Tag: International Space Station
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Managers set Oct. 13 for first Antares launch in two years
A view inside the Horizontal Integration Facility at Wallops Island, Virginia. Credit: Orbital ATK NASA and Orbital ATK officials have set Oct. 13 as the target date for the first Antares launch in nearly two years, giving approval for ground crews to load final cargo into the mission’s Cygnus supply carrier heading for the International…
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Dramatic views of Hurricane Matthew taken Monday from the space station
The International Space Station flew over Matthew on Monday, the dangerous Category 4 hurricane packing 140 mph winds. Cameras outside the station captured dramatic views of the storm and its powerful eye while passing 250 miles overhead at 4:15 p.m. EDT (2015 GMT). Matthew is forecast to impact western Haiti and eastern Cuba on Tuesday…
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Russian space station crews to be smaller next year
A Soyuz crew ferry craft (left) and a Progress supply ship (right) are docked with the International Space Station in this view captured during a night pass over Europe. The Strait of Gibraltar is visible in the background. Credit: NASA Russia’s space agency has decided to cut the size of its crew complement on the…
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Officials target mid-October for first launch of upgraded Antares cargo rocket
The Italian-built pressurized cargo module and U.S.-built service module of the next Cygnus spacecraft were mated earlier this year at Wallops. Credit: NASA/Patrick Black Orbital ATK ground crews in Virginia are fueling the next Cygnus cargo freighter this week for launch toward the International Space Station in mid-October on the first flight of the company’s…
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Officials target mid-October for first launch of upgraded Antares cargo rocket
The Italian-built pressurized cargo module and U.S.-built service module of the next Cygnus spacecraft were mated earlier this year at Wallops. Credit: NASA/Patrick Black Orbital ATK ground crews in Virginia are fueling the next Cygnus cargo freighter this week for launch toward the International Space Station in mid-October on the first flight of the company’s…
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Russians delay next crew launch to station
The Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft is prepared for encapsulation inside the Soyuz rocket’s nose fairing in this Sept. 15 photo. Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov The next launch of a Soyuz spacecraft carrying three space station fliers has been delayed indefinitely after testing at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan revealed an unspecified technical problem, the Russian space agency…
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Soyuz spaceship lands in Kazakhstan
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft touched down in Kazakhstan at 9:13 p.m. EDT Tuesday (0113 GMT Wednesday). Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls Less than a week after winding up a successful spacewalk, outgoing space station commander Jeff Williams, America’s most experienced astronaut, joined two Russian cosmonauts for a fiery return to…
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NASA’s Jeff Williams sets record as he and space station crewmates return to Earth
NASA astronaut Jeff Williams waves to the camera after coming out of the Soyuz capsule he rode down to Earth from the International Space Station. (Credit: NASA TV) NASA astronaut Jeff Williams returned to Earth from the International Space Station in the company of two Russian cosmonauts tonight, setting a U.S. spaceflight record in the…
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Station fliers set for return to Earth after 172-day mission
File photo of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft docked at the International Space Station. Credit: NASA Less than a week after winding up a successful spacewalk, outgoing space station commander Jeff Williams, America’s most experienced astronaut, will join two Russian cosmonauts for a fiery descent to Earth Tuesday evening to close out a 172-day mission covering…
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Live coverage: Soyuz capsule brings home station crew
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