NASA has signed a $424 million modification to its contract with the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) for full crew transportation services to the International Space Station in 2016 with return and rescue services extending through June 2017. Continue reading
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Robotic Russian Supply Ship Docks With Space Station
This story was updated at 3:40 p.m. EST. An unmanned Russian spacecraft carrying nearly 3 tons of supplies arrived at the International Space Station Monday (Feb Continue reading
Nasa video shows how close asteroid 2012 DA14 will come to Earth – Video
Nasa video shows how close asteroid 2012 DA14 will come to Earth US space agency Nasa has released a frightening new video showing just how close a massive asteroid will come to slamming into the Earth next week. There are just seven days left until the 150ft-wide, 130000 ton asteroid buzzes past our planet so close its trajectory will take it inside the orbit of communications and weather satellites Continue reading
July 1, 2012 Kazakhstan_ISS crew successfully returns to Earth – Video
July 1, 2012 Kazakhstan_ISS crew successfully returns to Earth A Soyuz TMA-03M reentry capsule with three members of the International Space Station (ISS) crew landed safely in Kazakhstan on Sunday. The commander of the crew Oleg Kononenko and his two colleagues, American Donald Pettit and Dutchman Andre Kuipers, have spent more than six months in orbit and fulfilled their space mission Continue reading
Rocket Launch with 3 onboard heads for space station #Rocket#KAZAKHSTAN#iss – Video
Rocket Launch with 3 onboard heads for space station #Rocket#KAZAKHSTAN#iss BAIKONUR, KAZAKHSTAN mdash; A Soyuz spacecraft carrying an American, a Russian and a Canadian headed Wednesday for the International Space Station, where they will spend four months carrying out dozens of experiments. The spacecraft launched from a Russian-leased manned-space facility in the frigid steppes of Kazakhstan at 6:12 pm (1212 GMT). It took off atop a towering Russian rocket and went into orbit about 15 minutes later Continue reading
NASA Gives Private Spacecraft Companies $30M To Build ISS Taxi
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online NASA has just handed out $30 million to the private spacecraft companies to help get their vehicles certified to fly to the International Space Station (ISS). The U.S. space agency has been relying on the Russian Federal Space Agency to ferry its astronauts to and from the space station since it retired its space shuttle program in the spring … Continue reading
Nasa to send new rover to Mars in 2020 – Video
Nasa to send new rover to Mars in 2020 The US space agency (Nasa) says it will launch a new rover to Mars in 2020. The vehicle will be based on its Curiosity robot, which landed on the Red Planet in August. It is hoped that the robots will pave the way for a manned mission to Mars.From:DailyMaiilViews:0 0ratingsTime:01:00More inNews Politics Continue reading
Russia to Decide on Brightman Space Flight Next Year
MOSCOW, November 23 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s space agency Roscosmos announced on Friday that it would take a final decision early next year on whether British singer Sarah Brightman can make a tourist trip to the International Space Station (ISS). “I have met her, she is all set to fly, but Roscosmos has not yet decided on it. Continue reading
Cut cable in Russia won’t affect space station , country says
A communications cable serving the Russian space agency’s mission control was cut by construction workers but the accident has not affected the International Space Station or civilian satellites, the U.S. and Russian space agencies said Wednesday. Russian news agencies cited unnamed sources as saying the cut meant controllers could not send commands to satellites or the Russian segments of the orbiting space lab. Continue reading
Space Shuttle Endeavour’s Nightmare Commute [10-14-2012] – Video
Space Shuttle Endeavour's Nightmare Commute [10-14-2012] Click MeTee.com and buy a Tee-Shirt using the link above for a 2% discount. MeTee: Tee-Shirt Design in Seconds. – The International Space Station (ISS) is a habitable artificial satellite in low Earth orbit Continue reading
Private capsule to launch cargo to space station
Washington, Sep 21 (IANS) A private capsule is scheduled to fly to the International Space Station on a cargo mission Oct 7, US space agency NASA announced. Continue reading
ISS crew complete space station repair
Two International Space Station crew members successfully completed a spacewalk to install a new power switching unit, the US space agency NASA said. Continue reading
Does NASA Have Mars Fever?
NASA unveiled plans this week for a brand-new mission to Mars in 2016, even as its newest rover was just settling in on the Red Planet. But space agency officials say it's not a case of Red Planet favoritism. Continue reading
Singer Sarah Brightman could be next space tourist: report
British soprano Sarah Brightman could become the next space tourist to blast off to the International Space Station (ISS), a senior official at the Russian space agency hinted Wednesday. Continue reading
NASA's Mars rover set for first 'test drive'
A little more than two weeks after its arrival on Mars, NASA's Curiosity rover will on Wednesday make its first “test drive” before setting off on its Red Planet mission, the US space agency said. Continue reading
NASA wants to measure 'Marsquakes'
Just 10 days after NASA's Curiosity rover sent back its first color photos of the Martian landscape, the US space agency said Monday it wants in 2016 to take a better look at what's happening beneath the Red Planet's surface. Continue reading
Mars rover takes 'cool' detour: NASA
The US space agency NASA's Mars rover Curiosity will make a wide detour to explore a “cool” geographical hot spot on Mars, scientists said Friday. Continue reading
NASA's test Moon lander crashes and burns
NASA's experimental Moon lander crashed and burst into flames seconds after takeoff due to a hardware fault, the US space agency said, prompting an investigation but no casualties. Continue reading
NASA Greenland Ice Melt Report Sparks Global Warming Debate
A NASA report describing an “unprecedented” instance of ice melting in Greenland has sparked a new debate about global warming and has elicited accusations that the space agency has become politicized where climate science is concerned. Continue reading
NASA's Giant Rocket for Deep-Space Travel Passes Key Review
NASA's next-generation rocket, a behemoth of a booster expected to launch astronauts deeper into space than ever before, has passed a major design milestone, space agency officials announced Wednesday (July 25). Continue reading