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The worst trip around the world
Dec 26, 2014 (ESA)
As you celebrate the end of the year in the warmth of your home, spare a thought for the organisms riding with a third-class ticket on the International Space S...
Bright lights: big cities at night
Dec 23, 2014 (ESA)
As the days grow shorter and the temperatures drop in Europe, test your geography skills in the warmth of your home - while helping scientists to pinpoint light...
ISS Experiment May Hold Key to Alzheimer's Cause
Dec 19, 2014 (SPX)
An experiment housed in a 4-inch cube destined for launch to the International Space Station aboard the SpaceX CRS-5 cargo resupply mission could become a key s...
NASA, SpaceX Update Launch of Fifth SpaceX Resupply Mission to ISS
Dec 19, 2014 (SPX)
NASA and SpaceX report that the launch of SpaceX's fifth commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station now will occur no earlier than ...
Politics no problem, say US and Russian spacefarers
Dec 18, 2014 (AFP)
US-Russian ties may have returned to Cold War levels, but an astronaut and a cosmonaut gearing up for the longest flight on the International Space Station said...
Fifth SpaceX Mission Lets the CATS Out on the International Space Station
Dec 18, 2014 (SPX)
Not like cats that you might pet in your lap at night, International Space Station CATS study the atmosphere's plight. CATS and new research including flatworms...
Boeing Covers Groundwork in Second Milestone For Commercial Crew
Dec 12, 2014 (SPX)
The momentum of certifying American space transportation systems capable of carrying astronauts to the International Space Station continued on pace as NASA too...
Orbital says it will complete ISS deliveries by end of 2016
Dec 11, 2014 (Sputnik)
US manufacturer of Antares spacecraft, crashed in November while on the mission to International Space Station (ISS), will complete remaining cargo flights to t...
ATV views Space Station as never before
Dec 10, 2014 (ESA)
ESA's fifth and last Automated Transfer Vehicle tested a new technique before docking with the International Space Station in August, at the same time revealing...
OPALS: Light Beams Let Data Rates Soar
Dec 10, 2014 (JPL)
You may know opals as fiery gemstones, but something special called OPALS is floating above us in space. On the International Space Station, the Optical Payload...
ISS Enables Interplanetary Space Exploration
Dec 05, 2014 (SPX)
If necessity is the mother of invention, then survival in space breeds many "children." These children are the research and technologies demonstrated aboard the...
NASA's CATS Eyes Clouds, Smoke and Dust from the Space Station
Dec 03, 2014 (SPX)
Turn on any local TV weather forecast and you can get a map of where skies are blue or cloudy. But for scientists trying to figure out how clouds affect the Ear...
3-D Printer Creates First Object in Space on ISS
Nov 28, 2014 (SPX)
The International Space Station's 3-D printer has manufactured the first 3-D printed object in space, paving the way to future long-term space expeditions. "Thi...
Soyuz docks at Space Station; Expedition 42 joins crew
Nov 24, 2014 (AFP)
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying Italy's first female astronaut has safely docked with the International Space Station, NASA said. Samantha Cristoforetti, al...
Expedition 42 Trio Launches on Time to Station
Nov 24, 2014 (SPX)
The Soyuz TMA-15M launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station at 4:01 p.m. EST (3:01 a.m. on Nov. 24 Baikonur time). ...
Italy's first female astronaut heads to ISS in Russian craft
Nov 23, 2014 (AFP)
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying Italy's first female astronaut safely blasted off Sunday to begin its journey to the International Space Station. Samantha C...
Space station gets zero-gravity 3-D printer
Nov 18, 2014 (UPI)
The International Space Station is now home to a 3-D printer, after NASA astronaut Barry Wilmore spent most of Monday unpacking and installing the machine. He a...
NASA Commercial Crew Partners Continue System Advancements
Nov 17, 2014 (SPX)
NASA's industry partners continue to complete development milestones under agreements with the agency's Commercial Crew Program. The work performed by Blue Orig...
Europe's 3D printer set for ISS
Nov 14, 2014 (ESA)
Europe's very first 3D printer in space is scheduled for installation aboard the ISS next year. Designed and built in Italy, it will be put to the test as part ...
Astronaut turned Twitter star, Reid Wiseman, back on Earth
Nov 10, 2014 (UPI)
NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman returned to Earth Sunday night after nearly six months aboard the International Space Station. He and his Expedition 41 companions, ...
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