Tag: International Space Station
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Astronauts (male and female) hook up batteries during not-so-historic spacewalk
NASA astronaut Anne McClain floats between spacewalkers Christina Koch and Nick Hague in advance of today’s spacewalk. (NASA Photo) Today’s spacewalk at the International Space Station wasn’t as historic as it was originally meant to be, but it got the job done nevertheless. NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Christina Koch connected a set of three…
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Hague, Koch complete another spacewalk to connect new batteries
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 4 p.m. EDT (2000 GMT) after end of spacewalk. STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Astronaut Nick Hague outside the International Space Station during Friday’s spacewalk. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now With plans for the first all-female spacewalk derailed by suit sizing issues, astronauts Christina Koch and Nick Hague floated outside…
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First all-female spacewalk foiled by spacesuit sizing issue
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated March 27 with McClain’s comments. NASA astronauts Christina Koch (left) and Nick Hague (right) during a spacesuit fit check March 18 aboard the International Space Station. Anne McClain assisted the astronauts in the suit-up procedure. Credit: NASA NASA astronaut Nick Hague will take the place of Anne McClain on a spacewalk Friday…
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NASA reshuffles spacewalk lineup, with all-female outing ruled out due to suit size
NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Anne McClain swap batteries during a spacewalk. (NASA Photo) History’s first all-female spacewalk will have to wait for another time after NASA switched the lineup for two upcoming extravehicular outings at the International Space Station. NASA had planned to have astronauts Anne McClain and Christina Koch go out together on…
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Spacewalkers hook up new batteries outside International Space Station
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 3:30 p.m. EDT (1930 GMT) after end of spacewalk. STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Astronauts Nick Hague (upper left) and Anne McClain work outside the International Space Station during a spacewalk Friday. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now Astronauts Anne McClain and Nick Hague floated outside the International Space Station Friday to…
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Two Minotaur launches planned this year from Virginia
File photo of a Minotaur 5 launch in 2013 from pad 0B at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, located at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Credit: Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems Northrop Grumman is gearing up for up to four launches this year at Wallops Island, Virginia, including two launches with Cygnus cargo ships heading to…
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Space station crew back at six with successful Soyuz docking
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques captured this view of the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft before docking Thursday. Credit: David Saint-Jacques A Russian cosmonaut and his NASA co-pilot, five months after riding out a dramatic launch abort last October, finally made it into orbit Thursday and, along with a NASA astronaut…
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Live coverage: Two Americans, one Russian launch to space station
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Months after aborted flight, U.S.-Russian crew makes smooth trip to space station
A Russian Soyuz rocket lifts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, sending three spacefliers to the International Space Station. (NASA Photo / Bill Ingalls) NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin finally made it to the International Space Station today, five months after their first trip went awry. The two spacefliers were…
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Crew of Soyuz launch abort set for second try
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Russian commander Alexey Ovchinin, and NASA flight engineer Nick Hague pose with their Sokol launch and entry spacesuits. Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov Five months after a frightening launch abort, cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin and NASA flight engineer Tyler “Nick” Hague, along with first time flier Christina…