NASA officials cleared the flight after technicians fixed a hydrogen leak in the shuttle's fueling system, which delayed the launch from last week.

VOA: standard.2009.03.15

Also on board is a new exercise machine, which is part of ongoing studies into the effects of long-term space flight on muscle and bone loss in astronauts.

VOA: standard.2010.04.05

The decision to release him early from prison elicited a firestorm of condemnation from many American family members of victims of Pan Am flight 103, which blew up over Lockerbie on December 21,1988.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21