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Matt Damon wasn’t shy to mix his look up a little for a new role. Damon has shaved his head for the 2013 SciFi film ‘Elysium’. Damon Grabs a Cup of Coffee and Shows Off His New Look The movie star stepped out for coffee in New York yesterday with just stubble on […]
Space shuttle Discovery launched just before midnight Friday on a mission to the international space station. The crew of seven astronauts includes one from Mexico and another from Sweden. One of those seven, Nicole Stott, will remain on the station as a flight engineer, while astronaut Timothy Kopra is to return home aboard the shuttle.
Space shuttle Discovery was scheduled to launch early Tuesday morning for a mission to deliver equipment to the international space station.
NASA postponed the launch of the space shuttle Endeavour early Wednesday because of a liquid hydrogen leak. It is the same type of leak that caused the postponement of an earlier launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. On June 13, a leak was detected in the gaseous hydrogen venting system outside the shuttle’s external fuel tank, the space agency said
Two Italians, a Dane, a German, a Frenchman and a Brit walk into a space station… or will, in 2013, if all goes according to European Space Agency plans
It’s not quite the achievement of a lunar landing, but astronaut Mike Massimino made Twitter history with a 139-character post to the micro-blogging site — the first person to do so from space. “From orbit: Launch was awesome!! I am feeling great, working hard, & enjoying the magnificent views, the adventure of a lifetime has begun!” he wrote at 4:30 p.m.
With space shuttle Atlantis on its way to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope, that leaves one shuttle, Endeavour, at the ready on the other launch pad here.
The space shuttle Discovery landed safely at Kennedy Space Center on Saturday after a mission to the International Space Station. Earlier Saturday, NASA had scrubbed a planned 1:38 p.m. landing, citing high winds
Comedian Stephen Colbert, who unsuccessfully tried to get on the ballot of the South Carolina presidential primaries, aimed higher and won this time. Fans of “The Colbert Report” made “Colbert” the No. 1 submission in a NASA contest to name a new wing of the international space station.
A bat that apparently had trouble flying instead tried to hitch a ride on the space shuttle Discovery, NASA officials said. The rodent was last seen clinging on the foam of the external tank of the space shuttle moments before the Discovery launched, officials said