Shuttle, Station Crews Plan Rodeo Celebration
With BBQ meat, corn, new denim shirts and a few surprises, the crew of shuttle Atlantis plan to host an orbital version of the 2002 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Friday night for the Expedition Four crew of Yuri Onufrienko, Dan Bursch and Carl Walz.

Station Truss in Place as Spacewalkers Wrestle with Connections
The International Space Station grew 13 tons heavier Thursday with the addition of a $600 million truss segment, but it took some old fashioned muscle power by a pair of spacewalkers to prevent the possibilty of the hardware freezing beyond repair.

Atlantis, Station Crews Begin Busiest Day of STS-110 Mission
The most hectic and critical day of shuttle Atlantis' mission to the International Space Station has begun.

Station Crew Greets Atlantis Astronauts after Shuttle Docks
With hugs and smiling faces all around, the International Space Station's Expedition Four crew welcomed aboard shuttle Atlantis' seven astronauts on Wednesday.

Shuttle Atlantis On Course for Docking with Station Wednesday
Shuttle Atlantis is on course for its arrival Wednesday at the International Space Station.

Shuttle Atlantis Blasts Off on Space Station Assembly Mission
Shuttle Atlantis cruised back into orbit Monday, lofting seven astronauts to begin an 11-day mission to lay the cornerstone for the next phase of the International Space Station's assembly.

Shuttle Atlantis Ready Today for Second Launch Attempt
Countdown clocks are ticking again today as NASA makes a second run at sending shuttle Atlantis and seven astronauts on their way to the International Space Station.

NASA Targets Monday for Next Atlantis Launch Attempt
NASA is targeting Monday for a second attempt to launch shuttle Atlantis on an International Space Station assembly mission, agency officials said Friday.

Hydrogen Leak Delays Atlantis Launch to Sunday Earliest
A massive hydrogen leak at a Kennedy Space Center launch pad Thursday forced NASA to postpone the scheduled liftoff of shuttle Atlantis until at least Sunday.

Lucky No. 7: Jerry Ross to Make Historic Seventh Spaceflight
Grounded in his family and his faith, Atlantis astronaut Jerry Ross is ready to fly into space again.

Orbital Waves of Grain: Wheat Plants to be Grown on ISS
Freshly-baked bread on the dinner menu of the International Space Station may not be far away if an experiment launched aboard shuttle Atlantis on Thursday bears fruit.

ISS's Uncertain Future: International Partners Watch and Wait
Shuttle Atlantis is ready to launch on a mission that should give the International Space Station (ISS) some "backbone" -- both from a hardware standpoint and as a way to shore up politics between the United States and the outpost's multi-national partners.

NASA Approves Atlantis Launch Date of April 4
NASA's top spaceflight managers Tuesday officially approved an April 4 launch of shuttle Atlantis on an 11-day mission to begin the next phase of construction at the International Space Station.

ISS Robot Arm Problem Delays STS-111 Launch
A recently discovered problem with the International Space Station's robot arm has pushed back the launch of shuttle mission STS-111 to the International Space Station from May 6 to May 31. The technical difficulty could also pose a risk to the on-time launch of the next shuttle scheduled to fly April 4.

NASA to Keep Shuttle Launch Times Secret Until Day Before Liftoff
Beginning with the next space shuttle flight in two weeks, NASA is keeping its launch times secret until 24 hours in advance to guard against possible terrorist attack.

Columbia Rolls In; Atlantis Rolls Out
Kennedy Space Center took on the feel of a bustling spaceport Tuesday morning as one orbiter landed and another moved out to the launch pad.