Space Shuttle Endeavour executes a rendezvous pitch maneuver, prior to docking with the International Space Station. During the maneuver, the space shuttle exposes its heat shield to the station. The images captured by the station\’s crew will help the mission team decide if the space shuttle is not safe for re-entry.
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STS-130 Space Shuttle Endeavour lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on February 8, 2010. The Space Shuttle is carrying the Tranquility Module and the Cupola. STS-130 has scheduled three EVAs.
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The Solar Dynamics Observatory will observe the Sun for at more than five years. The primary mission is scheduled to last five years and three months. The mission can be extended up to 10 years.
Progress 36 spacecraft docked with the International Space Station on Friday, February 5, 2010. The spacecraft delivered two and a half tons of food, water, fuel, and scientific equipment.
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They will always be remembered…
Apollo 1 (January 27, 1967)
Virgil “Gus” Grissom – Commander, Edward White – Command Pilot, Roger Chaffee – Pilot
STS-51 L (January 28, 1986)
Francis R. Scobee – Commander, Michael J. Smith – Pilot, Judith A. Resnik – Mission Specialist 1, Ellison Onizuka – Mission Specialist 2, Ronald E. McNair – Mission Specialist 3, Gregory B. Jarvis – Payload Specialist 1, Sharon Christa McAuliffe – Payload Specialist 2
STS-107 (February 1, 2003)
Rick D. Husband – Commander, William C. McCool – Pilot, Michael P. Anderson – Payload Commander, David M. Brown – Mission Specialist 1, Kalpana Chawla – Mission Specialist 2, Laurel Clark – Mission Specialist 3, Ilan Ramon – Payload Specialist 1
On January 14, 2005, ESA’s Huygens probe landed on the surface of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. After a seven-year journey onboard the Cassini spacecraft, Huygens became the most distant manmade object to land on another world.
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