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ATV completes final automated docking
Aug 13, 2014 (ESA)
In a flawless demonstration of technology and skill, ESA's fifth and final ATV, Georges Lemaitre, docked with the International Space Station, fixing itself fir...
NASA's Space Station Fix-It Demo for Satellites Gets Hardware for 2.0 Update
Aug 13, 2014 (SPX)
Who doesn't love an upgrade? Newer, better and oh so shiny is great, but what's really fantastic is when a change unlocks new possibilities. That's the case wit...
On the frontiers of cyborg science
Aug 12, 2014 (SPX)
No longer just fantastical fodder for sci-fi buffs, cyborg technology is bringing us tangible progress toward real-life electronic skin, prosthetics and ultrafl...
ESA's cargo vessel ready for space delivery
Aug 12, 2014 (ESA)
ESA's latest Automated Transfer Vehicle is set to dock with the International Space Station on Tuesday, delivering more than six tonnes of crucial supplies and ...
Robonaut Upgrades, Spacewalk Preps and Cargo Ops for ISS Crew
Aug 08, 2014 (SPX)
Spacewalk and visiting vehicle preparations, materials research, telerobotics and upgrades for the International Space Station's mechanical crew member were the...
US EVAa Delayed; Crew Preps For Russian EVA, Robonaut Upgrades
Aug 07, 2014 (SPX)
The six-person Expedition 40 crew of the orbiting International Space Station spent Wednesday conducting medical research, gearing up for a Russian spacewalk an...
Europe's Fifth and Final Resupply Ship Launches to Station
Jul 31, 2014 (SPX)
The European Space Agency's (ESA) fifth and final Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV-5) launched Tuesday atop an Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana, at 7:4...
Science and Spacesuit Work While ATV-5 Preps for Launch
Jul 30, 2014 (SPX)
The six-member Expedition 40 crew spent Monday on science work and spacesuit maintenance on the International Space Station. Meanwhile, on the ground in Kourou,...
End dawns for Europe's space cargo delivery role
Jul 27, 2014 (AFP)
Europe will close an important chapter in its space flight history Tuesday, launching the fifth and final robot ship it had pledged for lifeline deliveries to t...
Russian Cargo Craft Launches for 6-Hour Trek to ISS
Jul 25, 2014 (SPX)
The unpiloted ISS Progress 56 resupply spacecraft, packed with nearly three tons of cargo for the Expedition 40 crew, launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 5...
ATV-5: loaded and locked
Jul 25, 2014 (ESA)
ESA's fifth Automated Transfer Vehicle is now scheduled for launch to the International Space Station at 23:44 GMT on 29 July (01:44 CEST 30 July) on an Ariane ...
ISS Crew Opens Cargo Ship Hatch, Preps for CubeSat Deployment
Jul 25, 2014 (SPX)
The six-person Expedition 40 crew enjoyed an abbreviated workday Thursday, having worked late the previous night to welcome the arrival of a Russian cargo craft...
Russian cargo craft docks with ISS, science satellite fails
Jul 24, 2014 (AFP)
A cargo craft successfully docked with the International Space Station, the Russian space agency Roskosmos said Thursday. Meanwhile controllers encountered prob...
Next ISS Cargo Spacecraft Rolls Out to Pad
Jul 23, 2014 (SPX)
The International Space Station's Expedition 40 crew tackled physics and medical research Tuesday, as a new Russian resupply spacecraft rolled out for Wednesday...
NASA sends odor-resistant clothes to ISS
Jul 21, 2014 (RIA Novosti)
An Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus spacecraft full of supplies was fired toward the International Space Station on Sunday. The rocket contains over 3,000 pound...
Russian Resupply Spacecraft to Deliver Snails to ISS for Experiments
Jul 21, 2014 (RIA Novosti)
Russia's Progress M-24M resupply spacecraft, due to be launched on July 24, is to deliver 45 snails to the International Space Station (ISS) for scientific expe...
ATV's fiery break-up to be seen from inside
Jul 18, 2014 (ESA)
As ESA's remaining supply ferry to the International Space Station burns up in the atmosphere, its final moments as its hull disintegrates will be recorded from...
Airbus Defence and Space prepares launch of ATV-5 Georges Lemaitre
Jul 18, 2014 (SPX)
Airbus Defence and Space, the world's second largest space company, is preparing to launch the ATV (Automated Transfer Vehicle) -5 "Georges Lemaitre". In the ea...
Orbital cargo ship reaches International Space Station
Jul 16, 2014 (AFP)
Orbital Sciences Corporation's unmanned cargo ship arrived Wednesday at the International Space Station carrying a load of food and equipment for the six-man cr...
Russian Scientists Develop Liquid Test System for ISS
Jul 15, 2014 (RIA Novosti)
Russian scientists have developed a system that makes possible a long-term experiment at the International Space Station (ISS) testing liquids in zero gravity i...
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