Event: 2003 Columbia disaster

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Discovery arrives for final visit to International Space Station

Space shuttle Discovery arrived at the International Space Station today, making its final visit before being docked in a museum.

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Gas leak forces postponement of Discovery launch

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Shuttle in 'greatest show on Earth'

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Astronauts in second spacewalk

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Discovery glides back to earth

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Discovery lands in Florida

Shuttlecrew look for damage

THE crew of the US shuttle Discovery were last night examining the vessel for any signs of damage.

Thu, 06 Jul, 2006

Astronauts inspect Shuttle for damage

Discovery’s crew used highly sensitive cameras attached to a 15-metre boom today to carefully examine the space shuttle for any signs of damage from the previous day’s launch.

Wed, 05 Jul, 2006

Space shuttle launch in doubt as foam shows cracks

Nasa managers were today deciding whether to call off tomorrow’s scheduled space shuttle launch after a crack was found in the foam of Discovery’s external fuel tank.

Mon, 03 Jul, 2006

NASA warns US may end participation in Russian space flights

Nasa’s top official said today the future of US participation in Russian space flights was in doubt.

Fri, 30 Sep, 2005

Faulty fuel guage delays shuttle launch

The launch of the first space shuttle flight in two and a half years has been delayed until at least Saturday because of a fuel gauge that mistakenly read full instead of empty.

Thu, 14 Jul, 2005