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NASA Gives Endeavour a Green Light for Launch

The current weather forecast calls for only a 10 percent chance atmospheric conditions will delay Endeavour’s launch.

(CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. ) - Space shuttle Endeavour’s STS-123 mission is officially set for launch after getting the "go" from NASA's Mission Management Team on Sunday. Liftoff from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, is scheduled for 2:28 a.m. EDT Tuesday.

Over the next few days, Endeavour’s crew will be busy double-checking equipment, rehearsing procedures and looking forward to an exciting trip into space.

NASA Starts Space Shuttle Endeavour Countdown

NASA hopes to launch its second shuttle flight of the year on Tuesday from the Kennedy Space Center at 2:28 a.m. EDT.

(CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. ) - The space shuttle Endeavour astronauts are at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for final launch preparations for their STS-123 mission to the International Space Station.

The crew arrived at Kennedy's Shuttle Landing Facility in a Shuttle Training Aircraft at 1:21 a.m. EST Saturday, March 8. The countdown for the launch of space shuttle Endeavour began on time at 3 a.m. EST in Firing Room 4 of the launch control center. The clock picked up at the T-43 hour mark.

Satellite Debris Analysis Indicates Hydrazine Tank Hit

U.S. Strategic Command space surveillance sensors continue to track and characterize the debris to ensure timely notifications are made, if necessary, with regards to ground or on-orbit debris-related risk.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The Department of Defense announced today that based on debris analysis, officials are confident the missile intercept and destruction of a non-functioning National Reconnaissance Office satellite, achieved the objective of destroying the hydrazine tank and reducing, if not eliminating, the risk to people on Earth from the hazardous chemical.

A single modified tactical Standard Missile-3 (SM-3), fired from the USS Lake Erie was used to engage the satellite.

DoD Succeeds In Intercepting Non-Functioning Satellite

Confirmation that the fuel tank has been fragmented should be available within 24 hours.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - A network of spaced-based sensors confirms that the military intercepted a non-functioning National Reconnaissance Office satellite which was in its final orbits before entering the earth's atmosphere.

At approximately 10:26 PM EST today, a U.S. Navy's USS Lake Erie fired a single modified tactical Standard Missile-3 hitting the satellite approximately 247 kilometers over the Pacific Ocean as it traveled in space at more than 17,000 mph.

OMSI has Front Row Seats for Nasa Space Shuttle Atlantis Launch

Oregon Astronaut Stanley Love of Eugene is on board.

(PORTLAND, Ore..) - OMSI will offer space exploration enthusiasts a front row seat to watch Stanley Love from Eugene, Oregon and NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-122 launch into space Thursday, February 7th at 11:00 AM.

The scheduled 11:45 AM PDT launch and flight to the International Space Station will be shown in OMSI's planetarium via satellite on NASA TV. Admission to the televised launch is free with paid museum admission.

Sensor Problems Again Cause Atlantis Delay

The objective of the mission is to install the European Space Agency's Columbus laboratory.

(CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.) - One of four engine cutoff sensors (ECO) inside the liquid hydrogen section of Atlantis' external fuel tank gave a false reading while the tank was being filled.

The ECO sensors help protect the shuttle's main engines by triggering their shut down if fuel runs unexpectedly low.

Atlantis was first scheduled to launch December 6^th but was delayed after two liquid hydrogen ECO sensors gave false readings.

Space shuttle Atlantis to launch Sunday

(CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.) - Space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to launch Sunday, December 9, at 3:21 p.m. EST, (12:21 P.M PST) from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

The prior launch was postponed because of an issue with a fuel cut-off sensor system (or ECO) inside the external fuel tank. After three days of reviewing data on a problem with fuel sensors the Shuttle program manages made the decision to liftoff.

NASA Postpones Space Shuttle Atlantis Launch; Aims for Friday

(CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.) - NASA has delayed Thursday's planned launch of space shuttle Atlantis on its STS-122 mission to the International Space Station. The next liftoff opportunity is Friday at 4:09 PM EST.

Shuttle program managers decided to postpone Atlantis' launch at 9:56 a.m. because of an issue with a fuel cut-off sensor system inside the external fuel tank. This is one of several systems that protect the shuttle's main engines by triggering their shut down if fuel runs unexpectedly low. During countdown activities Thursday morning, two sensors failed a routine prelaunch check. There are four engine cut-off, or ECO, sensors inside the liquid hydrogen section of the tank, and Launch Commit Criteria require three of the four sensor systems to be functioning properly.

NASA to use balloon flotilla to study radiation that affects Earth

(WASHINGTON) - A new NASA project will use more than 40 high altitude balloons to return new scientific insights about Earth's Van Allen Belts. The type of radiation in the belts can be hazardous to astronauts, orbiting satellites and aircraft flying in high altitude polar routes.

NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington, has awarded $9.3 million to Dartmouth College of Hanover, N.H., for the study. Research using the balloons can be carried out at a fraction of the cost of using an orbiting satellite.

After Successful Spacewalk, Shuttle’s Heat Shield Cleared for Landing

The next spacewalk is scheduled to take place Tuesday.

(HOUSTON) - Discovery Mission Specialist Scott Parazynski and Expedition 16 Flight Engineer Daniel Tani successfully completed the second spacewalk of the STS-120 mission at 12:05 PM EDT Sunday.

Parazynski and Tani completed preparations for the relocation of the P6 truss segment early in the spacewalk. Mission Specialists Stephanie Wilson and Doug Wheelock used the station robotic arm to remove the P6.