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NASA officials will host a news conference no earlier than 2 p.m. EDT, Saturday, June 17, following a two-day detailed assessment of the readiness of Space Shuttle Discovery for launch. The briefing ...

Media are invited to view a newly renovated firing room in the Kennedy Space Center Launch Control Center at 1 p.m. Friday. The STS-121 launch of Space Shuttle Discovery on July 1 will mark the first ...

Space Shuttle Discovery’s crew of seven are onboard and in their seats as final checks continue for what has been a smooth countdown towards the planned 1948GMT launch of International Space Station ...

At 1452GMT today Space Shuttle Discovery (pictured below from its own robotic arm's boom's camera) was to dock with the International Space Station, starting the next phase of STS-121, the 18th US ...

Just wanted to point out to everyone interested that Discovery is supposed to launch today at 3:49 pm (EDT), although it appears there might be a problem with a heater in one of the RCS thrusters, so ...

“U.S. Air Force weather officers are forecasting a 60-percent chance of weather prohibiting a launch attempt on Saturday.” Editor’s update: The launch has been scrubbed for today. NASA will try again ...

Hey guys ... got these STS-121 preflight photos emailed to me today ... and since it's Friday, I'm slacking off at work, and posting them in the Lounge.<br><br>First ...