Atlantis Astronauts Get Special Wake-Up From Shuttle Workers
Usually space shuttle astronauts are awakened in orbit by a song sent by a loved one. But not much is routine for the final space shuttle flight, not even a wake-up call.
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Usually space shuttle astronauts are awakened in orbit by a song sent by a loved one. But not much is routine for the final space shuttle flight, not even a wake-up call.
Atlantis and its four astronauts left Earth Friday for the final space shuttle mission, capping off an amazing 30-year program of exploration, which launched great observatories, built an International Space Station, and taught us more about how humans can live and work in space.
When campers arrived at the Miami Planetarium summer camp on Friday, most of them had no idea that they were about to witness history.
Hundreds of thousands of spectators jammed Cape Canaveral and surrounding towns for Friday's emotional farewell to NASA's space shuttle program.
For most of the past 30 years, NASA has etched memories into the minds of Americans with each of the 135 launches of the space shuttle program. From the iconic first flight, to the tragedies of Challenger and Columbia; everyone remembers something about the shuttle program.
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.
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.
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