Space Center Faces Workers' Strike
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - As the countdown toward a launch of Atlantis on the first space shuttle flight of the year was set to begin, another clock ticked away Monday toward a possible strike by several hundred workers at Kennedy Space Center.
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After a successful first spacewalk, the crew aboard the space shuttle was set to spend much of Wednesday preparing to rewire the international space station, one of their most important tasks.
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An aerospace research group says trying to fix the famed space telescope using a robot would cost two (b) billion dollars and take at least five years to get things ready.
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As the countdown toward a launch of Atlantis on the first space shuttle flight of the year was set to begin, another clock ticked away Monday toward a possible strike by several hundred workers at Kennedy Space Center.
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WASHINGTON - NASA should turn to astronauts, not robots, to repair the aging Hubble Space Telescope, an expert panel recommended on Wednesday.
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The decision is likely to set up a fresh confrontation with Congress over the fate of the orbiting observatory, sources say.
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The shuttle Discoveryâs mission involves challenging construction work aboard the International Space Station.
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Clocks at the Kennedy  Space Center in Florida began ticking down on Saturday toward  Tuesday's planned launch of the space shuttle Discovery on a  construction mission to the International Space Station.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Crew members on the International Space Station donned yellow construction helmets on Thursday and used a robotic crane to move a passageway for visiting spaceships and connecting modules.
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Troubles with the main oxygen generator aboard the International Space Station could force Fincke, 37, an Emsworth native, and cosmonaut Gennady Padalka to evacuate the orbiting outpost.
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Auto workers' union begins picketing GM as strike deadline passes.
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CLEVELAND, OH -- As NASA readies the space shuttle fleet to fly again, the agencyâs risk management teams are also paying attention to risk issues that affect the International Space Station.
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More than 7,000 health care workers and registered nurses could hold a one-day strike at 10 Sutter Health hospitals on Dec. 1 if progress toward a contract is not made before then, union representatives announced Friday.
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The explosion of a rocket stage in space has created a huge debris field that could threaten spacecraft.
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The United States and Russia are making contingency plans for an emergency evacuation of the two-man crew aboard the International Space Station .
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Russian and NASA engineers worked into the evening yesterday to figure out why two computer systems essential to the operation of the international space station crashed, and the agency began making contingency plans that include potentially abandoning the $100 billion facility if they should fail.
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Astronauts and engineers spent Tuesday troubleshooting problems in space and on the ground.