50-foot inspection boom to the outside of the space station on Saturday during the fifth and final spacewalk of Endeavour's mission. Discovery will carry the boom back to Earth after its mission ends.

Meh, probably faked :D picked by doggylives 4 months ago

NASA paid $26.6 million to family members of the astronauts who died on the space shuttle Columbia in 2003, a newspaper reported Sunday, citing recently released documents. picked by suebe 1 year ago

The Hubble Space Telescope has provided evidence representing a major upset for conventional theories that propose a single period for star birth. The European Space Agency said the telescope, observing globular cluster NGC 2808, has shown three separate generations of stars formed early in the cluster's life. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Reversing a previous decision, NASA has authorized sending shuttle Discovery to repair the Hubble space telescope in 2008. Hubble will get new batteries, gyroscopes, and two new science instruments, among other fixes. picked by Fanatic 2 years ago

Weather permitting, Discovery will launch tomorrow night on a mission to rewire the International Space Station and activate new solar wings. picked by Fanatic 2 years ago

Video: F-18 pilot jettisons what looks like his external fuel tank while flying close form with an A-4 Skyhawk... a little too close -- the tank flies up and takes out the other aircraft in a ball of flames. picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago