Tag: International Space Station
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Aloha! Three new crewmates welcomed aboard space station, Hawaiian-style
News Brief: The orbital welcoming committee wore Hawaiian shirts when three new crew members arrived at the International Space Station today. “We’re really glad to see them, finally,” Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev said. NASA’s Serena Aunon-Chancellor, Germany’s Alexander Gerst and Russia’s Sergey Prokopyev floated through the hatch after a two-day trip aboard a Russian Soyuz…
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U.S.-Russian-German crew launched to space station
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft took off from Kazakhstan at 1112:39 GMT (7:12:39 a.m. EDT; 5:12:39 p.m. local time) with a three-person crew on-board. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky Three days after a trio of space station fliers returned to Earth, a Russian cosmonaut, a German flight engineer and a NASA…
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Live coverage: Soyuz crew docks with International Space Station
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Video: Soyuz lifts off, beams down on-board camera views
Video credit: NASA TV A three-person crew heading for the International Space Station took off Wednesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and arrived in orbit around nine minutes later, beginning a two-day pursuit of the research outpost. A camera mounted outside the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft provided live views of the rocket’s ascent into…
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An international trio heads for the space station after picture-perfect Soyuz launch
A Russian Soyuz rocket rises from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, sending three spacefliers to the International Space Station. (NASA Photo / Joel Kowsky) News Brief: Three spacefliers from three different countries are on their way to the International Space Station for a nearly six-month tour of duty after today’s launch from Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome…
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Video and photos: Soyuz crew capsule lands in Kazakhstan
The Soyuz MS-07 spacecraft carrying U.S., Russian and Japanese space fliers returned to Earth on Sunday with a parachute-assisted, rocket-cushioned touchdown on the Kazakh steppe after 168 days in orbit. Suspended under an orange and white parachute, the landing craft descended under clear skies and touched down at 1239 GMT (8:39 a.m. EDT; 6:39 p.m.…
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NASA’s chief talks about handing over space station to commercial consortium
An artist’s conception shows a Boeing Starliner space taxi approaching the International Space Station. (Boeing Illustration) For months, the White House has been talking about transitioning the International Space Station to commercial control by 2025, and now NASA’s administrator says he’s working on it. In a Washington Post interview, Administrator Jim Bridenstine says “there are people…
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After previous crew’s return, new space station residents set for launch Wednesday
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor, Russian Soyuz commander Sergey Prokopyev, and German flight engineer Alexander Gerst are set for launch Wednesday. Credit: NASA/GCTC With three space station fliers safely back on Earth after a pinpoint landing Sunday, three fresh crew members made final preparations for launch Wednesday from Kazakhstan…
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Soyuz rocket for next station crew transferred to launch pad in Kazakhstan
Video credit: Roscosmos A Soyuz booster set for liftoff this week with a Russian cosmonaut, a German flight engineer, and a former NASA flight surgeon heading for the International Space Station arrived at its launch pad in Kazakhstan Monday. The Soyuz rocket, emblazoned with a logo commemorating the 2018 FIFA World Cup, emerged from its…
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Live coverage: Soyuz capsule brings home three-man crew
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