Second Half Of Expedition 27 Launches To Space Station

Expedition 27 trio Ron Garan, Alexander Samokutyaev and Andrey Borisenko. Photo: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center
Crew will continue scientific research and perform station maintenance, NASA says.
Read more...Expedition 26: Space Station Trio Returns To Earth
Three other Expedition 26 members remain on the station to begin Expedition 27.
Read more...Space Shuttle Discovery Lands For 39th And Final Time

Discovery completes mission STS-133 and lands at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo: NASA TV/March 9, 2011
The shuttle flew its first mission in 1984.
Read more...Space Shuttle Discovery Launched For Final Time
The shuttle already completed 38 missions.
Read more...Astronaut Mark Kelly Resumes Training for Endeavour STS-134
Kelly took time off to care for wife, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.
Read more...Atlantis Officially Named NASA's Last Shuttle Flight

Space shuttle Atlantis heads to space on the STS-132 mission to the International Space Station. Photo: NASA/Kenny Allen
But funding remains uncertain.
Read more...NASA Names Backup Shuttle Commander For Rep. Giffords' Astronaut Husband

NASA astronaut Mark Kelly married Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) in 2007. Photo: Giffords Flickr photostream
Endeavour's STS-134 mission commander Mark Kelly will focus on caring for Giffords, who was shot in the head.
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New Expedition 26 Trio Launches To Space Station
They will complete the mission in May.
Read more...Obama Signs NASA Authorization Act Of 2010

President Obama signs the NASA Authorization Act of 2010 in the Oval Office. Photo: Pete Souza/ Oct. 11, 2010
The law expands commercial partnerships and focus on deep space exploration.
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