The Space Shuttle
News items reporting on the space shuttle
Nasa's space shuttle site - For the latest information see the NASA human spaceflight page
For info on the Columbia investigation see the STS-107 Investigation Reference page.
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May 17, 2010
"Space shuttle Atlantis and the Canary Islands stand out in a brand-new photo taken by an astronaut on the International Space Station."
May 16, 2010
Atlantis successfully docks with the International Space Station
May 16, 2010
"A camera glitch that occurred while astronauts were inspecting the space shuttle Atlantis' heat shield Saturday shouldn't cause any overall negative impact to the mission, a NASA official said."
May 16, 2010
"The space shuttle Atlantis, bearing six astronauts and a new laboratory room, is closing in on the International Space Station."
May 15, 2010
"The International Space Station may have to dodge space junk this weekend, making the planned Sunday docking of shuttle Atlantis a touch more complex."
May 15, 2010
"Astronauts on space shuttle Atlantis will scan their spacecraft's heat shield for damage as they chase the International Space Station ahead of a planned Sunday docking."
May 15, 2010
"The space shuttle Atlantis vaulted into orbit on a 12-day space station assembly mission, the orbiter's 32nd and final planned flight after a quarter century of service."
May 14, 2010
"What's it like to train for a shuttle launch? [A] correspondent straps into the fifth seat of a simulator with the crew of STS-132."
May 14, 2010
"Space shuttle Atlantis stands at the launchpad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, nearly ready to begin its 32nd journey into space."
May 12, 2010
"NASA is on track to launch its space shuttle Atlantis for the last time on Friday, mission managers said today."
