Tag: Expedition 46
-

Kelly, Kornienko about to wrap up 340-day mission
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko pose for a photo on the International Space Station in January after 300 days in space. Credit: NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly and cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko are making final preparations for return to Earth Tuesday evening, closing out a record…
-

Video: Change of command aboard International Space Station
With his year in orbit at an end, Expedition 46 commander Scott Kelly hands command of the International Space Station to Expedition 47 commander Tim Kopra.
-

Video: Scott Kelly’s in-flight news conference before landing
As his year-long mission aboard the International Space Station draws to a close, Expedition 46 commander Scott Kelly of NASA gives a final in-flight news conference with U.S. media on Feb. 25. Kelly and cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Sergey Volkov are preparing for their return to Earth on March 1, U.S. time, aboard the Soyuz…
-

Live coverage: Cygnus cargo freighter departs space station
Live coverage of the flight of Orbital ATK’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.
-

Russians carry out spacewalk
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Cosmonauts Yuri Malenchenko and Sergey Volkov prepare for Wednesday’s spacewalk. Credit: NASA/Scott Kelly Two veteran cosmonauts ventured outside the International Space Station Wednesday, swapped out materials science space exposure samples, installed handrails needed for future spacewalks and tested an applicator and thin-film coatings that could prove useful reconditioning…
-

Spacewalk terminated due to spacesuit water leak
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Astronaut Tim Peake is seen outside the International Space Station during Friday’s spacewalk. Flight controllers ordered two astronauts to terminate a spacewalk outside the International Space Station Friday after one of them reported a small amount of water leaking into his space helmet. While not nearly as dangerous…
-

Astronauts to repair station electrical circuit on Friday spacewalk
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Credit: NASA Two space station astronauts are gearing up for a planned six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk Friday to replace a presumably shorted out solar array voltage regulator that knocked one of the lab’s eight power channels out of action late last year. They also plan to finish up ongoing work…
-

Astronauts to repair station electrical circuit on Friday spacewalk
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Credit: NASA Two space station astronauts are gearing up for a planned six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk Friday to replace a presumably shorted out solar array voltage regulator that knocked one of the lab’s eight power channels out of action late last year. They also plan to finish up ongoing work…
-

Progress spaceship docks with International Space Station
The Progress MS-01 spacecraft is seen on final approach to the space station’s Pirs docking compartment. Credit: NASA TV The first spacecraft in a new generation of Russian Progress cargo vehicles parked at the International Space Station on Wednesday, bringing a holiday delivery of more than 5,000 pounds of fuel, water and supplies for the…
-

Modernized Russian cargo ship heads for space station
Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now Russia’s Progress supply ship got an upgrade with a successful cargo launch to the International Space Station on Monday. The Progress MS spacecraft enclosed within the Soyuz rocket’s nose shroud lifted off at 0844:39 GMT (3:44:39 a.m. EST) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, beginning a two-day chase of the International…