Endeavour astronauts inspected the space shuttle’s thermal protection system, checked out spacesuits and prepared to dock with the International Space Station during their first full work day in space.

NASA has assigned the crews for space shuttle missions STS-130 and STS-131. The STS-130 mission will deliver a third connecting module to the International Space Station and a seven-windowed cupola to be used as a control room for robotics.

By JEFF KAROUB DETROIT - An officer who arrested a man for cursing in a public meeting violated the man's right to free speech, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. The 6th U.S.

By JEFF KAROUB DETROIT - An officer who arrested a man for cursing in a public meeting violated the man's right to free speech, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. The 6th U.S.

Millions throughout the world watched as Stephen Robinson, the Discovery crew member who plucked two pieces of ceramic fabric stuck between tiles of the orbiting space craft, made his historic space walk. His task would have been simple on Earth, but not 220 miles above the planet.