Category Archives: Space Station

22-06-2012 12:22 NASA is using the Internet and smartphones to provide the public with a new inside look at what happens aboard the International Space Station and in the Mission Control Center. NASA Public Affairs Officer Dan Huot provides a video tour of the new site, which is now online at spacestationlive.nasa.gov.

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Space Station Live! Tour - Video

01-07-2012 01:21 The manned Russian Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station today, July 1st 2012, at 04:48 UTC as they prepare to return to Earth. Expedition 31 crew members Oleg Kononenko, Andre Kuipers and Don Pettit having spent 194 days in Space are returning home today with their de-orbit burn to slow them down and exit Earth's orbit set for 07:19 UTC and their landing in Kazachstan at 08:14 UTC. Expedition 32, the next increment of crewed operations on the Space Station officially began when this Soyuz TMA-03M undocked.

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[ISS] Manned Soyuz TMA-03M Departs Space Station - Video

17-07-2012 11:24 On May 25, 2012 SpaceX made history when the Dragon spacecraft became the first privately developed vehicle in history to successfully attach to the International Space Station. Previously only four governments -- the United States, Russia, Japan and the European Space Agency -- had achieved this feat. This video features highlights from the mission, including: May 22: Launch Day: SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launched the Dragon spacecraft into orbit from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. May 23: Dragon orbited Earth as it traveled toward the International Space Station. May 24: Dragon's sensors and flight systems were subjected to a series of tests to determine if the vehicle was ready to attach to the space station. May 25: NASA gave Dragon the GO to attempt berthing with the station. Dragon approached. It was successfully captured by the station's robotic arm. May 26: US astronaut Don Pettit opened Dragon's hatch and the astronauts entered. May 31: After six days at the International Space Station, Dragon departed for its return to Earth, carrying a load of cargo for NASA. SpaceX completed its historic mission when Dragon splashed down safely in the Pacific.

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Mission Highlights: SpaceX's Dragon Makes History - Video

14-07-2012 22:04 A Russian Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft launched to the International Space Station on July 15 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Inside the spacecraft for the two-day journey are Expedition 32/33 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Suni Williams and Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, the station's next crew. The trio will dock to the station July 17 to start a four month tour, joining station Commander Gennady Padalka, NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Revin, who have been on the outpost since mid-May.

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Soyuz Launches to Space Station - Video

23-07-2012 14:08 Time lapse video of thousands of photographs at the International Space Station offer a stunning view of the Earth and outer space. (July 23) Subscribe to the Associated Press: Download AP Mobile: Associated Press on Facebook: Associated Press on Twitter: Associated Press on Google+:

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Raw Video: International Space Station at Night - Video

22-07-2012 16:57 The Progress 47 uncrewed cargo ship, emptied of supplies and filled with trash for disposal, undocked from the International Space Station. Russian flight controllers tested a new automated rendezvous system, known as Kurs-NA, to perform the maneuver more safely and efficiently.

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Cargo Ship Undocks From Space Station - Video

24-07-2012 17:55 Seth was the keynote speaker at the 2012 Oklahoma Freethought Convention. His presentation takes an often humorous look at the claims of religion in the Age of Information. This speech has been abridged from the "live" version for time and features a few extra visuals for the YouTube audience. There's a brief drop-out of audio at the 45:30 mark, due to a loss of feed from the house sound system.

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FreeOK2 - Seth Andrews "Scrabble on the Space Station" - Video

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LIVE From The International Space Station 1080i Full HD - Video

28-07-2012 20:30 The ISS Progress 47 cargo vehicle docks once again to the International Space Station's Pirs docking compartment Saturday, July 28, 2012, at 9:01 pm EDT after a successful test of its new automated rendezvous system.

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ISS Progress 47 Re-docks to Space Station - Video

22-08-2012 14:17 Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 32 Flight Engineers Sunita Williams and Joe Acaba fielded questions about the progress of their mission and their research aboard the orbital laboratory during an in-flight discussion with social media devotees Aug. 22. Williams, who will conduct a spacewalk out of the Quest airlock on the station Aug. 30, will remain aboard the complex until mid-November. Acaba, who has been on board since mid-May, is preparing to return to Earth in four weeks.

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Station Crew Discusses Life in Space With Social Media Followers - Video