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Tuesday 9 March 2021
Endeavour has reached its LA retirement home after taking three days instead of two for its last-ever journey.
Endeavour’s two-miles-per-hour journey to the California Space Centre will mean all four shuttles have been rehoused.
All the biggest news stories from the day, as well as any of the bits and pieces you may have missed.
The space shuttle Endeavour flew its last mission in May 2011. Here’s what it looks like on the inside.
The congresswoman who was near-fatally shot in January is married to Mark Kelly, the commander of the last mission of space shuttle Endeavour in May.
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The photographs, taken by an astronaut on his way home to Earth, are the first ever close-ups of a shuttle at the International Space Station.
The crew of the last flight of the American manned space programme have arrived in Florida to make final prepartions for their 8 July launch.
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Endeavour’s final mission ends safely – just as Atlantis is rolled out to a launch pad ahead of the last ever Shuttle mission.
Endeavour is now on its way back to Earth after completing NASA’s construction efforts on the International Space Station.
The NASA shuttle is set to undock from the International Space Station later tonight and begin the long journey back to Earth.
Today’s spacewalk was halted early, but yesterday’s was a massive success. Endeavour astronauts installed a cosmic ray detector on the International Space Station.
Astronaut Mark Kelly says an operation on his wife’s skull has gone successfully – from the International Space Station.
The shuttle’s six-person crew is delivering a €1.4bn particle physics detector to the ISS and will carry out four spacewalks during their mission.
Our daily wrap-up of what’s been going on – including a tongue-in-cheek tour of a certain house in Abbottabad…
After last month’s launch was delayed due to technical issues, Endeavour has finally taken off and is heading to the International Space Station.
Worker at NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre had recently been laid off. Endeavor’s imminent voyage will bring the USA’s shuttle programme to an end after 30 years.
The launch of Endeavour’s final mission, originally set for last Friday, won’t take place at least until next Tuesday.
Friday’s launch was postponed until Monday because of technical problems, but NASA now says it will not go ahead tomorrow and no new date has been set.
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The event had been keenly anticipated given that congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, shot in the head last year, was due to see her husband Mark Kelly lead the space mission.
The final mission by Endeavour and its crew will begin this evening at 19.47 Irish time, and among those attending will be Barack Obama.
A satellite phone hook up with the ISS is planned for 4 May.
Astronaut Mark Kelly will return on Monday to his training for a space mission to the International Space Station.
BELIEVE IT OR not, it’s just four weeks until Easter, which means it’s less than a month until everyone’s favourite chocolate-themed annual holiday.
Shops have been stocked with Easter eggs for a number of weeks though, so there’s been some temptation for people to tuck into a bit of chocolate before then.
For others, it’s also an excuse to prepare for the big day, whether it’s for themselves or others.
So today we want to know… Have you bought an Easter egg yet?
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Therapist Bernie Hackett celebrates women on IWD and reminds them that help is available.
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