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Astronaut Pulls Strips From Shuttle’s Tile Belly

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Astronaut Stephen Robinson gently plucked two protruding and potentially dangerous fiber strips from the space shuttle Discovery's underbelly Wednesday in an unprecedented emergency repair.

NASA to Ground Shuttles Over Foam Debris

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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.

Shuttle Discovery Rockets Into Orbit

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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.

NASA Counts Down to Tuesday Shuttle Launch

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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.

NASA Resets Shuttle Launch After Sensor Failure

By PBS News Hour

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.

NASA Plans July 13 Shuttle Launch

By PBS News Hour

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.

Mars Rovers Still Feeding Data to NASA Scientists

The twin Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity are continuing to send information to NASA scientists on Earth more than 10 months after their touchdown on the Red Planet.

NASA Plans to Repair Aging Hubble Telescope

NASA said Tuesday it is moving ahead with plans to send a robot to repair the Hubble Space Telescope, reversing a previous decision not to fix the orbiting telescope because of safety concerns.

Months After NASA Decision, Hubble Debate Still Simmers

More than two months after NASA announced it will no longer service the Hubble Space Telescope, scientists and the general public are still hoping the agency will change its mind.

Mars Rover Spies Evidence of What Was Once Pool of Water

NASA scientists announced Tuesday that they believe the Mars rover Opportunity has found what used to be a briny pool of standing water at least 2 inches deep.