STS-121 CREW BACK HOME AFTER 13-DAY MISSION
STS-121 Space Shuttle Discovery Commander Steve Lindsey speaks briefly to the media as he and the crew landed safely at Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida on July 17, 2006. From left: Mission Specialists Piers Sellers and Stephanie Wilson, Pilot Mark Kelly, Lindsey, and Mission Specialists Lisa Nowak and Michael Fossum. The mission was 13 days and logged five million miles. (UPI Photo/NASA)
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HOUSTON, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. space shuttle Discovery successfully docked with the International Space Station Saturday, NASA said.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Oct. 29 (UPI) -- The crew for space shuttle Discovery's final mission has arrived at Florida's Kennedy Space Center as NASA prepares the countdown to Monday's planned launch.
HOUSTON, March 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says astronaut Scott Parazynski is resigning to take a job in the private sector.
WASHINGTON, June 30 (UPI) -- U.S. astronaut Barbara Morgan says she's leaving the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to become an educator at Idaho's Boise State University.
TUCSON, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- A 5-year-old girl died during a Tucson parade when horses pulling a wagon trampled her and the horse she was riding.
HOUSTON, July 12 (UPI) -- NASA astronauts took another walk in space Wednesday, this time demonstrating on-orbit health shield repair techniques.
HOUSTON, July 11 (UPI) -- The shuttle Discovery astronauts, along with the crew of the International Space Station, Tuesday transferred more items from the shuttle into the ISS.
HOUSTON, July 9 (UPI) -- NASA officials Sunday cleared the Space Shuttle Discovery for a return to Earth on schedule at the end of its mission.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., July 6 (UPI) -- The space shuttle Discovery docked with the International Space Station Thursday for an eight-day visit to deliver supplies and a crewmember.
HOUSTON, June 17 (UPI) -- A firm date has been set for the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery, NASA announced Saturday.
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