Space Shuttle Discovery finally launches with Colbert treadmill onboard

Space shuttle Discovery, with its seven-member crew, launched at 11:59 p.m. US EDT Friday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida after two aborted attempts to get the aging space orbiter off the ground. Discovery is carrying the ... continue

Weather Causes Delay In Space Shuttle Discovery Launch

Cape Canveral, FL (AHN) - Poor weather conditions in Florida caused NASA officials to delay the launch of the space shuttle Discovery scheduled for Tuesday morning. NASA says it will try again Wednesday, at 1:10 a.m. EDT, to ... continue

Space Shuttle Launch Schedule 2009: Atlantis’s Timeline

The space shuttle Atlantis is set to launch at 2:01 p.m. EDT today. The coming few hours will be jam-packed for NASA as crew members go about the busy space shuttle launch schedule. A full breakdown of ... continue

Watch the Shuttle Launch Live

NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour is set to launch into space tonight, and you can watch it live as it happens. Endeavor is expected to take off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center at 7:55 p.m. ET Friday. ... continue