Latest Robert L. Behnken Stories

MARYLAND HEIGHTS -- This morning, Pattonville High School will screen a slide show tribute to astronaut Robert Behnken in every classroom. At the same time, Behnken will likely be in space, his shuttle on course to meet the International Space Station 220 miles above the earth. Behnken, 37 and a 1988 Pattonville grad, is one of seven astronauts set to launch early this morning from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a 16-day mission, the longest ever to the station. NASA said Monday...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Endeavour astronauts dodged Florida rainstorms early today to reach the Kennedy Space Center, where NASA started the countdown for their marathon assembly mission to the international space station.Endeavour's liftoff is scheduled for Tuesday at 1:28 a.m. CDT.Shuttle commander Dom Gorie and his six crewmates have trained for a 16-day mission, the longest shuttle construction flight to the orbital base to date. They've prepared to deliver the first segment of a...