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Astronauts finish first spacewalk of STS-126 mission

Posted by Frank Morring, Jr. at 11/18/2008 7:23 PM CST

Astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Steve Bowen have finished their first spacewalk at the International Space Station, recovering from a dropped toolbag to finish all of the tasks assigned them.
In the six-hour, 52-minute extravehicular activity (EVA) that ended at 8:01 p.m. EST, the pair started cleaning and ... Read More »

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Astronauts Attach Leonardo to Station

Posted by Frank Morring, Jr. at 11/17/2008 11:33 AM CST

Crew members on the space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station have attached an Italian-built cargo carrier to the station’s Harmony pressurized node so they can begin unloading some 14,417 pounds of cargo into the station.
Built by Thales Alenia Space and dubbed Leonardo, the Multi-Purpose ... Read More »

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Making What's Hard Look Easy

Posted by Craig Covault at 11/16/2008 8:13 PM CST

STS-126 Endeavour mission commander Navy Capt. Chris Ferguson and pilot USAF Col Eric Boe piloted a precision rendezvous and docking with the International Space Station Nov. 16. They delivered more than 15 tons of logistics, including a critical water treatment system that will bring the ISS to ... Read More »

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Never Routine

Posted by Craig Covault at 11/15/2008 10:04 PM CST

Flying the space shuttle into orbit, firing out in the dark over the Atlantic, in a winged hypersonic transport with 7.5 million lb.of liftoff thrust remains an extraordinary operation even 27 years into the program..Carleton Bailie, Aviation Week & Space Technology’s photographer at Cape Canaveral captures the ... Read More »

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Endeavour Flying Rendezvous

Posted by Craig Covault at 11/15/2008 9:47 PM CST

The STS-126 crew of Endeavour is preparing to dock with the International Space Station at t 5:15 p.m. EST Nov. 16 following completion of thermal protection system inspections Nov. 15.
The bulk of the crew’s first full day in orbit involved using the Canadian ... Read More »

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Fantastic Liftoff

Posted by Craig Covault at 11/15/2008 3:20 PM CST

Aviation Week & Space Technology’s west coast photographer William G. Hartenstein positioned atop the 520 ft. tall Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center took this remarkable image of the space shuttle Endeavour climbing out from Launch Complex 39A under a full Moon Nov. 14. ... Read More »

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Endeavour Blasts Off On a Station-Improvement Mission

Posted by Frank Morring, Jr. at 11/14/2008 7:18 PM CST

The space shuttle Endeavour lifted seven astronauts into the night sky over Florida tonight, setting up a 15-day mission to prepare the International Space Station for a six-member crew. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center came at 7:55 p.m., lighting the night sky like a second sunrise. ... Read More »

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Looking Good For Launch

Posted by Jefferson Morris at 11/14/2008 3:37 PM CST

The STS-126 crew has arrived at Launch Pad 39A for their launch aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour at 7:55 p.m. EST tonight. ... Read More »

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Balancing Act

Posted by Guy Norris at 11/6/2008 7:20 PM CST

Mass balance tests at NASA Dryden round out preparations for launch abort tests of the Orion crew module. ... Read More »

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The Little Satellite That Could

Posted by Michael Mecham at 11/6/2008 6:12 PM CST

Marisat-F2 ends a record-setting 32-year career. ... Read More »

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