In 2007, reports surfaced that some NASA astronauts had flown while intoxicated. Finding a bag of cocaine inside a NASA shuttle hanger doesn't mean it belonged to NASA astronaut, but it's still made NASA initiate an investigation. Last week, a shuttle worker employed by United Space Alliance found a plastic bag with a white powder residue on the floor outside two bathrooms and a janitor's closet, in Orbital Processing Facility 3. The powder was later confirmed to be cocaine. As a result... Full Story

California, USA Earlier this month, space shuttle Discovery landed back on Earth after a successful mission. Due to bad weather, Discovery landed at Edwads Air Force Base in California (instead of Florida), so had to be carried back. Following is the video of space shuttle Discovery as it startedits cross-country flight from Edwards Air Force Base in California to Florida. It's being ferried atop a modified 747 aircraft, known as a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. Full Story

Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA Space shuttle Discovery with its seven astronauts blazed into orbit midnight to the international space station. The space shuttle is carrying up a COLBERT treadmill named after a TV comedian and 17,000 pounds of gear to space station. In all, the space shuttle will deliver about 17,000 pounds of gear to the space station. The experiments include six mice that will remain at the orbiting complex until the following shuttle visit in November. Part of a bone loss study, the mice... Full Story