NASA has cleared space shuttle Atlantis for liftoff Monday on a trip to stock the International Space Station with several years' worth of spare parts. Mission managers gave the go-ahead Saturday as forecasters put the odds of good launch weather at 90 percent. ...more

November 15, 2009

NASA's newest rocket has blasted off on a test flight that may pave the way for a return to the moon. ...more

October 28, 2009

NASA's newest rocket is stuck on the launch pad because of clouds and high wind. NASA will try again Wednesday. ...more

October 27, 2009

NASA's new rocket is on the launching pad. ...more

October 20, 2009

As Clearwater High School graduate Nicole Passonno Stott took a spacewalk Tuesday, her friends and family watched intently from Capogna's Dugout Italian Restaurant and Sports Bar. Television sets normally tuned to the Rays or Bucs in the Clearwater establishment were fixed on the NASA channel as Stott removed an ammonia tank from the International Space Station. The flight engineer is one of seven astronauts who blasted off Friday aboard space shuttle Discovery. They hooked up Sunday with the space station, where Stott will spend the next three months. ...more

September 2, 2009

A graduate of Clearwater High School who rocketed into space last week will step outside for a walk today. Flight engineer Nicole Stott, who also attended St. Petersburg College and the University of Central Florida, is scheduled to begin a spacewalk with mission specialist Danny Olivas at 5:49 p.m. today. ...more

September 1, 2009

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Space shuttle Discovery pulled up and docked at the international space station on Sunday night, delivering a full load of gear and science experiments. ...more

August 30, 2009

Space shuttle Discovery's astronauts - including Clearwater High graduate Nicole Passonno Stott - steered closer to the International Space Station for a linkup today, while checking their ship for any signs of launch damage. ...more

August 30, 2009

Lightning in the early-morning sky made a dramatic background Tuesday and slowed the rollout ...more

August 5, 2009

After more than a month's delay, space shuttle Endeavour and seven astronauts thundered into orbit Wednesday on a flight to the International Space Station, hauling up a veranda for Japan's enormous lab and looking to set a crowd record. ...more

July 16, 2009