King Salman and Crown Prince offer condolences to Azerbaijan president over plane crash    Shihana to continue serve as chief of reconstituted board of Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property    Ministry of Interior: Over 28 million digital identities issued via Absher    176 teams carry out 1.4 million volunteer hours at Prophet's Mosque in 2024    RCU launches women's football development project    RDIA launches 2025 Research Grants on National Priorities    Damac appoints Portuguese coach Nuno Almeida    GASTAT: Protected land areas grow 7.1% in 2023, making up 18.1% of Kingdom's total land area    Kuwait and Oman secure dramatic wins in Khaleeji Zain 26 Group A action    South Korea becomes 'super-aged' society, new data shows    Trump criticizes Biden for commuting death sentences    Russian ballistic missile attack hits Kryvyi Rih on Christmas Eve    Financial gain: Saudi Arabia's banking transformation is delivering a wealth of benefits, to the Kingdom and beyond    Four given jail terms for Amsterdam violence against football fans    Blake Lively's claims put spotlight on 'hostile' Hollywood tactics    Five things everyone should know about smoking    Saudi Arabia starts Gulf Cup 26 campaign with a disappointing loss to Bahrain    Gulf Cup: Hervé Renard calls for Saudi players to show pride    Do cigarettes belong in a museum    Marianne Jean-Baptiste on Oscars buzz for playing 'difficult' woman    Order vs. Morality: Lessons from New York's 1977 Blackout    India puts blockbuster Pakistani film on hold    The Vikings and the Islamic world    Filipino pilgrim's incredible evolution from an enemy of Islam to its staunch advocate    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    

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Shuttle fueled for launch attempt on Friday
Awwal 25, 1432 / April 29, 2011, SPA -- Technicians at the Kennedy Space Center began fueling the shuttle Endeavour on Friday, aiming for a launch attempt at 3:47 p.m. EDT (1947 GMT) to deliver a high-profile physics experiment to the International (...)

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Technial problem delays space shuttle launch
Awwal 25, 1432 / April 29, 2011, SPA -- NASA postponed Friday's scheduled launch of the space shuttle Endeavour because of a technical problem, Reuters reported. Endeavour had been due to blast off at 3:47 p.m. EDT (1947 GMT) on a mission to (...)

29 - 04 - 2011
Technical problems ground Endeavour launch
Awwal 25, 1432 / April 29, 2011, SPA -- The planned launch of the space shuttle Endeavour on its final mission was postponed Friday because of a technical issue just hours before blastoff, dpa reported. Flight engineers were examining a problem (...)

29 - 04 - 2011
Huge crowds, good weather expected for Endeavour launch
Awwal 24, 1432 H/April 28, 2011, SPA -- Hundreds of thousands of spectators are expected to gather Friday on central Florida's Atlantic coast for the launch of the space shuttle Endeavour, and NASA officials say they expect the weather will (...)

28 - 04 - 2011
Endeavour flight has high-profile cargo, commander
Awwal 23, 1432 / April 27, 2011, SPA -- Pioneering science and celebrity attention will give added lift on Friday to U.S. space shuttle Endeavour's final launch, in which the shuttle commander and his convalescent congresswoman wife will be in the (...)

27 - 04 - 2011
blastoff to space shuttles' last destination
Awwal 03, 1432 H/April 7, 2011, SPA -- Next Tuesday marks the 30th anniversary of the first space shuttle launch. As the big day draws near, the focus is not so much on the past but the future, AP reported. Where will the shuttles wind up once the (...)

07 - 04 - 2011
Shuttle Discovery heads for landing on last flight
Akhir 04, 1432 H/March 09, 2011, SPA -- Astronauts on board the space shuttle Discovery, NASA's oldest spaceship, fired their ship's braking rockets on Wednesday to leave orbit and begin an hour-long glide back to Earth on its last flight, according (...)

09 - 03 - 2011
Astronauts salute Discovery on eve of last landing
Akhir 03, 1432 H/08 March, 2011, SPA -- On the eve of Discovery's final homecoming, the six shuttle astronauts paid tribute Tuesday to the world's most traveled spaceship, saying it may be some time before there's another vessel that's worthy of the (...)

08 - 03 - 2011
Shuttle Discovery Leaves Station for Last Trip Home
Akhir 03, 1432, March 08, 2011, SPA -- Space shuttle Discovery departed the International Space Station on Monday, leaving behind a new storage room, a prototype robot and tons of supplies during its 39th and final space flight. Discovery pilot (...)

08 - 03 - 2011
Shuttle Discovery Leaving Space Station Last Time
Akhir 02, 1432, March 07, 2011, SPA --Discovery is ready to leave the International Space Station for the last time. The space shuttle is due to undock Monday morning. It won't land until Wednesday, according to a report of the Associated (...)

07 - 03 - 2011
Spacewalk No. 2: Astronauts head back outside
Awwal 27, 1432 H/March 2, 2011, SPA -- Discovery's astronauts are making one final spacewalk at the International Space Station. It's the last spacewalk of the shuttle mission and the final one involving Discovery. The shuttle will be retired after (...)

02 - 03 - 2011
Astronauts embark on 1st spacewalk of mission
Awwal 25, 1432 H/Feb 28, 2011, SPA -- A pair of visiting shuttle astronauts ventured out on a spacewalk at the International Space Station on Monday, tackling a hodgepodge of maintenance jobs and an experiment to capture the invisible vacuum of (...)

28 - 02 - 2011
Astronauts prepare for 1st of 2 spacewalks
Awwal 24, 1432 H/Feb 27, 2011, SPA -- The astronauts aboard the orbiting shuttle-station complex geared up Sunday for the first spacewalk of their mission, amid some good news from Mission Control, according to AP. Flight controllers told (...)

27 - 02 - 2011
Discovery arriving Saturday at space station
Awwal 23, 1432 H/Feb 26, 2011, SPA -- Space shuttle Discovery zoomed toward a Saturday afternoon docking at the International Space Station, its final visit before being parked at a museum. «Your reservation has been confirmed,» Mission Control (...)

26 - 02 - 2011
NASA Readies for Next Week's Space Shuttle Launch
Awwal 16, 1432, Feb 18, 2011, SPA -- NASA will launch the first of three final space shuttle missions next week, sending the shuttle Discovery on its last flight on a long-delayed cargo run to the International Space Station, officials said on (...)

19 - 02 - 2011
Discovery's Last Flight Delayed -- Again
Qa'dah 26, 1431, Nov 03, 2010, SPA -- NASA announced Tuesday it has delayed the launch of the space shuttle Discovery yet again, this time due to a circuitry glitch to the backup systems that was found earlier in the day. The launch was pushed back (...)

03 - 11 - 2010
Leak delays shuttle Discovery launch to Tuesday
Qa'dah 21, 1431 H/Oct 29, 2010, SPA -- The launch of the U.S. space shuttle Discovery on a mission to deliver a storage module and supplies to the International Space Station is being delayed until Tuesday because of a helium leak in the shuttle's (...)

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