| STS-134 | STS-135 | |
| Launch target | Tentatively May 10 | June 28, 2011 |
| Time | 3:47 p.m. EDT | 3:40 p.m. EDT |
| Orbiter | Endeavour | Atlantis |
| Mission | Deliver the Express Logistics Carrier-3 (ELC-3) and the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) to the International Space Station. | Carry the Raffaello multipurpose logistics module to deliver supplies, logistics and spare parts to the International Space Station. Atlantis also will fly a system to investigate the potential for robotically refueling existing spacecraft and return a failed ammonia pump module. |
February 22, 2012
By U.S. Reps. Adam B. Schiff and John A. Culberson
For more than half a century, America’s space program has captivated the world’s imagination while expanding the frontiers of knowledge…
Continue reading Reps. Culberson and Schiff: Don’t Gut Planetary Science
February 09, 2012
“You don’t cut spending for critical scientific research endeavors that have immeasurable benefit to the nation and inspire the human spirit of exploration we all have,” Rep. John Abney Culberson (R-Tex.) said.
Continue reading Obama’s budget would cut Mars program, solar system exploration
October 14, 2011
Forty-two members of Congress — led by Rep. Pete Olson, R-Sugar Land – are pressing NASA to take a second look at a controversial decision to hand over the retired…
September 30, 2011
WASHINGTON — Texas lawmakers Thursday renewed their fight to wrest the retired shuttle Enterprise from New York City and bring it to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
They contend NASA’s…
Continue reading San Antonio Express: Texas lawmakers fight for shuttle Enterprise
September 20, 2011
Written by: Reps. Gene Green, Al Green, John Culberson and Pete Olson.
With NASA’s recent announcement of plans to move forward with the development of the Space Launch System (SLS), America…
Continue reading Houston Chronicle: A new era of space exploration
