Tag: International Space Station
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Engineers troubleshooting small space station air leak
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Russian cosmonauts Ivan Vagner and Anatoly Ivanishin inside the International Space Station’s Zvezda service module earlier this year. Credit: NASA Engineers are troubleshooting a small air leak aboard the International Space Station that was discovered last September, NASA reported Thursday. While it poses no safety threat, the lab’s…
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Last in current line of Japan’s HTV cargo ships departs space station
Japan’s ninth HTV supply ship backs away from the International Space Station Tuesday. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now The last of Japan’s first series of HTV supply ships departed the International Space Station on Tuesday with several tons of trash, old batteries, and unneeded equipment, heading for a destructive re-entry before the debut of an upgraded…
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NASA sets Oct. 23 as target launch date for first operational Crew Dragon mission
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 crew members are seen seated in the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft during crew equipment interface training. From left to right are NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, mission specialist; Victor Glover, pilot; and Mike Hopkins, Crew Dragon commander; and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, mission specialist. Credit: SpaceX The first operational flight of SpaceX’s Crew…
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NASA astronauts splash down in SpaceX Dragon capsule, capping historic mission
SpaceX’s Dragon Endeavour capsule descends into the Gulf of Mexico at the end of its demonstration mission to the International Space Station. (NASA Photo / Bill Ingalls) The first mission to send NASA astronauts into orbit on a commercially owned spaceship came back down to Earth today with the splashdown of a SpaceX Crew Dragon…
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Astronauts dodge hurricane as they head for homecoming in SpaceX Dragon capsule
A camera on the exterior of the International Space Station shows SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule backing away to begin the homeward journey for NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken. (NASA via YouTube) SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule pulled away from the International Space Station today to begin the homeward flight for NASA astronauts Doug Hurley…
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Progress supply ship docks with space station after last-minute misalignment
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT) after docking. A Soyuz-2.1a rocket lifts off Thursday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome with the Progress MS-15 supply ship heading for the International Space Station. Credit: Roscosmos Completing a fast-track, three-hour pursuit of the International Space Station, a Russian Progress supply ship overcame a last-minute misalignment and autonomously…
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Soyuz rocket raised on Baikonur launch pad for space station resupply flight
A Russian Soyuz rocket rolled out to a launch pad Monday at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, ready for final inspections, checkouts and fueling before liftoff Thursday with a Progress supply ship bound for the International Space Station. The Soyuz-2.1a launcher emerged from a hangar at the Baikonur Cosmodrome just after sunrise Monday, riding…
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Soyuz rocket raised on Baikonur launch pad for space station resupply flight
A Russian Soyuz rocket rolled out to a launch pad Monday at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, ready for final inspections, checkouts and fueling before liftoff Thursday with a Progress supply ship bound for the International Space Station. The Soyuz-2.1a launcher emerged from a hangar at the Baikonur Cosmodrome just after sunrise Monday, riding…
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Spacewalkers accomplish another round of space station battery swap outs
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT) after end of spacewalk. Astronauts Bob Behnken and Chris Cassidy are again working outside the International Space Station on a spacewalk today to begin the final phase of a multi-year upgrade of the research outpost’s solar array batteries. WATCH LIVE:…
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Space Adventures looks for a customer to do a spacewalk after Russia gives its OK
NASA astronaut Mike Fincke conducts a spacewalk in a Russian spacesuit during his stint on the International Space Station in 2004. (NASA Photo) BELLEVUE, Wash. — Russian space officials say that they’ve signed off on a commercial deal with Virginia-based Space Adventures to fly two customers to the International Space Station in 2023 — and…