Jun 28 Shuttle Safety Top Issue Prior to Saturday Launch By PBS News Hour NASA officials deemed the space shuttle Discovery "in excellent shape" Wednesday, hours before the countdown began for Saturday's launch, despite internal disagreements over whether loosened foam will continue to be a problem. Continue reading
Oct 12 China Launches Two Astronauts in Second Space Mission By PBS News Hour China successfully launched two astronauts into Earth orbit Wednesday two years after making its first foray into human spaceflight. Continue reading