Monday, December 27, 1999 — 6:30 p.m. CST The seven astronauts aboard Space Shuttle Discovery glided to a smooth landing at the Kennedy Space Center, wrapping up their eight-day mission […]

Sunday, December 26, 1999 – 8:00 a.m. CDT With their primary mission objectives successfully completed, Discovery’s astronauts today begin preparing their spacecraft for its scheduled return to Earth Monday, checking […]

Sunday, December 26 – 10 p.m. CST Following the successful deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope yesterday, the seven man crew aboard Space Shuttle Discovery turned its attention today to […]

Friday, December 24, 1999 – 10 a.m. CST The Hubble Space Telescope is scheduled to receive its final upgrades today as astronauts Steve Smith and John Grunsfeld perform the last […]

Astronauts Steve Smith and John Grunsfeld on Friday installed a transmitter that sends scientific data from Hubble to the ground. The transmitter replaced one that failed in 1998. A second […]

Thursday, December 23, 1999 – 10:00 a.m. CDT Discovery’s seven-member crew began work early today, preparing for a busy day on orbit, including a second spacewalk and a final check […]

Thursday, December 23, 1999 – 11:30 p.m. CST The Hubble Space Telescope received a new advanced computer Thursday from space-walking Discovery astronauts Mike Foale and Claude Nicollier. Their 8-hour, 10-minute […]