Virgin Galactic is now offering sub-orbital space flights for citizen astronauts. Discovery News Kasey-Dee Gardner caught up with one of the maiden fliers to find out about his experience.
The Mars Lander surpassed its original three-month mission, lasting five months in the Martian northern plains, digging up scientific firsts along the way.
In preparation for the November 14 launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-126 the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo was moved and mated to the shuttle on pad 39A.
When NASA postponed STS-125 space shuttle Endeavour which was the emergency backup shuttle for that mission was in a rare move, moved to launch pad 39A from 39B.
NASA STS-126 space shuttle Endeavour was moved to Launch pad 39B STS-126. However when STS-125 was scrubbed Endeavour was subsequently moved to pad 39A.