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Space shuttle Endeavour finishes 16-day mission
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Space shuttle Endeavour and its seven astronauts safely returned to Earth on Sunday, taking a detour to sunny California after storms hit the main landing strip in Florida.
Nations:U.S. People:Gregory Chamitoff Activities:2008 Endeavour Mission 2 Source:(AP)
2008-11-30
'Space family' says goodbye as mission nears end
HOUSTON - Seven astronauts piled into space shuttle Endeavour for the return trip to Earth after eating Thanksgiving dinner, leaving their counterparts at the international space station like relatives parting ways from a holiday visit.
Nations:Turkey U.S. People:Gregory Chamitoff Activities:2008 Endeavour Mission 2 Source:(AP)
2008-11-28
Astronauts share freeze-dried Thanksgiving feast
HOUSTON - Astronauts raised plastic cups of iced tea and toasted the Thanksgiving holiday from the international space station Thursday.
Nations:U.S. People:Gregory Chamitoff Activities:2008 Endeavour Mission 2 Source:(AP)
2008-11-27
NASA clears shuttle Endeavour for Friday launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA cleared space shuttle Endeavour for a Friday night launch to the international space station, but the weather outlook was not too promising.
Nations:U.S. People:Gregory Chamitoff Activities:2008 Endeavour Mission 2 Source:(AP)
2008-11-13
Shuttle Discovery crew glad to be back on ground
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven returned to Earth on Saturday and capped a successful expansion job at the international space station, more spacious and robust thanks to a new billion-dollar science lab.
People:Gregory Chamitoff Activities:2008 Discovery Mission Hubble Space Telescope Mission Source:(AP)
2008-06-15
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