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Discovery shuttle astronauts prepare for a launch dress rehearsal.

Discovery shuttle astronauts will make a limited scan of their heat shield.

Shuttle astronauts wrapped up their third and last spacewalk at the ISS on Sunday.

Endeavour shuttle astronauts are closing in on the International Space Station.

Discovery shuttle astronauts arrived at their Florida launch site Sunday afternoon.

Discovery shuttle astronauts are awaiting their planned Sunday launch.

Discovery shuttle astronauts staged a dress rehearsal for their August launch and practiced a vital emergency escape drill Friday.

Discovery shuttle astronauts are gearing up for a Friday landing after a day of delays.

Space shuttle astronauts took some well-deserved time off today in space Sunday to rest up from a busy mission to the International Space Station.

... Kibo's tour bus-sized Japanese Pressurized Module, or JPM, which will be the station's largest module. The shuttle astronauts will work with the three-member station crew and ground teams around the ...

Lacking the proper laser tools, shuttle Discovery's astronauts performed a cursory wing inspection Sunday as they zoomed ever closer to the international space station.

The astronauts aboard the orbiting shuttle and station complex shook hands and hugged goodbye as the doors swung shut between their spacecraft on the eve of undocking.

The crew of NASA's last shuttle flight to Hubble is eager to fly.

Shuttle astronauts are ready for risky Hubble flight with rescue plan in place.

NASA astronauts rehearsed plans for their Nov. 14 launch to the space station.