An era is drawing to a close. The Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down safely in Florida at 8:48 a.m. this morning, concluding what will likely be its last voyage into space as the the space shuttle program is winding down. Atlantis was on a 12-day resupply mission to the International Space Station. This was the [...]

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NASA again postponed the space shuttle Discovery launch on Wednesday for the second time and will most likely make another attempt on August 28th to begin the mission to the International Space Station. Watch the launch live to the right on the Blippitt home page. The liftoff had been scheduled to take place at the [...]

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The NASA shuttle launch scheduled for Tuesday morning has been postponed due to weather.  NASA will try again to launch the shuttle Discovery to the international space station on Wednesday. Be sure to catch the shuttle launch live to the right on our homepage. Thunderstorms developed late Monday night around the launch site, and lightning [...]

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The space shuttle Discovery touched down safely at Kennedy Space Center at 3:14pm EDT on Saturday, after a 13-day voyage. NASA had scrubbed an earlier planned landing, citing high winds. “It was a beautiful landing,” NASA launch manager Leroy Kaine said.  “About the only thing that beats a beautiful orbiter landing like this is the [...]

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The space shuttle Discovery looks to be set for launch tonight at 7:43pm EDT. The launch was originally scheduled to occur this past Wednesday, however, the launch was delayed due to a hydrogen leak that was spotted during fueling. UPDATE: To watch the 2-24-2011 Discovery launch, click here Hydrogen gas valves aboard Discovery have already [...]

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NASA has postponed the space shuttle Discovery’s launch to the International Space Station on Wednesday due to a hydrogen leak during fueling.  The space agency is expected to try again on Sunday. Wednesday’s launch attempt was scrapped as the shuttle was being filled with liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen. “Our business requires perfection and our [...]

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The space shuttle Discovery is set to lift off from the Kennedy Space Center tonight at 9:20pm EDT. Bookmark this post because you can watch the live feed right here… NASA scientists had delayed the launch by a month due to small cracks that had been found in the engine compartment’s hydrogen valves. Crews eventually [...]

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