NASA The International Space Station’s first treadmill, referred to as the Treadmill Vibration Isolation System, or TVIS, floats inside the orbiting outpost in May as it was being prepared for Tuesday’s disposal. Robert Z Continue reading
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NASA Secret Spaceships Orbiting Earth – Video
NASA Secret Spaceships Orbiting Earth Time to snap out of your illusion. Continue reading
6 hour Nasa Space walk to fix leaking cooling system on ISS – Video
6 hour Nasa Space walk to fix leaking cooling system on ISS Space Station repairs – astronauts perform an emergency space walk to try to fix a leaking cooling system onboard the orbiting laboratory http://rt.com/ By: thetruegrimghost Continue reading
Astronaut Covers 'Space Oddity' on Space Station (Video)
After five months in space, an astronaut is saying his goodbye to the International Space Station with a classic performance of one of David Bowie’s cosmic classics: “Space Oddity.” In new music video from space unveiled Sunday (May 12), Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield sings David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” in a visually striking performance recorded in anticipation of Hadfield’s return to Earth today. The first Canadian commander of the orbiting outpost is seen floating through the station modules singing, playing guitar and staring back at Earth throughout the video. The five minute long farewell also features views of the outside of the space station and a time-lapse shot of the Earth as seen from orbit Continue reading
The Space Station Is Leaking, and NASA Doesn’t Know Why – Video
The Space Station Is Leaking, and NASA Doesn't Know Why It isn't the first time the orbiting habitat has sprung a leak. By: slatester Continue reading
Damaged Russian cargo ship docks with International Space Station
MOSCOW A Russian cargo spacecraft with a malfunctioning antenna has docked with the International Space Station, and officials say the problem isn’t expected to prevent unloading the food, fuel, oxygen and equipment aboard. The unmanned Progress cargo ship failed to deploy one of its antennas after it was launched on Wednesday. On Friday, it joined up with the orbiting space lab, according to video from Russian mission control Continue reading
Russian Cosmonauts Take Spacewalk Outside Space Station
Two Russian cosmonauts ventured outside the International Space Station Friday (April 19) to begin a six-hour spacewalk to upgrade the orbiting lab with new experiments. Clad in their bulky Orlan spacesuits, veteran cosmonauts Pavel Vinogradov and Roman Romanenko began their spacewalk just after 10 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT) to install a space weather experiment to the space station’s hull and prepare the outpost for the arrival of a robotic cargo ship later this year. Continue reading
Space Station Lands in Houston in State-of-the-Art NASA Exhibit
NASA has a new “stage” to expose and educate the public about the work behind and on board the International Space Station. More than a year in the making, NASA and Space Center Houston, the visitor center for the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Texas, put the final touches on a new interactive exhibit and special effects live stage show that highlights how the orbiting outpost came to be, what life is like on board and how it is being used to conduct science. The 3000-square-foot (280 square meters) display was inspired by NASA’s traveling exhibit “Destination Station” (hosted currently at Atlanta’s Fernbank Science Center until May 18). Continue reading
New crew set to zip up to space station in just 6 hours
NASA At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 35/36 Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy (right), Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov (center) and Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin clasp hands for photographers prior to the start of qualification simulation runs in a Soyuz spacecraft mock-up on March 5, 2013. By Clara MoskowitzSpace.com Three men are poised to make history today when they blast off on a rocket ride Thursdaythat will reach the International Space faster than any astronauts to fly there before. NASA astronautChris Cassidyand Russian cosmonauts Alexander Misurkin and Pavel Vinogradov are due to arrive at the orbiting laboratory just six hours after they launch at 4:43 p.m. Continue reading
Ultra-fast ride to space station
NASA At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 35/36 Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy (right), Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov (center) and Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin clasp hands for photographers prior to the start of qualification simulation runs in a Soyuz spacecraft mock-up on March 5, 2013. By Clara MoskowitzSpace.com Three men are poised to make history today when they blast off on a rocket ride Thursdaythat will reach the International Space faster than any astronauts to fly there before. NASA astronautChris Cassidyand Russian cosmonauts Alexander Misurkin and Pavel Vinogradov are due to arrive at the orbiting laboratory just six hours after they launch at 4:43 p.m Continue reading
New space station crew to launch and dock today in cosmic first
At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 35/36 Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy (right), Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov (center) and Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin clasp hands for photographers prior to the sNASA Large gantry mechanisms on either side of the Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft are raised into position to secure the rocket at the launch pad on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Liftoff is set for March 28 EDT (March 2NASA/Carla Cioffi After blasting off on a Russian rocket ride Thursday, March 28, three men are poised to make history by reaching the International Space Station faster than any astronauts to fly there before. NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and Russian cosmonauts Alexander Misurkin and Pavel Vinogradov launched at 4:43 p.m Continue reading
US-Russian crew blasts off for space station
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AP) A Russian spacecraft carrying a three-man crew blasted off from a launch pad in the steppes of Kazakhstan, for the first time taking a shorter path to the International Space Station. Continue reading
Queen Elizabeth II Congratulates 1st Canadian Space Station Commander
If becoming the first Canadian commander of the International Space Station weren’t exciting enough by itself, Chris Hadfield now has the best wishes of Queen Elizabeth II to go along with it. Continue reading
SpaceX on verge of 3rd supply run to space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) The International Space Station is about to get another commercial shipment. The California company known as SpaceX is set to launch its unmanned Falcon rocket on Friday morning, hoisting a Dragon capsule containing more than a ton of food, tools, computer hardware and science experiments. Continue reading
Second SpaceX space station resupply flight ready to go
Feb. 25, 2013 The second International Space Station Commercial Resupply Services flight by Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) is set for liftoff at 10:10 a.m. Continue reading
NASA Commercial Partner Orbital Sciences Successfully Conducts Engine Test – Video
NASA Commercial Partner Orbital Sciences Successfully Conducts Engine Test The company fired dual AJ26 rocket engines for approximately 30 seconds while the rocket was bolted down on the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) Pad-0A at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Va. The test demonstrated the readiness of the rocket's first stage and launch pad fueling systems to support upcoming test flights. Orbital is building and testing its new rocket and Cygnus cargo spacecraft under NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program. Continue reading
Space Station Loses Contact with NASA Mission Control
Update: NASA has reestablished contact with the International Space Station. Continue reading
Next Private Spacecraft Launch to Space Station Set for March 1
The next private cargo mission to the International Space Station is slated to blast off March 1, NASA announced today (Feb. 14). The unmanned Dragon capsule, built by California-based firm SpaceX, will launch from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 10:10 a.m. Continue reading
Russia supply ship docks with space station
NASA TV The Progress 50 robotic supply ship approaches the International Space Station during the fly-around prior to docking on Monday. Continue reading
RRM: Mission to the Future Delivers #NASA #CSA #Dextre – Video
RRM: Mission to the Future Delivers #NASA #CSA #Dextre Robotic Refueling Mission Robotic refueling is challenging. Before a satellite leaves the ground, technicians fill its fuel tank through a valve that's then triple-sealed and covered with a protective blanket mdash;designed never to be accessed again. Continue reading