With the mission finally coming to a close, Discovery commander Pamela Melroy acknowledged Tuesday she had been "extremely concerned" about the safety of the spacewalker who went out to fix the space station's ripped solar wing. ...more

November 7, 2007

Still on "a major high" from their successful solar wing repair, the 10 astronauts aboard the linked shuttle Discovery and International Space Station cried as they hugged goodbye Sunday and closed the door between them. ...more

November 5, 2007

A giant solar wing ripped as it was being unfurled by astronauts aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday, creating another problem for NASA at the orbiting outpost. ...more

October 31, 2007

Astronauts swung open the door to their new space station addition Saturday and floated into the spacious and sparkling white room, formally christening it Harmony. ...more

October 28, 2007

Astronauts added a new room to the International Space Station on Friday in the way of Harmony. ...more

October 27, 2007

Discovery's astronauts used lasers and digital cameras Wednesday to examine the shuttle's wings for any signs of launch damage as they gained on the International Space Station with every orbit of Earth. ...more

October 25, 2007

Ferrying hardware into orbit may not be the sexiest way to run a space program, but it's a critical part of the world's most ambitious construction job. ...more

October 23, 2007

CAPE CANAVERAL - The crew of space shuttle Discovery is in Florida this week for emergency training and a practice countdown for an upcoming launch. ...more

October 8, 2007

Germs sent into orbit on the space shuttle last year came back to Earth three times more virulent, a finding that could have major implications for astronauts on the International Space Station or on proposed voyages to the moon and Mars. ...more

September 29, 2007