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...program Saturday night with a video presentation that will highlight all 135 shuttle flights.In addition, former shuttle commander Dominic "Tony" Antonelli will be the honorary starter. He will wave the green flag to start the race, six days...
...I went ooh, that hurts just sitting here and listening," NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, a former space shuttle commander, told the crowd of more than 600. "He was our first in space and will forever be an icon."Some of the Project...
...weeks because of the need to inspect wiring on Atlantis' boosters. "We had a wonderful, wild, exciting ride," shuttle commander Kenneth Cockrell said. Shuttle managers said the delay and extra work made them savor Atlantis' flawless launch...
...complex's orbit. Atlantis will leave the station about 16 miles higher than when the shuttle arrived last Friday. Shuttle commander Kenneth Cockrell and astronauts Thomas Jones and Robert Curbeam Jr. took some time off from their busy schedule...
...We do have a 'go' forecast for (the Kennedy Space Center in Florida) at this time," Mission Control told shuttle commander Kenneth Cockrell. "Just want to confirm that there's no risk of clouds moving into the picture that we're not...
...down at KSC (Kennedy Space Center) and our families there that we're sorry we won't see them right away," shuttle commander Kenneth Cockrell told Mission Control. "But we appreciate it making it home somewhere today." President Bush...
...Shepherd was gobbling a cheeseburger. "The Expedition One crew is doing great. They're up and walking around," shuttle commander James Wetherbee reported shortly after touchdown. "The docs don't let them walk around too much. They do have...
...Dezhurov and Mikhail Tyurin. "We are looking forward to getting home for Christmas, especially Frank and his crew," shuttle commander Dominic Gorie called down Monday morning. "It's going to be a wonderful, wonderful time, I think, to be reunited...
...350-mile-high chase should end Sunday. "Hubble's up there ready for us and we're ready to go to work," shuttle commander Scott Altman called out. The launch was surrounded by extraordinarily tight security to guard against possible terrorist...
...their Hubble Space Telescope repair mission. "Unbelievable that we got everything we set out to do accomplished," shuttle commander Scott Altman said. "We're really thrilled about that and we're looking forward to coming home and sharing some...