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Russian, German and US astronauts dock with ISS
May 29, 2014 (AFP)
A crew of Russian, German and US astronauts docked with the International Space Station Thursday as space cooperation between Moscow and the West continues desp...
Permanently manned ISS could end in 2020
May 28, 2014 (Voice of Russia)
Man in orbit might become history after 2020, as Russia sees no need to keep the ISS operating, announced Vice Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin. Manned flights mak...
Expedition 40 all set to go
May 28, 2014 (ESA)
From unusual training to upholding cherished traditions, everything is being done to ensure that ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst and his crewmates arrive at the I...
Russian-Western crew blasts off for ISS onboard Soyuz rocket
May 28, 2014 (AFP)
A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying a Russian-Western crew blasted off Wednesday from Kazakhstan for the International Space Station, as space cooperation between M...
Munich to Alexander: all systems go
May 27, 2014 (ESA)
An atmosphere of rising excitement can be sensed in the control centre: everything is ready for ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst's voyage to the International Spac...
SpaceX-3 Science Payloads Return to Kennedy
May 26, 2014 (SPX)
A trio of science payloads have completed their missions on the International Space Station and returned to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where they'l...
Crew Wraps Up Week With Science, New Trio Awaits Launch
May 26, 2014 (SPX)
The three-member Expedition 40 crew is wrapping up its work week with more life science and an investigation into particle impacts on the International Space St...
Forum Highlights Future of Research aboard the International Space Station
May 23, 2014 (SPX)
To highlight the direction for life and physical sciences aboard the International Space Station, a panel of experts gathered this week for the Destination Stat...
US Senate panel budgets $100 mn for non-Russian rocket
May 22, 2014 (AFP)
A Senate panel set aside $100 million Thursday to develop a US rocket engine as an alternative to Russian equipment currently used to launch military satellites...
Scientists Seek Answers With Space Station Thyroid Cancer Study
May 21, 2014 (SPX)
The multi-national efforts that go into research aboard the International Space Station show that working together can yield results with universal benefits. Th...
US-Russian Tensions Roiling Outer Space Cooperation
May 20, 2014 (Voice of Russia)
The future of the $100 billion complex that is the International Space Station (the ISS) is uncertain now, after the US chose to transfer tensions from the cris...
New ISS Expedition Unaffected by Proton Crash
May 20, 2014 (RIA Novosti)
The investigation into the crash of a Russian Proton-M rocket will not affect the launch of the next crew to the International Space Station, the head of the Ru...
Rounding up the BCATs on the ISS
May 19, 2014 (SPX)
Although it may not be herding cats exactly, all the NASA-supported Binary Colloidal Alloy Tests (BCAT) studies have ended on the International Space Station, a...
Botanical Studies, Dragon Departure Preps for ISS Crew
May 16, 2014 (SPX)
The three-person Expedition 40 crew spent its first full workday Thursday aboard the International Space Station working with a trio of botanical experiments an...
NASA hopes to continue cooperation with Russia on ISS
May 16, 2014 (Voice of Russia)
NASA has not received from Russia notifications of changes in cooperation on the International Space Station (ISS) and expects to continue cooperation, press se...
Soyuz TMA Crew to Return to Earth Tomorrow
May 15, 2014 (RIA Novosti)
Three crew members from the International Space Station are due to return to Earth on Wednesday morning after 188 days in space, a spokesperson for Russia's Mis...
Expedition 39 Trio Wrapping Up Six Months on Station
May 14, 2014 (SPX)
On the eve of the return to Earth of three crew members after six months in space, the International Space Station's Expedition 39 crew tackled spacesuit mainte...
Three astronauts land back on Earth in Soyuz capsule
May 14, 2014 (AFP)
Three astronauts, including a Russian and an American, touched down safely on Earth Wednesday aboard a Soyuz capsule, the first such landing since Russia's rela...
Russia to only use ISS until 2020: official
May 13, 2014 (AFP)
A senior Russian official said Tuesday that Russia will only need the International Space Station (ISS) until 2020, as previous plans by Washington to use it un...
Ham video premiers on Space Station
May 08, 2014 (ESA)
Astronauts on the International Space Station can now talk with people on Earth with video using simple transmitters. 'Ham TV' has been set up in ESA's Columbus...
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