The shuttle astronauts see Earth as it is, just one small planet.

On the positive side was a promise that shuttle astronauts would service the Hubble every two years.

Shuttle astronauts would visit every six months or so to tend experiments and then leave the station to work on its own.

He was, after all, a former shuttle astronaut himself.

Eventually, shuttle astronauts conducted a record three preparatory space walks.

And the shuttle astronauts might donate some of their flour tortillas, if they have any left over.

Her future, the report said, "may one day include becoming squadron commander and a shuttle astronaut."

A repair mission by the shuttle astronauts is essential.

Without service calls from shuttle astronauts, the telescope is likely to die in orbit around 2007, making science the first casualty of the new era.

It was a shaky start to what could be one of the more hazardous undertakings by shuttle astronauts.