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Endeavour Headed Home!

July 31st, 2009

Time, indeed, flies by so fast. It would seem that we just reported that the Endeavour’s trip to the International Space Station – pushed back a number of times due to various reasons – has finally become a reality, with the crew lifting off to the great beyond from the Kennedy Space Station. Today, they [...]

Just because one is in the International Space Station and cannot exactly hop into a car and drive off to your favorite weekend hangout does not mean one cannot take a day off, and last Saturday, that was exactly what the Endeavour crew did. Considering that it is their first day off in 11 days, [...]

A quick update on former Navy SEAL Chris Cassidy — after his first space walk attempt was cut short due to abnormal carbon dioxide levels in his space suit, the former Navy SEAL and his colleague, David Wolfe, have completed the replacement of batteries that they needed to shelve temporarily on Wednesday. This marks the [...]

Former Navy SEAL Chris Cassidy, who is aboard the shuttle Endeavour as the 500th man in space, had to cut his space walk last Wednesday short due to a carbon dioxide (CO2) build up in his space suit. He was at that time with astronaut David Wolf, and the two were going to replace four [...]