CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — The fueling of shuttle Endeavour's external tank is in the fast-fill stage now and engineers are not working any technical issues as NASA presses ahead with a sixth attempt to launch its next International Space Station ...Read More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Shuttle Atlantis astronaut Randy Bresnik awoke early on Sunday to a much-anticipated call that his new daughter had been born.
Bresnik's wife, Rebecca, gave birth to Abigail Mae Bresnik just after midnight. At the time, Bresnik ...Read More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Talk about one proud papa. Astronaut Randy Bresnik is beaming with joy at the arrival of his new baby daughter, who was born late Saturday while he circled the Earth.
The astronaut announced the birth of his ...Read More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -An astronaut in space is finally a new dad. Atlantis crewman Randolph Bresnik announced the birth of his daughter Abigail on Sunday morning, after being notified privately of the good news. His wife, Rebecca, gave birth to their second ...Read More
CAPE CANAVERAL (AP) — A spacewalking astronaut put aside the impending birth of his daughter and concentrated instead on his first-ever venture outside the International Space Station on Saturday. Atlantis crewman Randolph Bresnik was mightily impressed as he installed a pair ...Read More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A spacewalking astronaut put aside the impending birth of his daughter and concentrated instead on his first-ever venture outside the International Space Station on Saturday.
Atlantis crewman Randolph Bresnik was mightily impressed as he installed a pair ...Read More
Space shuttle Atlantis astronauts aboard the International Space Station delayed their second spacewalk Saturday after being jolted awake by a false alarm, NASA said. Mission specialists Mike Foreman and Randy Bresnik had just two hours of sleep before a depressurization alarm ...Read More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Atlantis' astronauts are taking another spacewalk outside the International Space Station.
One of the spacewalkers, Randolph Bresnik, is still awaiting word on the birth of his daughter. His wife, Rebecca, was due to give birth Friday. NASA officials say ...Read More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Two spacewalkers halted a body-conditioning sleepover in a low-pressure chamber on the International Space Station on Saturday after a false depressurization alarm shut down ventilation fans. The problem, which interrupted the sleep of crews on the ...Read More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- An astronaut is gearing up for the first spacewalk of his career while awaiting the imminent birth of his daughter.
Atlantis crewman Randolph Bresnik will step out Saturday morning to work on the International Space Station. He ...Read More
MOSCOW - Russia lacks a viable program for developing a new spacecraft and will likely fall behind in the space race, a veteran Russian cosmonaut said in an interview published Friday. Efforts to build a successor to the 40-year old Soyuz ...Read More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Atlantis' astronauts anxiously awaited word on the birth of one crewman's daughter Friday, as they moved more supplies into the International Space Station and geared up for another spacewalk. Astronaut Randolph Bresnik was about to become a ...Read More
MOSCOW—Russia lacks a viable program for developing a new spacecraft and risks losing its place as a leader in space travel, a veteran Russian cosmonaut said in an interview published Friday. Efforts to build a successor to the 40-year old Soyuz ...Read More
(CNN) -- Astronauts aboard the international space station and space shuttle Atlantis woke up to a worrying sound -- alarms indicating a fire and dangerous loss of pressure, NASA said Friday.
However, a check revealed no serious trouble.
Depressurization-caution alarms sounded just ...Read More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The astronauts aboard the shuttle-station complex are getting some extra moving time. Space shuttle Atlantis has been declared free of any worrisome launch damage. That means the crewmen won't need to conduct another detailed inspection of their ...Read More
Hamilton, approved 59-39, became the eighth of President Obama's judicial nominees to be confirmed, and the third confirmed to an appeals court. All Philadelphia-area senators voted for confirmation. Republican senators, backed by conservative allies outside Congress, had blocked a vote for ...Read More
Riding a robotic arm 210 miles above the Earth, NASA astronauts successfully completed their first spacewalk of the 11-day mission that launched earlier this week. Astronauts Mike Foreman and Robert L. Satcher, Jr. spent six hours and 37 minutes outside ...Read More
Cape Canaveral, Florida - Two US astronauts left the safety of the International Space Station Thursday to install spare parts that will help it continue running smoothly in the future. Space shuttle Atlantis crew members Michael Foreman and Robert Satcher ...Read More
View full sizeAssociated PressThis image provided by NASA TV shows the Space Shuttle Atlantis as it completes a pirouette for the space station cameras, for a final check to make sure there's no damage to the thermal tiles on its ...Read More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A pair of spacewalking astronauts, one of them a surgeon, hustled through antenna and cable work Thursday outside the International Space Station.
Atlantis crewmen Michael Foreman and Dr. Robert Satcher Jr. had a spare antenna installed in ...Read More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A pair of astronauts ventured out on the first spacewalk of their shuttle mission Thursday to tackle some antenna and cable work at the International Space Station. The linked shuttle-station was soaring over South America when Michael ...Read More
