Latest articles by John Kelly
NASA Abandons New Shuttle Wiring Inspection Techniques
CAPE CANAVERAL - NASA is abandoning development of state-of-the-art tools to inspect aging shuttle wiring, which is susceptible to electrical shorts that could trigger catastrophe.
Shuttle Engineers Begin Attaching Discovery's New Fuel Tank
CAPE CANAVERAL - Kennedy Space Center workers are giving shuttle Discovery a new fuel tank, and the spaceship should be back at the launch pad within a week.
Shuttle Engineers to Fit Discovery to New External Tank
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Kennedy Space Center workers are preparing this morning to outfit shuttle Discovery with a new fuel tank.
NASA Begins Second Test of Discovery's External Tank
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA is fueling Discovery's external tank this morning in a bid to troubleshoot problems with critical engine sensors and valves.
Florida Hopes to Host CEV Construction
CAPE CANAVERAL - NASA's next spaceship almost certainly will launch from Florida's Space Coast. Now, local and state economic development officials are mounting a campaign to build it here.
NASA Names Next Space Station Crew
NASA plans to return the International Space Station crew to its original size of three on the second post-Columbia shuttle mission.
Space Legend John Young Retiring
CAPE CANAVERAL -- John Young, who walked on the moon and later commanded the first space shuttle mission, is retiring from NASA this month at 74 years old.
Hurricane Ivan Threatens NASA Facilities
Workers evacuated Tuesday from the low-lying New Orleans plant where they have been scrambling to prepare external fuel tanks for the shuttles.
There is Added Urgency to Shuttle Fuel Tank Repairs
NEW ORLEANS -- The detective work is ending. Now it's time for the men toting spray guns to get to work.
