Astronauts on the first space shuttle flight since the Columbia tragedy will practice three methods for patching holes in orbit and have another two repair kits on hand in case their ship is actually damaged by launch debris this spring. FULL STORY
With just three months remaining until liftoff, the astronauts assigned to the first space shuttle flight since the Columbia catastrophe still don't know what type of repair kit will accompany them into orbit. FULL STORY
As the nation remembers the space shuttle Columbia disaster Tuesday, the independent blue ribbon panel overseeing NASA's return to space shuttle flight says the agency is on track for a launch, perhaps as early as May or June. FULL STORY
Blaming the busy hurricane season, NASA announced Friday that it will delay the space shuttle's return to space from March or April to a launch in May or July. FULL STORY