With Atlantis on the Ground, What's Next for the Space Station?
At long last, NASAs International Space Station program is about to show a little backbone. Literally speaking, that is. Amid a rapid-fire series of upcoming outpost construction missions, the first piece of the stations girder-like spine will be hauled up into space aboard shuttle Discovery in October.

Are You Ready for a Touchdown: Atlantis Prepares for Homecoming
Shuttle Atlantis and its astronaut crew are headed for a predawn landing Wednesday at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), and it looks as if the weather is going to cooperate - thanks to Tropical Depression Gordon.

Atlantis Loops Around Space Station as Mission Draws to a Close
That was one small step for a man, two giant loops for mankind. With co-pilot Scott Altman flying solo for the first time, shuttle Atlantis pulled away from the International Space Station late Sunday and took two sweeping victory laps to cap a wildly successful mission to outfit the outpost for its first full-time tenants.

Atlantis Crew Says Station Is Ready For Future Visitors
The International Space Station is ready for occupancy. That was the word from NASA Sunday as the visiting crew of shuttle Atlantis finished setting up house for the stations first full-time tenants.

The Bell Tolls On the International Space Station
If the International Space Station crewmembers hear a ringing in their ears, it wont be their imagination. A U.S. Navy tradition has just moved into low Earth orbit.

Station Now Features Fitness Center Option For Future Crews
Theres no swimming pool or weight machines, and little room for jazzercise class. But the International Space Station soon will sport a new orbital fitness center, thanks to the visiting crew of shuttle Atlantis.

Atlantis Crew Sends Greetings to Olympic Athletes
The orbiting Atlantis astronauts beamed a message from space Friday to the 11,000 athletes -- and 500,000 spectators -- gathered in Sydney, Australia for the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Shuttle Astronauts Pack Up Trash as Moving In Week Continues
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Atlantis astronauts converted a Russian supply ship into a trash truck at the International Space Station Friday amid a bid to resuscitate a suspect battery in the outposts new crew quarters.

Station Commode is Set Up by Astronauts
Good news for future International Space Station crews: The on-board toilet will be up and operating this week after its first official "wetting" in orbit.

Atlantis Crew Tackles Power Problem with Brute Force
The Atlantis astronauts set out to juice up the power system aboard the International Space Station Wednesday, but the work didnt exactly come off at an electrifying pace.

It's Moving Day! -- Atlantis' Crew Enters Space Station
Atlantis crew members threw open the doors to the International Space Station (ISS) late Monday and began the process of moving equipment and supplies into the orbital outpost this morning.

New Program Allows Skywatchers to Track Spacecraft
The friendly engineers and programmers at NASA paid attention in their math and science classes and have developed tracking programs for when you can see Atlantis in orbit, along with other craft such as the International Space Station, Mir and the Hubble Space Telescope.

Spacewalkers Finish Tasks, Crew Prepares to Enter Station
Space Shuttle Atlantis crew is set to enter the International Space Station (ISS) later tonight following a successful early morning spacewalk to work on the orbital outpost.

Shuttle Docks with Station, Crew Prepares for Spacewalk
Atlantis glided smoothly into position and docked with the International Space Station (ISS) early Sunday morning to begin a mission of delivering supplies and installing equipment aboard the orbital outpost.

Atlantis Races to Rendezvous With Station
Space Shuttle Atlantis and crew are racing around the globe in preparation for a rendezvous with the International Space Station early Sunday morning. Atlantis lifted off from Kennedy Space Center at 8:45 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (12:45 GMT) Friday on a mission to make the station ready for its first occupants set to arrive in late October.

Atlantis Launch Day Souvenir Photo Album
Launch day began when shortly after midnight engineers started to fill Atlantis' butterscotch-colored external tank with a half-million gallons (1.9 million liters) of liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen -- supercold propellant that was used later in the morning to power the shuttle's three Rocketdyne main engines.

Students Send Science Experiments to Space
Leave it to kids to pick the grossest stuff to send into space. Moldy bread, rotten hamburger, bubblegum and hair -- just about everything youd find in yesterdays trash or maybe clogging the garbage disposal -- are flying aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis.

Atlantis Spacewalkers to Climb to New Heights
There isnt any up or down in space, but Atlantis spacewalkers will climb their way along the International Space Station to accomplish their tasks.

Spacewalkers Tell a Tale of Two Training Cities
Ed Lu and Yuri Malenchenko have added quite a few extra frequent-flier miles to their account while training for this spacewalk.

Terrestrial Moving Companies Ready To Fill In For Shuttle Crew
Five U.S. astronauts and two Russian cosmonauts will convert shuttle Atlantis into a moving van this week, hauling a household of goods and supplies up to the International Space Station.

Shuttle Crew To Set Up House In Space
The foundation is laid, and the roof has been raised. Now the plumbers, electricians and cable guys are on their way.

Atlantis' Crew Prepares Station for Future Residents
The crew of Atlantis might be considered the "make ready" people of the International Space Station.

Atlantis Shoots for Tiny Launch Window
Its official: Space Shuttle Atlantis will blast off September 8 on a mission to outfit the International Space Station, kicking off a series of outpost construction missions and setting the stage for the arrival of its first full-time crew in November.

Shuttle Simulator Prepares Astronauts and Ground Crew for Missions
Atlantis smoothly glides up and around the International Space Station and commander Terry Wilcutt pulses the orbiters thrusters as the craft docks without a hitch. No, there isn't a mission in progress, just a simulation exercise held on Wednesday, August 23, of the first crucial steps that will prepare the station for its first occupants this fall.

Future ISS Crews End Training On Russian Zvezda Module
The second of two groups of cosmonauts and astronauts returned to Moscow from Baikonur Friday, May 26 following a training session on the all-but-flight-ready Zvezda service module.