Wednesday, February 17, 2010 4:20PM - By Chris Weiss
Think your view of the Pacific Ocean is nice? Imagine if you could see the entire ocean with one glance out the window.
The Endeavour astronauts have been hard at work completing their mission on the International Space Station. Early this morning, they completed a new observation module that serves to provide extra room for inhabitants and equipment. The room includes windows that provide an incredible, panoramic view of Earth as well as other objects in space and approaching spacecraft. The segment of the module is called a cupola and serves to provide control of the robotic arms on the station. The cupola features seven windows, and the round, central window is the largest ever flown in space, according to the AP.
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010 9:00AM - By Chris Weiss
The Space Shuttle Endeavour arrived at the International Space Station just after midnight this morning. The vessel carries a new room and observation deck that will help complete the station.
The shuttle hosts a crew of six astronauts that will stay at the Space Station for more than one week, helping with construction of the parts and maintenance work. According to the Associated Press, the station will be 98 percent complete once the new room and observation deck are assembled. Three spacewalks will be required for the completion of the work.
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Thursday, June 18, 2009 8:30AM - By Chris Weiss
The June window for the Endeavour launch has officially closed and the shuttle is grounded until July or later. A hydrogen leak outside the external fuel tank has caused the delay. The leak developed Friday during fueling and has persisted despite various attempts to replace hardware and eliminate it. NASA is unsure what caused the leak, but is working to get the shuttle back on its mission to deliver the final pieces of the Japanese space labratory Kibo.”We’re going to step back and figure out what the problem is and go fix it, and then we’ll fly as soon as we’re ready to safely go do that,” stated LeRoy Cain, deputy manager of the space-shuttle program. Unfortunately, you’ll just have to chew on that riveting morsel for another few weeks until Endeavour is back up and ready for countdown. [via CS Monitor ] [Photo: Jurvetson]
