Jul 27 NASA to Ground Shuttles Over Foam Debris By PBS NewsHour NASA said Wednesday it would ground future shuttle flights because the problem of foam peeling off the fuel tank and possibly damaging the shuttle had not been eliminated. Continue reading
Jul 26 Shuttle Discovery Rockets Into Orbit By PBS NewsHour The space shuttle Discovery successfully lifted into orbit Tuesday morning on a 12-day mission to resupply the International Space Station and test various new safety features. Continue reading
Jul 25 NASA Counts Down to Tuesday Shuttle Launch By PBS NewsHour NASA officials say they are prepared to launch the shuttle Discovery on Tuesday morning even if one of the fuel tank sensors malfunctions as it did during the original planned liftoff earlier this month. Continue reading
Jul 21 NASA Resets Shuttle Launch After Sensor Failure By PBS NewsHour NASA now aims to launch the space shuttle Discovery on Tuesday, after engineers expressed confidence they had pinpointed the fuel-sensor problem that prevented the July 13 liftoff. Continue reading
Jun 30 NASA Plans July 13 Shuttle Launch By PBS NewsHour The space shuttle Discovery is set to rocket into orbit on July 13, two-and-a-half years after the Columbia disaster claimed the lives of seven astronauts, NASA announced Thursday. Continue reading