Expedition 15 Prepares for Upcoming Spacewalks
Wednesday May 30, 2007
Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov are preparing for two spacewalks. The main objectives of the first Russian excursion on May 30 are to install orbital debris protection ... Read More
Memorial Day
Monday May 28, 2007
Memorial day is more than just the weekend that the pools open. It's more than the unofficial start of summer and vacation season.
Memorial day is a day of remembrance for ... Read More
Commander Bill Oefelein to Leave NASA
Saturday May 26, 2007
According to CNN, the subject of Astronaut Lisa Nowak's interest, Commander Bill Oefelein, has tendered his resignation from NASA. He will depart that agency on June 1.
As you may recall, ... Read More
Baby Stars Hatching in Orion's Head
Friday May 18, 2007
There is a new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope that shows infant stars "hatching" in the head of Orion, the famous hunter constellation visible from northern hemispheres during winter ... Read More
Atlantis is at the Pad
Wednesday May 16, 2007
Space Shuttle Atlantis atop the crawler transporter made the slow journey to the launch pad early Tuesday morning. The vehicle was 'hard down' at Launch Pad 39A at 11:47 a.m. ... Read More
Queen Elizabeth II's Visit to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Thursday May 10, 2007
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh visited NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., on Tuesday, May 8. The tour of Goddard occurred near the end of ... Read More
The World Loses a NASA Legend
Friday May 4, 2007
The only astronaut to fly in the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs, Wally Schirra, died Thursday of a heart attack at Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla, CA. He was ... Read More