Space Shuttle/Station News* Headlines

November

• November 24, 1997: Growing Plants in Space is Popular with U.S. Students

• November 17, 1997: U.S./Ukranian Students Help NASA with Plant Growth Experiment

• November 17, 1997: The First Residents of the Future International Space Station

• November 14, 1997: A "Sparcle-ing" View of Earth from the Space Shuttle

• November 13, 1997: The STS-93 Crew: Part of a Truly International Affair

October

• October 23, 1997: STS-91: A Mission of Finals and Firsts

• October 17, 1997: A Farewell to One of the "All Ohio Crew"

• October 15, 1997: Russian "First-Timer" Joins the STS-89 Crew

• Ocotber 14, 1997: Brazil Joins the International Space Station Team!

• October 14, 1997: "Smart Software" Helps Future Shuttle Landings

• October 10, 1997: The U.S.A.'s Final Astronaut on the Mir Space Station

• October 8, 1997: A Changing of the Guard at the Astronaut Office

• October 3, 1997: Space Research Helps Prevent Damage by High Winds/Earthquakes

June

• June 25, l997: NASA Launch Manifest is Released

• June 24, l997: Jett Assumes Nasa Manager Position in Russia

• June 23, l997 Shuttle Mission Reflight in Quest of Scientific Mysteries

• June 20, l997: July 1 Selected for Mocrogravity Sciences Laboratory Reflight

• June 13, l997: Astronauts McMonagle, Harbaugh Take on New Assignments

• June 9, l997: Kennedy Space Center Announces New Appointments

• June 9, l997: Spacewalkers Named for Space Station Assembly Flights

• June 4, l997: Columbia Passes Milestone Toward Quick Reflight

May

• May 20, l997: IMAX to Document Space Station Assembly in 3-D

• May 19, l997: NASA Awards Grant to Cleveland Clinic to Study the Effects of Space Flight on Astronauts' Hearts

• May 15, l997: Space Station Control Board Approves New Assembly Schedule

• May 14, l997: Biennial Astronaut Selection Process Begins

• May 9, l997: International Space Station Status Briefing Scheduled

• May 1, l997: NASA Awards 36 Microgravity Research Grants

April

• April 29, l997: NASA Sponsors International Space Station Videoconference

• April 25, l997: Microgravity Science Laboratory Mission Set for July; Remaining 1997 Shuttle Manifest Adjusted Slightly

• April 1, l997: Shuttle Experiment to Study Medicinal Properties of Plants

March

• March 28, 1997: Shuttle's New Lighter, Stronger External Tank Completes Major Pressure

• March 25, 1997: Space Science and Human Space Flight Enterprises Agree to Joint Robotic Mars Lander Mission

• March 21, l997: NASA Managers Set April 3 as Launch Date for the Microgravity Science Laboratory Mission

• March 12, 1997: Pre-Flight Briefings for Upcoming Microgravity Science Laboratory Flight Set for March 18

February

• February 18, 1997 Astronaut Cady Coleman Training as Back-Up for STS-83

*Additional space station news is available at http://www.usatoday.com/life/science/space/lss198.htm