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According to veteran reporter and U.S.A.F. veteran Scott Harris of News 13 in central Florida, his latest story reveals that many are calling the space shuttle Atlantis launch on May 11th to repair and upgrade the Hubble space telescope the most dangerous mission in a long time.
Read MoreAstronauts Joseph Acaba and Richard Arnold ended the mission's third spacewalk at 6:04 p.m. EDT on Monday.
Read MoreEarly on the morning of March 12th, the Cassini spacecraft relayed information that it had successfully swapped to a backup set of propulsion thrusters late Wednesday.
Read MoreTuesday's spacewalk with Expedition 18 Commander Mike Fincke and Flight Engineer Yury Lonchakov concluded at 5:11 p.m. EDT when the Pirs docking module airlock was closed. The spacewalk concluded ahead of schedule, lasting 4 hours and 49 minutes.
Read MoreImagine the testing and planning involved in preparation for the upcoming launch on May 12 of the Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 4 (SM4).
Read MoreThe second and final phase of Inmarsat's satellite repositioning program starts today (Friday, February 6th), with the transfer of services to the relocated I-4 F2 satellite at 25 degrees East.
Read MoreIn a top secret operation, the U.S. Defense Department is conducting the first deep space inspection of a crippled U.S. military spacecraft. To do this, it is using sensors on two covert inspection satellites that have been prowling geosynchronous orbit for nearly three years.
Read MoreBoeing [NYSE: BA] has successfully reconfigured an on-orbit U.S. Navy satellite, adding 30 percent more communications capability.
Read MoreSTS-126 and Expedition 18 crew members used a robotic arm Monday to attach the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module onto the International Space Station. The crews also prepared for Tuesday’s spacewalk by mission specialists Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper and Steve Bowen.
Read MoreThe world has turned the 10th birthday of a unique research laboratory, the International Space Station into a great celebration.
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