Tag: International Space Station
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Spacewalkers accomplish all objectives in six-hour excursion
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 4 p.m. EDT (2000 GMT) after the conclusion of the spacewalk. STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Astronaut Drew Feustel, seen here wearing a spacesuit with red stripes, works outside the International Space Station Thursday. Credit: Oleg Artemyev/Roscosmos Two newly arrived space station astronauts, both veteran spacewalkers, ventured outside the…
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Soyuz spacecraft with crew of three docks with space station
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 6:40 p.m. EDT (2240 GMT) after hatch opening. STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft approaches the International Space Station for docking Friday. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now A Russian Soyuz ferry ship carrying a Russian commander and two NASA astronauts caught up with the International Space Station…
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Space station crew returns to full strength with trio’s arrival on Russian Soyuz craft
News Brief: Two days after their launch, a fresh trio of spacefliers floated through the International Space Station’s hatch today to start a five-month tour of duty in orbit. The arrival of Russia’s Oleg Artemyev and NASA’s Drew Feustel and Ricky Arnold aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft brought the crew back up to its full…
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Video: Soyuz lifts off with three-man crew
Three veteran space fliers rode a Soyuz rocket into orbit Wednesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, heading to the International Space Station for a five-month stay. Soyuz commander Oleg Artemyev, flanked by NASA flight engineer Drew Feustel and astronaut Ricky Arnold, were aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spaceship for liftoff at 1744 GMT (1:44 p.m.…
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U.S.-Russian crew lifts off on two-day trip to International Space Station
News Brief: Russia launched a Soyuz rocket from its Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan today, sending two NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut to the International Space Station. Russia’s Oleg Artemyev and NASA’s Drew Feustel and Ricky Arnold are due to dock with the orbital outpost at 12:41 p.m. PT Friday. They’ll join Russian station commander…
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Soyuz takes off with three bound for space station
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky A Russian Soyuz rocket blasted off and shot into orbit Wednesday, carrying a Russian cosmonaut and two NASA astronauts, all veteran space fliers, on a two-day flight to the International Space Station. With Soyuz MS-08/54S commander Oleg Artemyev at the controls in the spacecraft’s center…
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Soyuz crew set for Wednesday launch on station flight
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Drew Feustel, Oleg Artemyev and Ricky Arnold (left to right), all spaceflight veterans, are set for launch Wednesday on a five-month expedition to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov Engineers readied a Russian Soyuz rocket for launch Wednesday to ferry a veteran cosmonaut and two NASA shuttle…
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Photos: Soyuz booster rolls out for launch of space station crew
A Russian Soyuz rocket rolled out to its launch pad in Kazakhstan on Monday, two days before its scheduled departure with three passengers on the way to the International Space Station. The three-stage rocket emerged from its assembly building at the historic Baikonur Cosmodrome before sunrise Monday, riding a rail car for the trip across…
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NASA releases summary of investigation into SpaceX’s 2015 launch failure
NASA’s independent review team that investigated the destruction of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon supply ship shortly after liftoff in June 2015 concluded a design error led to the loss of more than two tons of provisions and equipment heading for the International Space Station. Engineers from NASA’s Launch Services Program, a group…
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Researchers are figuring out how to pack a supercomputer into a nanosatellite
The experimental payload known as STP-H6/SSIVP is equipped with two high-resolution cameras and supercomputer-level processing power. (Pitt Photo) Putting a supercomputer in a package that’s roughly the size of a loaf of bread is one thing. Making sure the supercomputer is radiation-hardened to survive the harsh conditions of space is quite another. A team headquartered…