Philadelphia Native Leads Shuttle Atlantis' Historical Mission
The space shuttle Atlantis is a "go" for launch, according to NASA. Liftoff is set for 11:26 a.m. despite forecasters original 70 percent chance of bad weather.
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The space shuttle Atlantis is a "go" for launch, according to NASA. Liftoff is set for 11:26 a.m. despite forecasters original 70 percent chance of bad weather.
Atlantis is taking Ferguson on his third shuttle skyride; it's the Archbishop Ryan High School and Drexel University grad's second time in the commander's seat.
A prominent Philadelphia scientist, who won the Nobel Prize for his discovery of the Hepatitis B virus, has died. Dr. Barry Blumberg suffered a heart attack after giving a speech at a NASA conference in California.
Dr. Harris said the 32nd annual award ceremony isn't about him, it's about the elementary and high school students who are excelling in math and science every day.
Mark Kelly's decision to go into space is attracting a lot of comment. Kelly is the astronaut whose wife, Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, was shot in the head last month.
A local man took part in that program and he tells Eyewitness News that he was a phone call away from being on that ill-fated flight.
By Nicole Brewer: Has NASA discovered extra-terrestrial life? That's question after the U.S. space agency announced plans to hold a news conference (at 2 p.m. EST) with scientists who study unusual life forms.
