http://blog.newsfromspace.com Celebrating 10 Years of Space News From Around The Web Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:24:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en These spectacular 'blue marble' images are the most detailed views of Earth to date. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1254834/Nasa-reveals-detailed-images-Earth.html http://blog.newsfromspace.com/blog/2010/03/03/nasa-reveals-mesmerising-blue-marble-images-of-earth/ "Roger wheels stop, Endeavour - welcome home. Congratulations to you and the crew on an outstanding mission - installing the Tranquility Node, and opening the Cupola's windows to the world." "Houston, it's great to be home, it was a great adventure." Shuttle Endeavour beat bad weather expectations and touched down on Runway 15 ... http://blog.newsfromspace.com/blog/2010/02/21/sts-130-touchdown/ LIVE, from orbit, it's SATURDAY NIGHT SPACEWALK! The second EVAs of Endeavour's of three scheduled spacewalks is slated for tonight. On tap: installing coolant lines for the Tranquility and Cupola modules that were berthed to the Space Station Thursday morning.  NASA reports: Second STS-130 Spacewalk Tonight Image above: Intersecting the thin line of Earth's atmosphere, space ... http://blog.newsfromspace.com/blog/2010/02/13/sts-130-flight-day-7/ So, these flight days are a little funny this time out (at least for those of us in US time zones) because they span calendar days. FD 5 is scheduled to end at 8:14AM EST today (Friday) - it started yesterday afternoon. Overnight, Endeavour astronauts Nicholas Patrick and Bob Behnken ... http://blog.newsfromspace.com/blog/2010/02/12/sts-130-flight-day-5-wrap-up/ Endeavour docked with the ISS exactly on time at 12:06 EST early Wednesday morning.  NASA reports: Endeavour Arrives at International Space Station Image above: The STS-130 and Expedition 22 crew members greet each other just after hatch opening. Image credit: NASA TV › Meet the STS-130 Crew Space shuttle Endeavour docked with the International ... http://blog.newsfromspace.com/blog/2010/02/10/sts-130-flight-day-3-wrap-up/ Endeavour's crew is spending Tuesday checking out the Orbiter's heat shield, a normal part of the pre-docking phase of these missions. The six astronauts are working the graveyard shift this time out, with sleep scheduled for about 9AM to 5PM EST. Docking with the ISS is scheduled for shortly after midnight Wednesday ... http://blog.newsfromspace.com/blog/2010/02/09/sts-130-flight-day-2-underway/ "..and LIFTOFF of Shuttle Endeavour: NASA's final Space Station crew compartment that brings a bay-window view to our celestial back yard!" Endeavour lit up the night as she roared off the pad for one of the last five launches of the Shuttle program. NASA reports: Space Shuttle Endeavour Lifts Off! Image above: Space shuttle Endeavour roars ... http://blog.newsfromspace.com/blog/2010/02/08/sts-130-liftoff/ Endeavour is fueled up for her second try early Monday. The first launch attempt was called off due to low clouds which would have hampered visibility in case the Orbiter had to return to the launch site. The ice team is currently checking for debris at the pad. NASA reports: Endeavour Launch Rescheduled for ... http://blog.newsfromspace.com/blog/2010/02/07/sts-130-second-launch-attempt/ Low clouds at KSC forced mission managers to postpone this morning's Shuttle launch, the first one of the year (and one of the last five missions of the program). The announcement came at 4:30AM EST, just nine minutes before liftoff time. After some deliberation about whether to delay for 24 ... http://blog.newsfromspace.com/blog/2010/02/07/sts-130-first-launch-attempt-scrubbed/ Endeavour's crew of six astronauts are all strapped in for this morning's pre-dawn Shuttle launch. NASA reports: Endeavour Set to Launch Today, Carrying 'Tranquility' Node to Station [caption id="attachment_1159" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="Image above: The STS-130 crew members wave to well-wishers as they make their way to the vehicle that will transport them to ... http://blog.newsfromspace.com/blog/2010/02/07/sts-130-crew-aboard/