The 9 at 9: Wednesday
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View ArticleGabrielle Giffords' husband to head NASA space mission (Video)
Astronaut Mark Kelly will return on Monday to his training for a space mission to the International Space Station.
View ArticleEndeavour flight delayed until at least Monday after technical issues
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.
View ArticleNASA delays Endeavour shuttle launch - again
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.
View ArticleNASA: Endeavour liftoff delayed until next week at the earliest
The launch of Endeavour’s final mission, originally set for last Friday, won’t take place at least until next Tuesday.
View ArticleEndeavour shuttle docks at 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.
View ArticleGood news from space: Gabrielle Giffords doing "really well" after skull surgery
Astronaut Mark Kelly says an operation on his wife’s skull has gone successfully – from the International Space Station.
View ArticleEndeavour astronauts cut spacewalk short at ISS over breathing precautions
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.
View ArticleEndeavour crew prepares for shuttle's final flight home
The NASA shuttle is set to undock from the International Space Station later tonight and begin the long journey back to Earth.
View ArticleEndeavour departs International Space Station for the final time
Endeavour is now on its way back to Earth after completing NASA’s construction efforts on the International Space Station.
View ArticleEndeavour makes safe landing as Atlantis prepares for final mission
Endeavour’s final mission ends safely – just as Atlantis is rolled out to a launch pad ahead of the last ever Shuttle mission.
View ArticleRevealed: First pictures of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords since near-fatal...
The first images of the Arizona representative since the shooting in January were posted to her Facebook page earlier today.
View ArticleGiffords discharged from hospital five months after shooting
The Arizona congresswoman had spent five months in various hospitals, but will still require intense daily therapy.
View ArticleGlasto gallery: Bono leads huge singalong as protesters scuffle with security
U2 performed a career spanning set, while the crowds were greeted with: “Hello Glastonbury, from the International Space Station”…
View ArticleRecovering Giffords to attend astronaut husband's retirement ceremony
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.
View ArticleGiffords speaks fluently in first TV interview since shooting
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords gives her first major interview since surviving a point-blank assassination attempt 10 months ago.
View ArticleWill injured US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords run for reelection?
Giffords has had her first TV interview since she was seriously injured in January’s shooting, speaking clearly but haltingly.
View Article‘Many-body problem’ simulation wins Young Scientist crown
Eric Doyle and Mark Kelly’s work may help astronomers predict how objects might travel in outer space.
View ArticleCautious welcome given to progress on constitutional convention
Interest groups have welcomed the latest reports that draft proposals on the makeup of the convention are imminent – as long as there is sufficient consultation.
View ArticleIrish Young Scientist winners share top European prize
Eric Doyle and Mark Kelly from Synge Street CBS are among three top prizewinners at the EU Contest for Young Scientists.
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