cheerleaders. Pittsburgh had the Steeleretts, provided by Robert Morris Junior College, from 1961 to 1970, but their pom-pons were eventually taken away as the organization no longer wanted them. ...more

February 1, 2009

NASA has begun preparations for a Feb. 12 launch of U.S. space shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station, spending this weekend joining the external fuel tank and solid-rocket boosters to the shuttle. ...more

January 11, 2009

NASA has a flight gap coming. Can the private sector fill it? The space agency is planning to retire the shuttle fleet in 2010, but the next generation of spacecraft is not likely to be ready to fly astronauts to the International Space Station and beyond until 2015. During the pause in American flights, the United States will rely on Russia to get astronauts to the station. ...more

January 2, 2009

It's the 40th anniversary of the start of a mission that sent humans around the moon for the first time and set the stage for the first landing on the moon. ...more

December 21, 2008

Joey Galloway was deactivated for the big loss to the Falcons on Sunday. ...more

December 16, 2008

Space shuttle Endeavour has to wait another day to make its cross-country return trip to Florida. ...more

December 8, 2008

Dangerously high wind and a stormy sky prevented space shuttle Endeavour from returning to its home base in Florida on Sunday, and NASA ordered the astronauts to take a detour and land in sunny California. ...more

November 30, 2008

Astronauts raised plastic cups of iced tea and toasted the Thanksgiving holiday before eating a traditional dinner of smoked turkey, cornbread dressing and candied yams at the International Space Station. ...more

November 28, 2008

The smoked turkey resembles sliced deli meat but stiffer, the candied yams are bland inside, the green beans taste like they've been microwaved to death and the corn bread stuffing has a broth-heavy, institutional flavor. ...more

November 25, 2008

Astronauts tinkered Sunday with a troublesome piece of equipment that can convert urine and sweat into drinkable water once it's functioning and that will allow the International Space Station to grow to six crew members. ...more

November 24, 2008