When Arturo Rodriguez was 8, he told his grandmother he wanted to be an astronaut. ...more

October 5, 2008

Middle school teachers from the Tampa Bay area and across Florida slipped free from the Earth's gravitational constraints Tuesday, part of a program to nudge students toward careers in math, science and engineering. ...more

September 30, 2008

Scientists working to help astronauts regain balance after extended flights in zero gravity say they have found a way to use the research to help elderly people avoid catastrophic falls. ...more

August 1, 2008

Neither wind nor rain nor hail stops the U.S. Postal Service, but they do frustrate the people trying to launch space shuttles. ...more

February 7, 2008

A weather front moving through Florida could put the brakes on Thursday's planned 2:47 p.m. liftoff of Atlantis, when storm clouds are expected to linger around Kennedy Space Center. ...more

February 6, 2008