NEW YORK — NASA engineers and mission managers are weighing their options on how best to fix thousands of hail dings in the foam-covered fuel tank of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. William Gerstenmaier, ...

The media were invited to Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday to check out Space Shuttle Atlantis in the Vehicle Assembly Building. During last week's teleconference NASA program managers ...

Space Shuttle Atlantis is in the Vehicle Assembly Building for assessment and repairs due to a late February thunderstorm with hail. Workers positioned platforms around the shuttle to allow for ...

NASAengineers have completed some repairs to the shuttle Atlantis' hail-damagedexternal fuel tank at the agency's Florida spaceport, where a possiblereplacement is due to arrive Friday, agency ...

The Final Inspection Team, or ice team, has completed its walkdown of Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida following this afternoon’s tanking test. Preliminary reports indicate no ...

Space Shuttle Atlantis’ massive external tank was filled with super-cold liquid fuel June 15 to test upgrades that were made to the tank in advance of its scheduled liftoff next month. The so-called ...

The external fuel tank for the shuttle Atlantis – which would launch on a rescue mission if the next shuttle experienced a major mishap – suffered two problems of its own this week. While repairing a ...

NASAmission managers will discuss repair efforts to the space shuttle Atlantis'hail-battered fuel tank today, and are expected to lay out plans for theorbiter's return to the launch pad next week.

CAPE CANAVERAL — Repairs to space shuttle Atlantis’ hail-damaged fuel tank will delay the ship’s liftoff until at least May. NASA likely will wait until April 10 to name a new launch date because of ...

This story was updated at 2:39 p.m. EDT. Space shuttle Atlantis' massive external tank was filled with super-cold liquid fuel today (June 15), just as it would on launch day, to test upgrades that ...

NASA resolved lingering concerns about lines connecting the external fuel tank to Atlantis on Wednesday and moved ahead with preparations for the first space shuttle launch of the year. Forecasters ...