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  • Clay Anderson with his mother

    Epilogue: "I Miss You, Mom..."

    On November 7, 2007, the Space Shuttle Discovery glided to a picture perfect landing at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) near Cape Canaveral, Florida.

  • Progress 28

    Progress Docks to Space Station

    A new Progress cargo carrier docked to the International Space Station's Pirs docking compartment Thursday with more than 2.5 tons of fuel, air, water, propellant and other supplies and equipment aboard.

  • Automated Transfer Vehicle

    Automated Transfer Vehicle

    The European Automated Transfer Vehicle is a new generation of unpiloted cargo carriers designed to supply the International Space Station with liquid and dry cargo as well as gases.

  • NASA officials at Arlington National Cemetery for the Day of Remembrance. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls.

    NASA Day of Remembrance

    NASA Remembers those who gave their lives in the cause of exploration and discovery.

  • Atlantis mission timeline

    Share Your Comments

    What do you think about STS-122, the space shuttle Atlantis' mission to the International Space Station?

  • Dextre

    All Aboard for STS-123: The Station Goes Global

    Space shuttle Endeavour's next flight to the International Space Station will truly be an international endeavor.

  • Spacewalkers Replace Solar Wing Motor

    Spacewalkers Replace Solar Wing Motor

    Expedition 16 Commander Peggy Whitson and Flight Engineer Dan Tani replaced a motor at the base of one of the International Space Station's solar wings during a 7-hour, 10-minute spacewalk that ended at 12:06 p.m. EST Wednesday.

  • Commander Peggy Whitson

    The Curve of Earth

    "I remember my first flight in an airplane after returning to Earth after my last expedition."

  • Commander Peggy Whitson

    Exercise in Space

    "Each Station crew member is scheduled for an hour of cardio (either treadmill or cycle ergometer) and an hour of resistive exercise (the equivalent of weightlifting) each day while we are on orbit."

  • Expedition 17

    Expedition 17

    Commander Sergei Volkov, Flight Engineer Oleg Kononenko and spaceflight participant So-yeon Yi launched to the station on April 8, 2008. Garrett E. Reisman and Gregory E. Chamitoff served as flight engineers during Expedition 17.