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Space shuttle Discovery bids farewell to the space station

By MARCIA DUNNThe Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL – Space shuttle Discovery and its seven astronauts pulled away from the international space station on Tuesday and headed home, leaving tons of fresh...

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Rain clouds force NASA to wave off first shuttle landing at KSC

NASA waved off shuttle Discovery's first planned landing attempt at Kennedy Space Center because of heavy clouds and rain. NASA Chief Astronaut Steve Lindsey flew around KSC in a Shuttle Training...

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Discovery has enough supplies to hang in space for a few days

Shuttle Discovery has enough supplies to remain in orbit until Sunday at the latest and NASA did not activate its backup landing site at Edwards Air Force Base, California in case Kennedy Space Center...

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Weather not looking good for shuttle Discovery landing Thursday

The latest weather forecast from NASA sky watchers does not show much improvement for today's second landing opportunity at Kennedy Space Center.  "It looks a little bit worse, actually, for this next...

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Mother Nature prevails; NASA scrubs Discovery landing

Unable to find a break in the weather at Kennedy Space Center, NASA managers on Thursday  scrubbed its plans to land the space shuttle Discovery in Florida and gave the astronauts a bonus day in...

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Bad weather cancels early KSC shuttle landing again

Hope for an early landing of Space Shuttle Discovery was just dashed as NASA Mission Control in Houston just told astronauts that the first landing for Kennedy Space scheduled for 5:48 p.m. EDT Friday...

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Florida weather diverts shuttle Discovery to land in California

A Florida end to space shuttle Discovery's two week mission the the international space station is not to be. Unstable weather and worsening conditions at the Cape forced NASA to wave off both planned...

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Discovery makes picture perfect landing in sunny California

Shuttle Discovery and its seven astronauts touched down safely Friday in pristine California weather, ending their nearly two week mission to the international space station. Discovery arrived at...

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Space shuttle Discovery piggy backs its way home to Florida

The space shuttle Discovery left California’s Edwards Air Force Base in California Sunday morning on its 2,500-mile-cross-country journey back to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The shuttle then...

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Space Shuttle Discovery back at Kennedy Space Center

CAPE CANAVERAL — Space shuttle Discovery is finally back home in Florida following a two-long trip to space and a two-day cross-country journey on top of a jet. The shuttle, which landed in California...

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