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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — For the launch of space shuttle Atlantis on the STS-122 mission, NASA managers are urging all aircraft pilots and boaters to fully comply with the airspace, bridges and waterway ...

NASA held a teleconference today with Space Shuttle Program Manager Wayne Hale with regard to repairs needed for STS-122. According to Hale “We have no launch date to talk about today”. Hale said that ...

The commander of Discovery’s STS-131 mission, Alan Poindexter, passed away on Sunday, following a tragic accident. Tributes have been made to the US Navy captain, who also piloted Atlantis during her ...

What & Who: Crew members of the STS-122 space shuttle mission, including Commander Steve Frick, will visit NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., April 15. The mission, which ...

STS-122 Mission Specialists Rex Walheim and Stanley Love kicked off the mission’s first spacewalk at 9:13 a.m. EST. The two astronauts will perform tasks to prepare Columbus for attachment to the ...

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for them. This would be the first launch since I bought the 300mm lens, I'd like to see what I can see with it.