NASA has assigned the crew for space shuttle Discovery’s STS-129 mission. The flight will deliver two experiment racks to the International Space Station. Marine Col. Charlie Hobaugh will command the ...

With hugs and farewells all around, the seven astronauts setto depart on the shuttle Atlantis Wednesday said goodbye to the five remainingspaceflyers on the International Space Station. The astronauts ...

HOUSTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Space shuttle astronauts Mike Foreman and Robert Satcher Jr. whizzed through their first spacewalk of the STS-129 mission Thursday in 6 hours, 37 minutes. The spacewalk ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Fla., are set for the upcoming launch of space shuttle Atlantis. The shuttle’s ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. This story was updated at 5:18 p.m. ET. Two astronauts raced through the second spacewalk of ...

The space shuttle Atlantis roared into space on November 16th to begin a vital 11-day delivery run to the International Space Station. The liftoff was the second-to-last planned flight for the 24-year ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Nov. 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says blogs and tweets will be part of the upcoming launch of space shuttle Atlantis and its mission to the International Space Station. The ...

The crew of STS-129 discusses its November mission to the International Space Station with school children and others at NASA Headquarters in Washington.

Robert Lee "Bobby" Satcher, Jr. is a physician, chemical engineer, and NASA astronaut. He became the first orthopedic surgeon in space during STS-129. He participated in 2 spacewalks during STS-129, ...

Compiled by the NASA SE&I folks using all the ground, air, SRB and ET video from the STS-129 launch. Compiled by the NASA SE&I folks using all the ground, air, SRB and ET video from the STS-129 launch ...

The NASA launch of the space shuttle Atlantis for its STS-129 mission has been delayed from Thursday, November 12, to Monday, November 16, 2009. NASA has confirmed that the STS-129 space shuttle ...