Feb 28 Shuttle Debris, Explained By Jenny Marder Viewer question: Was there any comment on the two pieces of debris that came off about 5:48 into the video? (Watch the Discovery launch here). Updated: 4:40 pm EST | By 10:47 am EST Monday morning, astronaut Steven Bowen… Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch Discovery’s Launch Marks Beginning of End for NASA Shuttle Program The final mission for Space Shuttle Discovery lifted off Thursday from Cape Canaveral, Fla., after several months of delays. Hari Sreenivasan talks with science correspondent Miles O'Brien about the legacy of Discovery and the space shuttle program. Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch Moon Landing Anniversary Renews Debate on Spaceflight As the country celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, NASA and the Obama administration are weighing the debate over sending more astronauts into space, or to shift more toward the use of robots. Ray Suarez reports. Continue watching
Sep 11 Shuttle Atlantis Docks with Space Station to Attach Solar Panels By PBS News Hour The space shuttle Atlantis docked with the International Space Station Monday in preparation for attaching a 45-foot truss with new solar arrays to the orbiting research facility. Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch Space Shuttle Discovery Launches After Delays After two delays and a year of troubleshooting, NASA successfully launched the space shuttle Discovery Tuesday sending seven astronauts to the International Space Station. Continue watching
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
Nov 23 New Cracks Found in Shuttle’s Tank Foam By PBS News Hour NASA officials still puzzling over what caused a section of foam insulation to break off the space shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank during its launch in July. Continue reading
Aug 09 Shuttle Discovery Safely Returns to Earth By PBS News Hour Discovery and its seven astronauts safely landed Tuesday morning at Edwards Air Force Base in California after a two-week mission that involved unexpected repair spacewalks and a visit to the International Space Station. Continue reading
Aug 03 Astronaut Pulls Strips From Shuttle’s Tile Belly By PBS News Hour 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. Continue reading
Jul 27 NASA to Ground Shuttles Over Foam Debris By PBS News Hour 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