Launch of Discovery postponed  2006-12-08 10:41

An expected cloud ceiling at 3,000 feet was the biggest obstacle for getting Discovery off the ground at 9:35 p.m. ET Thursday.(Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery >>>

    CAPE CANAVERAL, the United States, Dec 7 (Xinhua) -- NASA postponed the launch of the space shuttle Discovery on Thursday night due to unfavorable weather conditions, said the launch control center.

    The decision was made minutes before a planned launch at 9:35 p.m. EST Thursday (0235 GMT on Friday).

    Shuttle Discovery launch countdown starts  2006-12-05 12:54

    WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- The space shuttle Discovery launch countdown officially began at 11 p.m. EST Monday (0400 GMT on Tuesday), according to NASA TV.

    The countdown began on time at the T-43 hour mark. Included in the countdown are nearly 28 hours of built-in hold time prior to liftoff at 9:35 p.m. launch on Thursday (0235 GMT on Friday).

    Discovery astronauts arrive in Florida for launch 2006-12-04 07:38

Space Shuttle Discovery astronauts (L-R) Joan Higginbotham, Pilot William Oefelein, Robert Curbeam, Crister Fuglesang of Sweden, British-born Nicholas Patrick, Sunita Williams and Commander Mark Polansky speak with the media after they arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida December 3, 2006. Launch for Mission STS-116 is scheduled for Dec. 7.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery >>>

    WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- Space shuttle Discovery crew arrived Sunday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where they'll begin final preparations for the night-time launch on Dec.7.

    The seven astronauts, flying T-38 trainer jets, touched down on the Shuttle Landing Facility at about 4 p.m. EST (2100 GMT), according to NASA TV.

    NASA delays shuttle fuel tank redesign to 2008  2006-12-01 15:56

    BEIJING, Dec. 1 (Xinhuanet) -- Saying the space shuttle's current external fuel tank "has proven more robust" than initially thought, NASA managers decided on Thursday to wait until 2008 for a redesign.

    After the Columbia disaster in 2003, caused by foam breaking lose from the external tank, engineers refined the process of applying insulating foam to the tanks.

    NASA to launch space shuttle Discovery  2006-11-30 12:52

The space shuttle Discovery lifts off from the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, the United State, July 4, 2006. (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery >>>

 　 WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- NASA will launch the space shuttle Discovery on Dec. 7, the federal agency announced in an official statement on Wednesday.

    NASA senior managers have wrapped up a two-day flight readiness review at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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