Students at the Coast Ridge Elementary School in York, Maine were overcome with excitement as they welcomed one of York’s distinguished sons, astronaut Chris Cassidy. A photo on the feature on Seacoast Online showed children lined up along a corridor on either side of Cassidy, clapping their hands as he made his way to the [...]

Chris Cassidy and his fellow crew are going to be earth-bound for about another month. The shuttle, with its seven-man crew on board, was scheduled to launch at 5:40 am EDT Wednesday. However, a gaseous hydrogen leak was detected at the shuttle’s Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate, located in the same area that led to the [...]

The Kennedy Space Center is abuzz with activity as countdown clocks mark the approaching launch of the shuttle Endeavour on Saturday morning, carrying seven astronauts – including NASA mission specialist and former Navy SEAL Christopher Cassidy – to the International Space station. The lift-off will mark a couple of firsts as well as trigger memories. [...]