Three astronauts were safely brought back to Earth Tuesday after spending nearly six months on the International Space Station. Their Soyuz capsule landed on the steppes of Kazakhstan shortly before sunrise.
US Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down on Thursday, ending an iconic 30 years for NASA and the US space industry and heralding a period of uncertainty for the American space programme.
NASA’s Atlantis space shuttle touched down for a final time Thursday, ending its last mission to the International Space Station and bringing down the curtain on an era of American dominance in space exploration.
NASA’s Atlantis space shuttle is set to make its final landing Thursday morning, 42 years after Neil Armstrong became the first person to set foot on the moon. The event marks the end of an era of American dominance in space exploration.
The International Space Station saw its final space shuttle depart early Tuesday. The shuttle, called Atlantis, delivered equipment and supplies to stockpile the ISS. It is scheduled to touch-down Thursday at Florida's Kennedy Space Center.
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The space shuttle Atlantis has blasted off on its final mission on Friday, ending the 30-year-old US space shuttle programme with a 12-day mission to the International Space Station.
Douglas Herbert meets Jean-François Clervoy, French Astronaut at the European Space Agency. The space shuttle Atlantis is due to be launched from Cape Canaveral in its final mission as part of NASA's 30 year space programme. Our guest has walked in space. He tells us what was it like.
First, Manhattan’s District Attorney, Cyrus Vance, is in hot water as the case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn crumbles. Also, is indoor football the key to Brazil's success on the pitch? Finally, direction Cape Canaveral where we have lift-off for the last time as Space Shuttle Atlantis prepares to blast off for its final spaceflight.
