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NASA Delays Space Shuttle Endeavour's Last Launch
By not in system - AOL NewsCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA abruptly called off space shuttle Endeavour's final launch Friday because of a puzzling heater failure in a critical power unit, disappointing huge crowds converging on the area for the afternoon liftoff. President Barack Obama and his family were planning to watch Endeavour blast off. It would have been the first time in NASA history that a sitting president and his family witnessed a launch. Already at Cape Canaveral for the liftoff was wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, wife of the shuttle's commander. Launch commentator George Diller said the next try likely ...
NASA Braces for Giffords, Obama, Huge Launch Crowd
By not in system - AOL NewsCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords left hospitals behind Wednesday for the first time since her tragic shooting nearly four months ago and traveled to NASA territory for the next-to-last space shuttle launch with her husband in command. "Gabby is looking forward to some time away from the rehab center & the chance to see Captain Mark Kelly launch again!" Giffords' staff posted on her Facebook page. Space shuttle Endeavour is due to blast off Friday afternoon with Kelly at the helm. It will be Endeavour's final voyage after 19 years of spaceflight, as the shuttle era nears the ...
Space Shuttle Endeavour's Final Flight [PHOTOS]
By not in system - AOL NewsThe final flight of the space shuttle Endeavour, STS-134, marks the next-to-last flight of the Space Shuttle program. Commander Mark Kelly's wife, Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, was critically wounded in a January shooting. Kelly resumed training in February for the flight and is hopeful Giffords will be able to travel to Florida for the launch. The six-man crew will visit the International Space Station during a scheduled 15-day flight. ...
NASA Solar Sail Is the 'Little Satellite That Could'
By Beau Brendler - AOL NewsIf you gaze up at the night sky on April 26 or 27, you might catch a glimpse of a promising new technology, a cult favorite of astrogeeks and something of a taxpayer treat in one shiny package -- NASA's NanoSail-D2 cruising past Earth using the power of the sun. The 100-square-foot polymer solar sail unfurled in low Earth orbit about 400 miles out on Jan. 20. Since then, it's been making its way through space, spawning a Twitter feed, photo contest and winning some surprisingly enthusiastic followers. Not bad for a little satellite that almost wasn't -- more than once. NASA An ...
Tragic Romance Eclipses 2nd-to-Last Space Shuttle Flight
By not in system - AOL NewsCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Looking back on the horror of that Saturday in January, this seems miraculous today: that Mark Kelly would indeed command the next-to-last space shuttle flight and that his wounded wife, Gabrielle Giffords, would be here in Florida watching. Yet that is what is expected to happen Friday. Handout / AP Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, are shown in an undated file photo. Doctors have cleared the recovering congresswoman to attend her husband's shuttle launch on Friday. The Kelly-Giffords ordeal has been a national drama since ...
The Earth From Above [PHOTOS]
By not in system - AOL NewsAs the world celebrated the 41st annual Earth Day April 22, here's a look at some striking images of the planet taken from satellites, space shuttles and the International Space Station. http://xml.channel.aol.com/xmlpublisher/fetch.v2.xml?option=expand_relative_urls&dataUrlNodes=uiConfig,feedConfig,localizationConfig,entry&id=997147&pid=997146&uts=1303327163 http://www.aolcdn.com/ke/media_gallery/v1/ke_media_gallery_wrapper.swf The Earth From Above This composite ...
Asteroid and Meteors on the Way, NASA Says 'Stay Calm'
By Beau Brendler - AOL NewsWhen the Lyrid meteor shower hits full strength Friday and Saturday morning, it will mark a sort of planetary triple crown: Earth Day, Good Friday and Passover. The Lyrids are one of the oldest known showers, creating a light show usually seen easily from Earth -- and completely harmless. Until recently, though, plenty of sky watchers thought Earth would now be starting a 25-year countdown to planetary holocaust -- April 13, 2036, when the 270-meter-wide asteroid dubbed 99942 Apophis would hammer our home world with the force of two Krakatoas. Not enough to crack Earth like a rotten coconut, ...
White House: First Family to Attend Shuttle Launch
By not in system - AOL NewsCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- President Barack Obama and his family will attend next week's launch of Endeavour, NASA's next-to-last space shuttle flight commanded by the husband of critically wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. A White House official said Wednesday that the president would be at the April 29 liftoff, along with wife Michelle and daughters Malia and Sasha. Commander Mark Kelly will lead the six-man shuttle crew to the International Space Station. He has said he hopes his wife will be there when he blasts off, and is awaiting her doctors' final approval. Giffords, a Democrat from ...
The JFK-UFO Connection: Bogus Documents or Unanswered Questions?
By Lee Speigel - AOL NewsDo you like a good UFO detective story? Well, here's one for you. And it's ongoing, so we don't yet know the ending. It involves President John F. Kennedy's interest in UFOs shortly before his death and an allegation that he may have angered officials in his administration when he asked for information on the subject. Recently, the FBI opened a new website, "The Vault," that lets you view a variety of documents, including those regarding UFOs. I looked into one document that appears to include a phony UFO story and mentioned how important it is to be extremely careful when looking at UFO ...
NASA to Send Shuttles to Fla., Calif., Suburban DC
By not in system - AOL NewsCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- On a memorable day in space history, NASA began its goodbyes to the shuttle program Tuesday, announcing the aged spacecraft will retire to museums in Cape Canaveral, Los Angeles and suburban Washington and sending a test-flight orbiter to New York City. It was an emotional day - the 30th anniversary of the first shuttle launch and the 50th anniversary of man's first journey into space by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. Just two more shuttle flights remain, and the head of NASA choked up as he revealed the new homes for the spacecraft in an event at the Kennedy Space ...
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