MOSCOW, May 17 (UPI) — A Russian Progress M-19M resupply spacecraft attached to the International Space Station was used to adjust the station’s orbit Friday, Russian officials say. The space freighter’s engines were run for slightly more than 15 minutes to raise the ISS’s orbit by about 1.6 miles, a spokesman for the Russian space agency Roscosmos said. The station’s orbit is now 259 miles above the Earth, RIA Novosti reported. Continue reading
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NASA Beams Up 'Star Trek Into Darkness' to Astronauts In Space
The three astronauts on board the International Space Station are getting a sneak peak of the latest “Star Trek” film just before people around the world get a chance to see it in theaters themselves. “Star Trek Into Darkness” the newest movie in the long-lasting science fiction franchise is set for release in the United States on Thursday (May 16), but NASA is beaming up the movie to the space station before its official release date, officials with the space agency confirmed. This movie screening is particularly significant for one of the members of the crew. Continue reading
NASA's obscure Wallops facility in Virginia prepares for spotlight
WALLOPS ISLAND, va.On one of Virginia’s small barrier islands, a NASA facility that operates in relative obscurity outside scientific circles is preparing to be thrust into the spotlight. On Wednesday, Orbital Sciences Corp. plans to conduct the first test launch of its Antares rocket under a NASA program in which private companies deliver supplies to the international space station Continue reading
Orbital Sciences Corporation: Satellites, Rockets and the Space Station
Artist’s rendering of Cygnus spacecraft approaching the International Space Station. CREDIT: Orbital Sciences Corporation Orbital Sciences Corp. is one of two private companies that currently hold a contract with NASA to fly unmanned cargo missions to the International Space Station Continue reading
NASA's Wallops Island prepares for the spotlight
WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. Continue reading
[NASA] – SpaceX Dragon CRS-2 Berthed to International Space Station – Video
[NASA] – SpaceX Dragon CRS-2 Berthed to International Space Station The unmanned SpaceX Dragon commercial space capsule packed with precious cargo successfully linked up with the International Space Station early Sunday (March 3), arriving one day late due to a temporary thruster glitch. The Dragon cargo capsule, built by the private spaceflight company SpaceX, docked with the space station at 8:56 am EST (1356) as the two spacecraft soared 253 miles (407 kilometers) over the Arabian Sea. NASA flight controllers performed the docking remotely by commanding the space station's Canadian-built robotic arm, which had latched onto the Dragon capsule three hours earlier, to attach the capsule to a docking port. Continue reading
[NASA] – Espace- la capsule Dragon amarrée à la Station spatiale internationale – Video
[NASA] – Espace- la capsule Dragon amarre la Station spatiale internationale The unmanned SpaceX Dragon commercial space capsule packed with precious cargo successfully linked up with the International Space Station early Sunday (March 3), arriving one day late due to a temporary thruster glitch. The Dragon cargo capsule, built by the private spaceflight company SpaceX, docked with the space station at 8:56 am EST (1356) as the two spacecraft soared 253 miles (407 kilometers) over the Arabian Sea. NASA flight controllers performed the docking remotely by commanding the space station's Canadian-built robotic arm, which had latched onto the Dragon capsule three hours earlier, to attach the capsule to a docking port Continue reading
[NASA] – La segunda mision de la capsula Dragon de SpaceX llega a la ISS – Video
[NASA] – La segunda mision de la capsula Dragon de SpaceX llega a la ISS The unmanned SpaceX Dragon commercial space capsule packed with precious cargo successfully linked up with the International Space Station early Sunday (March 3), arriving one day late due to a temporary thruster glitch. The Dragon cargo capsule, built by the private spaceflight company SpaceX, docked with the space station at 8:56 am EST (1356) as the two spacecraft soared 253 miles (407 kilometers) over the Arabian Sea. NASA flight controllers performed the docking remotely by commanding the space station's Canadian-built robotic arm, which had latched onto the Dragon capsule three hours earlier, to attach the capsule to a docking port Continue reading
NASA Unveils 1st Radar Video of Asteroid Flyby
NASA has revealed the first radar video of an asteroid flyby that sent a space rock half the size of a football field buzzing by Earth last week. Continue reading
Space station restores communication with Earth
NASA is back in contact with the International Space Station after a communications outage of almost three hours Tuesday. Communications were restored at 12:34 p.m. Continue reading
Curva Gravitiacional (e-Horizon) part 1 – Video
Curva Gravitiacional (e-Horizon) part 1 Curva Gravitacional (e-Horizon) Direccin Clemens Bauer / Alfonso Cancino — Msica original Luis Obregn Mexico 2006 18' A story about the mysteries of space and time, set in a science fiction framework which takes place sometime in the future. Dr Continue reading
Roblox Lyoko,Christmas speical part 1 of 3 – Video
Roblox Lyoko,Christmas speical part 1 of 3 ( Talk to Me in The Game for Updates also i am thinking about creating Lyoko outfits for players in the game but sadly i have no clue how to make a GUI morph. If anyone can help PM me plz Continue reading
American, Canadian, and Russian Spaceflyers Launch to Space Station
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Kerbal Space Program: Mechjeb Makes docking easy – Video
Kerbal Space Program: Mechjeb Makes docking easy The first attempt as you can see did not have enough thrust on the 2nd stage engines to synchronize with the space station in time. So I decided to launch another lander craft to dock with the first one and it worked flawlessly. Note: The video quality was much better before uploading to youtubeFrom:Under6001Views:1 1ratingsTime:06:56More inGaming Continue reading
Russia: Cable cut not affecting space station
MOSCOW (AP) A communications cable serving the Russian space agencys 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. Continue reading
It's a bird, it's a plane, no … it's the space station
The International Space Station is photographed shortly after the space shuttle Atlantis undocked from it. (NASA / November 5, 2012) November 5, 2012, 4:43 p.m. You get sales alerts, Twitter alerts, sports alerts and Facebook alerts Continue reading
The Space Station Apartment (PlayStation Home) – Video
The Space Station Apartment (PlayStation Home) Developer: Digital Leisure “The Space Station needs a crew, and you've been selected to take part in an all-new out-of-this-world experience. Your Space Station adventure will have you defending your new home against incoming asteroids in the fully interactive Station Defense turret center. On top of defending the station your tasks will also include lowering and raising the external shutters so you don't get blinded by the sun and you'll even have to evacuate the garbage you produce in to the vacuum of space Continue reading
Space Station ferry burns up on re-entry
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) third Automated Transfer Vehicle cargo ferry has completed the final part of its successful six-month servicing mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Indeed, the Edoardo Amaldi burned up as planned on Wednesday over an uninhabited area of the southern Pacific ocean as it reentered Earth’s atmosphere. The ESA describes its lineup of Automated Transfer Vehicles (ATVs) as “the most complex” space vehicles ever developed in Europe – which are the largest and most capable resupply ships to dock with the Space Station. Continue reading
Space shuttle Endeavour stops in El Paso next week
Space shuttle Endeavour will make a refueling stop in El Paso next week on its way to its final destination in California. (Times file photo) The space shuttle Endeavour, riding on a carrier aircraft, will make a refueling stop in El Paso before flying low over the White Sands area and Las Cruces next week during the historic final shuttle ferry flight across the country, NASA officials said Continue reading
Russia to attempt space-station re-docking
The unmanned Russian supply ship Progress 47 failed to re-dock at the International Space Station during a docking system test on July 23, 2012. Credit: NASA MOSCOW, July 25 (UPI) — After an initial failure, another attempt to re-dock a Russian space freighter to the International Space Station will be made Sunday, officials said Continue reading