Discovery reaches orbit

After years in training and two launch countdowns, Sunita Williams on Sunday became the second woman of Indian origin after Kalpana Chawla to reach the orbit along with six other astronauts on......

Discovery blasts off

Discovery and seven astronauts blasted into orbit Tuesday on America's first manned space shot since the 2003 Columbia disaster, ending a painful, 2 1/2-year shutdown devoted to making the shuttle......