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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...
Space station power short circuits, system repairs needed
Nov 16, 2015 (UPI)
On Friday, a short circuit caused one of the space station's eight power channels to shut down. Several devices running on the channel powered off. The affected...
Cygnus Starts Final Round of Processing for Station Cargo Delivery
Nov 13, 2015 (SPX)
The next U.S. cargo delivery to the International Space Station is steadily progressing toward launch. An Orbital ATK Cygnus spacecraft is at NASA's Kennedy Spa...
UK astronaut dreams of heavenly Christmas pudding
Nov 06, 2015 (AFP)
Brushing off any last-minute nerves, Britain's first astronaut to the International Space Station (ISS) insists he is more concerned about his out-of-this-world...
US astronauts dodge ammonia on risky spacewalk
Nov 06, 2015 (AFP)
Two US astronauts successfully dodged highly toxic ammonia flakes during a risky spacewalk Friday to repair a cooling system at the International Space Station....
NASA drops Boeing from race for $3.5 billion cargo contract
Nov 05, 2015 (AFP)
NASA has informed Boeing that it is out of the running for a $3.5 billion competition to send cargo to the International Space Station, a company spokeswoman sa...
Space Station offers valuable lessons about life support systems
Nov 04, 2015 (SPX)
Wherever humans explore, they must essentially replicate the life support system provided naturally on Earth. People living on the International Space Station c...
Space station marks 15 years inhabited by astronauts
Nov 02, 2015 (AFP)
Astronauts celebrated 15 years of circling the Earth aboard the International Space Station Monday, a new milestone for an orbiting space lab that some say dese...
Space Station Investigation Goes With the Flow
Oct 29, 2015 (SPX)
On Earth, blood flows down from a person's brain back toward the heart thanks in part to gravity, but very little is known about how this flow happens in microg...
Between the Ears: International Space Station Examines the Human Brain
Oct 28, 2015 (SPX)
The International Space Station (ISS) is a unique laboratory enabling advances in science that simply would not be possible on the ground. The new ISS Benefits ...
NASA astronauts get workout in marathon spacewalk
Oct 28, 2015 (AFP)
Two US astronauts got quite a workout Wednesday during a spacewalk that lasted more than seven hours in order to do upgrades and maintenance at the orbiting Int...
Astronaut Scott Kelly to break US spaceflight record
Oct 28, 2015 (AFP)
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly will Thursday set a new record for the longest single stretch of time spent in space by an American, with 216 consecutive days at the...
High-Tech Methods Study Bacteria on the International Space Station
Oct 28, 2015 (JPL)
Where there are people, there are bacteria, even in space. But what kinds of bacteria are present where astronauts live and work? Researchers from NASA's Jet Pr...
RSC Energia patented inflatable space module for ISS
Oct 20, 2015 (SPX)
Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia has taken out a patent for the invention of a transformable habitable module for the Russian Segment of the Internati...
Clearing the Space Fog on ISS
Oct 15, 2015 (SPX)
The term "space fog" refers not to water droplets blocking the view in space - there's no water out there - but rather a phenomenon affecting the mental abiliti...
International Space Agencies Meet to Advance Space Exploration
Oct 12, 2015 (SPX)
Senior managers representing 14 space agencies participating in the International Space Exploration Coordination Group (ISECG) affirmed their commitment to fost...
Meet the International Docking Adapter
Oct 06, 2015 (SPX)
Two International Docking Adapters (IDA) will be the physical connecting point for spacecraft, but for NASA it will be a metaphorical gateway to a future in whi...
Successful re-entry of H-II Transfer Vehicle Kounotori5
Oct 05, 2015 (SPX)
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) reports that the H-II Transfer Vehicle "Kounotori5" (HTV5) has successfully re-entered the Earth after completing ...
Russian launches cargo spaceship to the ISS
Oct 01, 2015 (AFP)
Russia successfully launched an unmanned cargo spaceship bound for the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday night, redeeming itself after a string of f...
NASA extends Boeing contract for International Space Station
Sep 30, 2015 (UPI)
NASA has decided to keep Boeing as the International Space Station's prime contractor through September 30, 2020, Boeing announced on Tuesday. The contract is v...
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