Friday's Shuttle Launch Could Be Delayed By Storms
This Friday's launch of the space shuttle Atlantis is looking 'iffy' thanks to Mother Nature.
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This Friday's launch of the space shuttle Atlantis is looking 'iffy' thanks to Mother Nature.
The four astronauts who will close the final chapter of NASA's space shuttle program on Friday with the launch of the shuttle Atlantis have arrived in Florida.
When NASA wraps up its 30 year space shuttle program this month with the final launch of Atlantis, some 7,000 jobs in the communities surrounding the Space Coast will also come to an end.
CAPE CANAVERAL (CBS4) – This Friday it will mark the end of an era for NASA as one of the smallest crews in decades, three men and a woman who were in high school and college when the first space shuttle soared 30 years ago, lifts on the final space shuttle mission.
The four astronauts assigned to NASA's last space shuttle flight can't seem to escape all the fuss and hubbub. Astronauts said Thursday they're still getting last-minute requests.
The last space shuttle launch ever is set. On Tuesday, NASA managers met at Kennedy Space Center confirmed Friday, July 8 as the launch date for Atlantis.
Preparations and training for the final launch of the space shuttle program are underway at the Kennedy Space Center.
The astronauts who are scheduled to fly the final space shuttle mission on board the Atlantis arrived at the Kennedy Space Center late Monday afternoon.
NASA fueled space shuttle Atlantis on Wednesday, but it was only a test leading up to the last flight of the 30-year program.
The Space shuttle Endeavour has landed for the final time at Kennedy Space Center. The six astronauts returned to Earth early Wednesday, closing out the next-to-last mission in NASA's 30-year program with a safe middle-of-the-night landing.
Space shuttle Endeavour is back on Earth. Endeavour and its crew of six landed at Kennedy Space Center early Wednesday morning, June 1, 2011.
NASA's second-to-last space shuttle flight comes to a close when the shuttle Endeavour lands on Wednesday, June 1. It's also Endeavour's final flight. Here's a look at some of the mission highlights in outer space.
The crew of the space shuttle Endeavour is wrapping up final preparations for Wednesday's landing at Kennedy Space Center.
The space shuttle Endeavour has undocked from the International Space Station, ending a stay of 11 days, 17 hours and 41 minutes at the orbiting laboratory.
Endeavour's astronauts took care of some last-minute space station chores Saturday before packing up to come home and end the next-to-last shuttle flight.
An American flag that flew over the World Trade Center site after 9/11 is heading into space for the last shuttle mission.
A bittersweet historic moment happened outside the International Space Station Friday morning.
The crew of the space shuttle Endeavour has inspected their ship one last time.
An "itchy" situation almost caused two of Endeavour's astronauts to "scratch" their third spacewalk.
NASA has unveiled a new look and name for its previously planned moon capsule. The crew capsule named Orion was a cornerstone of former President George W. Bush's plan to return astronauts to the moon.
A second spacewalk outside the orbiting international space station didn't go exactly as planned for a pair of Endeavour's astronauts.
The 12 astronauts circling the Earth received a blessing from Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday in the first ever papal call to space.
The first of four spacewalks outside the International Space Station had just one small glitch early Friday. NASA managers cut short one task because of a spacesuit sensor problem, but most of the spacewalking astronauts work was already finished.
Manned space flight fans hoping to see the final flight of NASA's Space Shuttle fleet can circle July 8 on the calendar.
The number one mission for astronauts aboard the shuttle Endeavour has been accomplished. Early Thursday, astronauts finished installation of a $2 billion cosmic ray detector on the International Space Station.
Alexis Muñoz was riding his scooter when he was struck by a truck which sped off after the crash.
The program goes from Wednesday through Monday, Dec. 2.
Tyrone Armbrister has been charged with attempted sexual battery, false imprisonment and burglary with assault.
Nearly 4.5 million Floridians will take a trip of 50 miles or more for the holiday, according to AAA.
More than 4.5 million in Florida are expected to take a holiday trip.
Alexis Muñoz was riding his scooter when he was struck by a truck which sped off after the crash.
The program goes from Wednesday through Monday, Dec. 2.
Tyrone Armbrister has been charged with attempted sexual battery, false imprisonment and burglary with assault.
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Jim devotes the entire half hour to an interview with Miami State Representative Danny Perez who was sworn in this week as the Speaker of the Florida House.
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