An American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts arrived at the International Space Station early Thursday, kicking off a four-month stay aboard the orbiting laboratory. Continue reading
Category Archives: Space Station
SpaceX's 1st Private Capsule Launch to Space Station: How It Will Work
This story was updated May 15 at 11 a.m. Continue reading
New US-Russian Crew Arrives at Space Station
An American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts arrived at the International Space Station early Thursday (May 17), kicking off a four-month stay aboard the orbiting laboratory. Continue reading
Space station astronaut shares a groovy trip
Don Pettit / NASA This is a composite of 18 time-exposure images photographed from a mounted camera on the International Space Station, from approximately 240 miles above Earth. The image is filled with star trails and spiraling reflections from the space station’s solar arrays. By Alan Boyle Flying on the International Space Station is the world’s biggest high, and a series of psychedelic time-exposure images engineered by NASA astronaut Don Pettit proves it. Continue reading
SpaceX to attempt historic private launch to space station this week (+video)
If successful, the unmanned flight will mark the first time a privately built spaceship has docked with the International Space Station. Continue reading
SpaceX to attempt historic private launch to space station this week
If successful, the unmanned flight will mark the first time a privately built spaceship has docked with the International Space Station. The private spaceflight company SpaceX is preparing to launch a robotic capsule to the International Space Station this week, following a series of delays that postponed the historic first flight of a commercial spacecraft to the orbiting outpost Continue reading
New Astronaut Crew Launching to Space Station Tonight
Three astronauts are finally ready to blast off toward the International Space Station tonight (May 14), after weeks of delay caused during testing of their Russian-built space capsule. Continue reading
US-Russian crew blasts off on trip to International Space Station
ALMATY, Kazakhstan A three-man crew blasted off from a space center in southern Kazakhstan Tuesday morning on board a Russian-made Soyuz craft for a four-and-half-month stay at the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Joseph Acaba and Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Sergei Revin set off from the Baikonur facility as scheduled at 9:01 a.m Continue reading
SpaceX to Launch 1st Private Capsule to Space Station This Week
The private spaceflight company SpaceX is preparing to launch a robotic capsule to the International Space Station this week, following a series of delays that postponed the historic first flight of a commercial spacecraft to the orbiting outpost. Continue reading
Russian Soyuz (finally) lifts off for space station (+video)
A Russian Soyuz rocket, with three astronauts aboard, is due at the International Space Station Thursday. On Saturday, the SpaceX ‘Dragon’ will follow Continue reading
SpaceX Capsule Slated to Soar to Space Station on Saturday
SpaceX announced that it is gearing up to launch its Dragon capsule toward the International Space Station on Saturday. Continue reading
Three-man Soyuz crew departs for space station
A three-man crew blasted off from a space center in southern Kazakhstan Tuesday morning on board a Russian-made Soyuz craft for a four-and-half-month stay at the International Space Station. Continue reading
New Astronaut Crew Launches Toward Space Station
A Russian rocket launched three astronauts toward the International Space Station late Monday night (May 14), kicking off a two-day journey to the huge orbiting lab. Continue reading
EarthKAM Lets School Children Interact With The International Space Station
May 11, 2012 Image Credit: NASA EarthKAM, a camera onboard the International Space Station (ISS), used for remote Earth sensing and observations, also has another more popular use, giving school children the opportunity to interact with the high-flying (or orbiting) space lab. The Earth Knowledge Acquired by Middle School Students (EarthKAM) system has allowed thousands of students across the country to use the Internet to control a digital camera mounted on the space station, enabling them to photograph the Earth like they have never before, taking pictures of coastlines, mountains, cities and other geographical interests around the world. This new video explains how EarthKAM works Continue reading
Spaceflight Companies Team Up for Private Space Station Flights
Two private aerospace firms are teaming up to sell manned flights to private space stations orbiting Earth. Continue reading
SpaceX sets May 19 as date for space station mission
Originally scheduled for May 7, the mission would be the first by a private company to send a rocket to the International Space Station. SpaceX and NASA said today that May 19 is the new launch date for the first-ever attempt to send a private company’s rocket to the International Space Station Continue reading
The Space Station: Launching a whole new kind of museum!
NOVATO, Calif., May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –When people think of museums, they often think of the California Academy of Sciences, or the new San Francisco Exploratorium with its huge price tag of approximately $220 million dollars. A new type of museum opened last October in the San Francisco suburb of Novato: The Space Station offers a quality experience for local residents and tourists alike without the high construction costs and government subsidies required for the on-going operations of most museums. President and Founder of the investment management firm, Winans Investments, and philanthropist Ken Winans has served as a trustee to several large, Smithsonian affiliated museums, and felt there had to be a more efficient and effective way to offer the public a quality museum experience during this time of fiscal austerity Continue reading
New Astronaut Photo Highlights Impact Crater
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have snapped a stunning new photo of a heavily eroded impact crater in Algeria. Continue reading
Next Soyuz Space Station crew prepares for launch
The next residents of the International Space Station are making final preparations for a May 14 launch. This week, NASA Flight Engineer Joseph Acaba and his two Russian crewmates, Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Sergei Revin, are completing their training, undergoing Soyuz spacecraft fit checks and taking part in traditional ceremonies Continue reading
New experiments sought for space station
A nonprofit organization that has been tasked with managing research on the American portions of the International Space Station will begin accepting proposals for specific projects beginning in June, company officials have announced. The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) was selected by NASA in 2011 to manage the space station’s U.S. National Laboratory, and to maximize use of these facilities while the orbiting outpost remains operational planned until at least 2020 Continue reading