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For $42 Million, You Could Have a Space Shuttle

If you're an official from a major and famous scientific or educational institution, then you're probably aware of NASA's intent of having its fleet of three space shuttles displayed after their retirement. And you may also be aware that, theoretically, you only have less than two years to decide wheth...

18 December 2008
16:01 GMT

Bad Weather Forces Endeavour to Land in California

Finally, after several delays, the spaceship Endeavour and its crew touched down safely on a temporary runway in California, instead of the original designated place, which was regularly used – the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The detour was resorted to due to the poor weather conditions in Florida, where s...

1 December 2008
14:01 GMT

Endeavour Comes Home

At last, after an extended, complex and almost restless mission which in the end took 12 days, the spaceship Endeavour departed from the International Space Station early today and now carries the remaining or replaced pieces of equipment, as well as a crew of seven astronauts back to Earth, according to the Associat...

28 November 2008
10:47 GMT

Thanksgiving in Space

Since the specialists have not perfected the ways of packing, transporting, cooking and using foods and drinks in space, the dinner for the combined crews of the International Space Station and the spacecraft Endeavour was the next best thing. Although the farthest thing from the traditional meals common back on Eart...

28 November 2008
03:01 GMT

Progress 31 Goes to ISS

An updated version of a Russian cargo spacecraft from the Progress series is making its way towards the International Space Station, where it will provide the astronauts with fresh supplies. The Progress 31 unmanned space freighter was reported by NASA officials to have had some troubles with one of the few antennas ...

27 November 2008
10:36 GMT

Endeavour Crew's Mission Near Perfect

Following a spectacular launch, the shuttle Endeavour reached its target, the International Space Station, on Sunday, nearly two days after take-off. The ISS and the Endeavour crews greeted each other warmly and after the newly-arrived accommodated, they proceeded to their tasks. The main goals were to unload and ins...

19 November 2008
03:40 GMT

Endeavour Carries an Agricultural Camera

Students from the University of North Dakota have designed and built a special type of camera, called Agricultural Camera (also known as AgCam), which is currently carried by the space shuttle Endeavour during the STS-126 mission to the International Space Station. The camera is meant to provide pictures of crop...

15 November 2008
06:02 GMT

Urine and Condensation Turned into Drinking Water

As previously described, the space shuttle Endeavour has recently taken off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying a crew of 7 astronauts that will upgrade the living and resting quarters of the International Space Station. Besides that and some tools for scientific experiments, the team will provide the ...

15 November 2008
05:27 GMT

Endeavour's Launch Brighter Than the Moon

At last, weather conditions seem to have provided a clear launch for the Endeavour spacecraft, which carries a crew of 7 to the International Space Station. As a result, the 2 million-kilogram heavy shuttle blasted off into the sky at 1955 EST (0055 GMT), providing a special show for the watchers who were presen...

15 November 2008
04:09 GMT

Space Spiders and Butterflies

The link between the Earth and space projects gets a new, more mundane valency, as hundreds of K-12 students from the University of Colorado in Boulder will get to participate in a biology experiment taking place aboard the International Space Station. More specifically, they will be involved in a thorough observatio...

12 November 2008
08:38 GMT

Weather May Halt Endeavour's Launch

The space shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to be sent off to space from the Launch Complex 39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, in a mission that will take it to the International Space Station. Its crew of seven astronauts is already prepared and impatient, in an eve of liftoff mood. But weather has a ...

12 November 2008
05:38 GMT

Endeavor and Crew Prepare for Flight

The crew of seven astronauts that will make the trip to the International Space Station in two weeks' time went aboard the US space shuttle Endeavour two days ago, on October 29th, for their first practice run. The series of training sessions they have started is aimed at preparing them for the flight and for th...

31 October 2008
10:31 GMT

iPod in Space

Wow. This guy must have 30-40 vision to spot that iPod while glancing over some hi-res photos of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. The space shuttle is currently on low-Earth orbit, docked to the International Space Station, meaning that the iPod is still there.The news comes courtesy of TUAW reader Walter who has spotted...

17 March 2008
12:28 GMT

Amazing Damage Details and Imagery of Endeavour Orbiting the Earth

This is your chance to witness first hand the Endeavour shuttle orbiting the Earth in the 3D interactive environment provided by Photosynth. At the beginning of this month, Microsoft and NASA debuted a joint initiative designed to allow Photosynth users via IE6, IE7, Firefox 1.5 and Firefox 2.0 to access a luxuriant ...

21 August 2007
07:48 GMT

The Endeavour Shuttle Captured in 3D via Microsoft's Photosynth

Users around the world are now able to access an extensive collection of imagery of the Endeavour shuttle, courtesy of Microsoft and NASA. Via Microsoft's Photosynth, the Redmond company has set up a 3D model of the shuttle and the launchpad using traditional 2D photographs. Through Photosynth - Microsoft's...

6 August 2007
03:12 GMT


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