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NASA: Astronaut will ride robot arm in emergency spacewalk 03/08/2010 06:46:00
Spacewalker will attach himself to a robotic arm to lift ammonia pump from space station
Astronauts will use robotics in at least one of two emergency spacewalks that have been set up to make critical repairs to the International Space Station after part of its cooling system stopped working over the weekend.
NASA extends shuttle mission schedule into 2011 03/07/2010 01:56:00
Final two space shuttle flights are now scheduled for takeoff in November and February
As expected, NASA has pushed back the dates of its last two space shuttle flights, which will delay the fleet's retirement date until early next year.
NASA shuttle Atlantis spending last day in space 26/05/2010 05:21:00
Crew prepares for return to Earth on Wednesday, when Atlantis is slated to begin retirement
NASA's space shuttle Atlantis today is spending what is expected to be its final day in space.
NASA gives up frozen Mars Lander for dead 25/05/2010 08:41:00
New images from Mars orbiter show "severe" ice damage to robot's solar panels
NASA scientists have given up hope of finding any signs of life from the Phoenix Mars Lander, giving the robotic machine up for dead on the Martian surface.
NASA: Spacewalking astronauts install battery on solar array 22/05/2010 03:11:00
Shuttle Atlantis crew completes third and final spacewalk of the NASA mission
Two NASA astronauts today installed two new batteries on the International Space Station's solar array, which should keep the orbiter powered up for years to come.
NASA astronauts attach Russian module to space station 19/05/2010 06:47:00
In third and final spacewalk of the mission Wednesday, Atlantis astronauts will fix snagged cable
NASA astronauts today successfully attached a Russian-built research module to the International Space Station during the second spacewalk scheduled for the space shuttle Atlantis' final mission .
Shuttle Atlantis launches on its last mission 15/05/2010 06:16:00
Space shuttle and six-man crew lift off for a 12-day mission to bring supplies, spare parts, to space station
NASA's space shuttle Atlantis lifted off at 2:20 p.m. EDT today, heading out on the final mission of its 25-year career.
NASA: After 30 years and 115 million miles, space shuttle program nears the end 14/05/2010 04:46:00
Space shuttle Atlantis launches Friday to carry Russian-build module, spare antenna to space station
Nearly 30 years and 115 million miles after NASA launched its first space shuttle , the agency is preparing for the launch of Atlantis -- the final mission for the trusty spacecraft.
NASA looking to six-legged robot to build human outpost on Mars 13/05/2010 07:21:00
Robot, dubbed Athlete, is built to walk or roll on six legs, and to carry 14.5 tons of NASA equipment on Mars
NASA is building a six-legged robot that can walk or roll on wheels, and, it hopes, ultimately help set up a habitat on Mars for the later arrivals of astronauts.
NASA telescope spies 'truly empty' hole in space 12/05/2010 08:06:00
Herschel Space Observatory used infrared imagery to discover space gap
The Herschel Space Observatory has made a major finding - a hole in space.
NASA: Asteroids might have brought water to Earth 30/04/2010 06:02:00
Telescope provides NASA scientists with key data after years of observing 24 Themis asteroid
The discovery of water ice on the surface of an asteroid has NASA scientists conjecturing that asteroids and comets could have delivered enough water to a primordial Earth to fill its oceans.
NASA's final shuttle flight pushed back to November 28/04/2010 03:48:00
Mission delayed so scientists can upgrade particle detector for space station stay
NASA is delaying the launch date of its last space shuttle flight, pushing back the final mission from September to November.
NASA's Discovery crew completes mission's last spacewalk 14/04/2010 02:50:00
Despite a snag, astronauts complete installation of ammonia tank outside space station
NASA space shuttle Discovery astronauts wrapped up their third and final spacewalk this morning after successfully attaching a new ammonia tank to the International Space Station.
NASA: Initial Discovery tasks slowed by broken antenna 07/04/2010 04:09:00
Ku-Band antenna woes slow NASA study of data from inspection of heat shields
The malfunctioning Ku-Band antenna on the NASA space shuttle Discovery has forced crew members to seek new ways to complete scheduled tasks just a day into the crew's 13-day mission.
NASA listens for signs of life from Mars Lander 06/04/2010 04:58:00
After another frigid Martian winter, NASA holds out hope, again
Ever hopeful, NASA engineers are trying once again to listen for contact from the robotic Phoenix Mars Lander, which is feared frozen to death on the Red Planet.