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British astronaut dials wrong number on Xmas call from space
Dec 25, 2015 (AFP)
Tim Peake, the first British astronaut on the International Space Station, dialled a wrong number after trying to phone home for Christmas, asking a woman "Is t...
Space Station Receives New Space Tool to Help Locate Ammonia Leaks
Dec 24, 2015 (SPX)
Nobody wants a spacecraft to spring a leak - but if it happens, the best thing you can do is locate and fix it, fast. That's why NASA launched the International...
Two whacks is all it takes for spacewalk repair
Dec 21, 2015 (AFP)
Two solid whacks to a stuck brake handle was all it took for a spacewalking American astronaut to fix a stalled rail car outside the International Space Station...
Unscheduled spacewalk likely on Monday
Dec 19, 2015 (SPX)
The International Space Station's mission managers are preparing for a likely unplanned spacewalk by Astronauts Scott Kelly and Tim Kopra no earlier than Monday...
NASA spacewalk to fix ISS rail car
Dec 18, 2015 (AFP)
A pair of NASA astronauts will step out on a previously unscheduled spacewalk as early as Monday to fix a piece of motorized equipment that stalled outside the ...
Tim Peake begins six-month stay on Space Station
Dec 16, 2015 (ESA)
ESA astronaut Tim Peake, NASA astronaut Tim Kopra and Russian cosmonaut commander Yuri Malenchenko arrived at the International Space Station today, six hours a...
First Briton to travel to ISS blasts off into space
Dec 15, 2015 (AFP)
Tim Peake, the first Briton to travel to the International Space Station, blasted off on Tuesday from the Baikonur cosmodrome with Russian space veteran Yury Ma...
British astronaut docks with ISS as country cheers debut trip
Dec 15, 2015 (AFP)
Tim Peake, the first British astronaut to travel to the International Space Station, on Tuesday docked with the orbiting laboratory with two other spacemen, to ...
British astronaut swaps family Christmas for space mission
Dec 14, 2015 (AFP)
Astronaut Timothy Peake, set to become the first Briton to travel to the International Space Station, said on the eve of his departure that he would look down o...
Three astronauts land back on Earth from space station
Dec 11, 2015 (AFP)
Three astronauts, from the United States, Russia and Japan, on Friday successfully completed a rare nighttime landing on Earth in the wintry Kazakh steppe after...
Exp 45 set to return from space station
Dec 11, 2015 (SPX)
Three International Space Station crew members are preparing to return to Earth early Friday after 141 days in space. Expedition 45 Flight Engineers Kjell Lindg...
Orbital to fly first space cargo mission since 2014 explosion
Dec 02, 2015 (AFP)
Orbital ATK on Wednesday counted down to its first space launch since a sudden explosion last year destroyed its Antares rocket and cargo craft bound for the In...
Getting Into the Flow on the ISS
Dec 02, 2015 (SPX)
Think about underground water and gas as they filter through porous materials like soil and rock beds. On Earth, gravity forces water and gas to separate as the...
Russian-US Space Collaboration Intact Despite Chill in Bilateral Ties
Nov 25, 2015 (Sputnik)
Despite the deterioration of relations between Russia and the United States here on Earth, the two countries continue to cooperate when it comes to space explor...
New Crew to Stay Aboard ISS for 7 Months Instead of 6
Nov 24, 2015 (Sputnik)
The launch of the new crew including Malenchenko (Roscosmos), Timothy Kopra (NASA) and Timothy Peake (European Space Agency) is scheduled for December 15 from t...
SAGE III Leaves Langley for Journey to ISS
Nov 24, 2015 (SPX)
An autonomous, Earth-observing, ozone-measuring instrument is taking its first steps toward a new home in space. Thursday evening, the Stratospheric Aerosol and...
Partners in Science: Private Companies Conduct Valuable Research on the Space Station
Nov 24, 2015 (SPX)
Late in the 20th century, more than a dozen countries came together to collaborate on one of humanity's engineering marvels: the International Space Station. Wh...
ISS EarthKAM ready for student imaging request
Nov 20, 2015 (SPX)
This week saw the return of an investigation on the International Space Station inspired by the first American woman in space, connecting students on Earth with...
Space-grown flowers will be new year blooms on International Space Station
Nov 19, 2015 (SPX)
Flowers could be blooming on the International Space Station after the New Year. This morning, NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren activated the Veggie plant growth s...
Progress cargo spacecraft to be launched Dec 21
Nov 18, 2015 (Sputnik)
The State Commission chaired by the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos announced on Saturday the Russian Progress-MS cargo spaceship will be launched on Dec...
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