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NASA Seeks to Evolve ISS for New Commercial Opportunities
May 01, 2014 (SPX)
As part of NASA's continuing effort to open low-Earth orbit to commercial space opportunities, the agency is seeking feedback on ways it can help create greater...
No Official Confirmation of NASA Severing Ties with Russian Space Agency
Apr 24, 2014 (RIA Novosti)
Russia's Roscosmos space agency has yet received no official notifications from NASA on curtailing cooperation, and working contacts continue, Roscosmos chief O...
Astronauts Complete Short Spacewalk to Replace Backup Computer
Apr 24, 2014 (SPX)
NASA Astronauts Steve Swanson and Rick Mastracchio have completed a short spacewalk to replace a failed Multiplexer/Demultiplexer (MDM) back up computer. They b...
US astronauts step out on spacewalk for repairs
Apr 23, 2014 (AFP)
Two US astronauts stepped out on a brief spacewalk Wednesday to install a backup computer at the International Space Station after one failed earlier this month...
Dragon supply capsule reaches the orbiting ISS
Apr 20, 2014 (AFP)
The unmanned Dragon capsule from the private US firm SpaceX successfully reached the International Space Station Sunday, its third trip carrying supplies and eq...
Astronauts Prep for Spacewalk as Mission Managers Evaluate Busy Schedule
Apr 19, 2014 (SPX)
The astronauts of the International Space Station's Expedition 39 crew focused Tuesday on preparations for a contingency spacewalk to be conducted in the next w...
Dragon Cargo Craft Launch Scrubbed; Station Crew Preps for Spacewalk
Apr 15, 2014 (SPX)
Monday's launch attempt of the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft, loaded with nearly 5,000 pounds of supplies for the International Space Station's Expedition 39 crew, ...
No politics in space: ISS example of what Russia, US can achieve working together
Apr 14, 2014 (RIA Novosti)
The International Space Station is an example of what Russia and the US can accomplish by working together, US astronaut Michael Hopkins told RT, adding that th...
ISS Back Up Computer Not Responding to Commands
Apr 14, 2014 (SPX)
The Mission Control team at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston confirmed Friday night that a backup computer on the exterior of the International Space Stat...
Sakura tree grown in space blooms in Japan
Apr 14, 2014 (Voice of Russia)
A cherry tree grown from a pit that was in space burst into bloom in Japan six years earlier, Japanese media reported on Saturday. The "space" tree surprising J...
Backup ISS computer breaks down, requiring possible spacewalk
Apr 14, 2014 (RIA Novosti)
A reserve computer mounted on the International Space Station's hull has stopped working. As it will be needed as soon as Wednesday, when the station is to rece...
Extra-terrestrial Tweet-up links Tokyo with space
Apr 11, 2014 (AFP)
An unusual "Tweet-up" -- a meeting of people who know each other on Twitter -- involving an ambassador, an astronaut and a prime minister has taken place on a v...
'Cherry tree from space' mystery baffles Japan
Apr 11, 2014 (AFP)
A cosmic mystery is uniting monks and scientists in Japan after a cherry tree grown from a seed that orbited the Earth for eight months bloomed years earlier th...
Russian cargo ship docks to space station
Apr 10, 2014 (AFP)
A Russian cargo ship has successfully docked with the International Space Station Thursday, bringing the crew crucial supplies and water, Russia's space agency ...
Russia launches cargo ship to ISS
Apr 09, 2014 (AFP)
Russia successfully launched an unmanned cargo ship to the International Space Station on Wednesday evening after a spaceship carrying three astronauts experien...
Is divorce between Russian and US space agencies possible?
Apr 08, 2014 (Voice of Russia)
NASA's withdrawal from communication with Russia would cause damage, first of all, to the US itself and its space programs. If someone may probably win anything...
Progress M-22M to be undocked from ISS and sent on science mission
Apr 08, 2014 (Voice of Russia)
On Monday, the Progress M-22M cargo spacecraft docked with the ISS will be sent on a monitored independent flight until 18 April to take part in the Radar-Progr...
Progress Departs, New Cargo Ships Awaiting Launch
Apr 08, 2014 (SPX)
A Russian space freighter filled with trash departed the International Space Station on time Monday at 9:58 a.m. EDT. The ISS Progress 54 will orbit Earth 11 da...
ISS conducts debris avoidance maneuver
Apr 07, 2014 (XNA)
U.S. space agency NASA said Thursday that the International Space Station (ISS) orbit was raised half a mile (about 0.8 kilometers) to avoid a possible collisio...
Russia regrets NASA halting cooperation, warns of impact on ISS
Apr 07, 2014 (Voice of Russia)
Russia has expressed its regrets over NASA's decision to halt cooperation with its Russian counterpart. However, experts agree that the measure will affect NASA...
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