On May 31, the space shuttle Discovery launched to the international space station (see Space Video of the Day 080531) for the STS-124 mission to install the Japanese KIBO pressurized module. Major operations for the mission are over now; the shuttle will undock from the ISS on Wednesday, with the return to earth scheduled for Saturday. Today's space video of the day shows the highlights of the mission, which included three spacewalks.
Early this morning the space shuttle Endeavour lifted off on its mission to deliver KIBO and DEXTRE to the international space station in a rare night launch.
A couple of days ago NASA launched the space shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-122, bringing the European Space Agency's Columbus module to its new home on the international space station. Today's space video of the day is an overview of the mission, the launch, the rendezvous pitch maneuver, and docking of the Atlantis to the ISS.
Five years ago today the Space Shuttle Columbia was destroyed on re-entry. This documentary (featuring MSNBC's Jim Oberg) looks at what happened - and what could have been done to save the astronauts, had the extent of the damage to the left wing been known.
