Shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven returned to Earth on Saturday and successfully wrapped up a construction mission that left the International Space Station with all its solar wings and extra electrical power. ...more

March 29, 2009

Windy weather scuttled the first attempt to land. Now the shuttle is expected to touch down at 3:14 p.m. ...more

March 28, 2009

Their mission almost complete, space shuttle Discovery's astronauts checked out their ship's flight systems Friday to ensure a safe return to NASA's spaceport. ...more

March 27, 2009

The platforms are supposed to secure big spare parts, like gyroscopes and pumps, that will be needed once NASA's shuttles stop flying in 2010. ...more

March 23, 2009

NASA's online contest to name a new room at the international space station went awry. Comedian Stephen Colbert won. ...more

March 23, 2009

Confronted with orbiting junk again, NASA ordered the astronauts aboard the linked International Space Station and shuttle Discovery to move out of the way of a piece of debris Sunday. ...more

March 23, 2009

Recession or no, billionaire Charles Simonyi couldn't pass up another shot at space, even if it meant shelling out $35 million more. ...more

March 22, 2009

Astronauts took another spacewalk at the International Space Station on Saturday, this time to lighten the workload for future crews. ...more

March 22, 2009

Astronauts cautiously opened one of the newly installed solar wings at the International Space Station on Friday, as flight controllers below watched with anxiety. ...more

March 21, 2009

CAPE CANAVERAL - A pair of astronauts ventured out on a spacewalk Thursday to help install the last set of solar wings at the international space station. ...more

March 19, 2009