World & Nation
Space: First crew to work on international station touches down on chilly Florida runway. Astronauts seemed ready for holiday.
Dec. 16, 1998
Mission: Endeavour astronauts break away from first joined pieces of international space station. Twelve-day mission declared a success.
Dec. 14, 1998
Burdened by Russia’s continual money crunch, NASA on Friday recommended that the start of space station construction be postponed until November, one year later than planned.
May 24, 1998
Space shuttle grounded for $70 million overhaul and navigation system update.
March 31, 1998
Endeavour’s astronauts captured the first piece of the International Space Station on Sunday, the Russian-made Zarya control module that had to be connected to the Unity chamber aboard the shuttle.
Dec. 7, 1998
NASA began the countdown Monday for a shuttle launch that will put the first American piece of the international space station into orbit.
Dec. 1, 1998
The U.S. space program hasn’t been soaring recently, what with Wednesday’s explosion of a $1-billion spy satellite and Congress’ harsh rebuke of NASA last week (its third in as many months) for allowing the Russians to run up yet another $100-million cost overrun on the international space station.
Aug. 14, 1998
Astronauts Jerry Ross and James Newman installed a toolbox and fixed a jammed antenna on the international space station Saturday during their third and final spacewalk into Endeavour’s open cargo bay.
Dec. 13, 1998
Two astronauts ventured out on another spacewalk Wednesday and attached antennas to the international space station under construction nearly 250 miles above Earth.
Dec. 10, 1998
After flying 60 million miles over 20 missions, the space shuttle Atlantis has arrived at the Boeing Orbiter Major Modification Facility in Palmdale for a $70-million make-over.