It was a productive day for the six astronauts onboard Atlantis. The crew inspected the shuttle’s heat shield, prepared for docking to the International Space Station and readied spacesuits for the ...

Flight International online news 08:00GMT: Plans to use the International Space Station (ISS) as a safe haven if a Space Shuttle is seriously damaged will be rendered unviable after the expected March ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA cleared six astronauts and their Atlantis orbiter for a Thursday landing after one last heat inspection found their spacecraft ship shape, a top shuttle official said today ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA's nextspace shuttle will likely launch in March 2006 and not be the Atlantis orbiteras ...