“Soyuz Docking” RUSSIAN ROCKET docks at SPACE STATION with FRESH Crew (VIDEO) “Soyuz Docking” (VIDEO) RUSSIAN Soyuz TMA-07 Spacecraft docks at SPACE STATION with FRESH Crew Location: ISS, Earth orbit Date Shot: December 21, 2012 -Video from RIA Novosti (ВидеосРоссийскоеагентствомеждународныхновостей) A Russian Soyuz spacecraft has docked with the International Space Station (ISS) after a two-day flight. The Soyuz was carrying Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko, NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, who are due to spend six months in orbit. This is the second mission at the ISS for each of the crew members Continue reading
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NASA's Curiosity rover completes crucial course correction en route to Mars (+video)
NASA’s car sized Curiosity Mars Science Lab fired its thrusters to set in on course for its scheduled touchdown in the Red Planet’sGale Crater, where, if the landing goes well, it will begin searching for signs of habitability. Now just 1 week out from landing beside a 3 mile high (5 km) layered Martian mountain in search of lifes ingredients, aiming thrusters aboard the cruise stage of NASAs car sized Curiosity Mars Science Lab successfully fired to set the rover precisely on course for a touchdown on Mars at about 1:31 a.m. Continue reading
NASA preps spacecraft for risky Mars landing attempt
Separately, NASA officials declined to estimate the odds for a successful landing next month. Just before the attempt to land the Mars Science Laboratory carrying Curiosity on Aug. Continue reading
Curiosity Flight Path Slightly Adjusted By NASA
June 27, 2012 Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com NASA made some slight adjustments to its Mars Science Laboratorys flight path on Tuesday, ensuring its rover makes an accurate landing to the Martian site. The one-ton rover is expected to arrive at the Red Planet on August 5, 2012, after venturing through space towards Mars since its November 26, 2011 launch Continue reading