Tag: International Space Station
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NASA, Roscosmos open to extending station operations to 2028
The exterior of the International Space Station seeing during a spacewalk in September 2016. Credit: NASA Top officials from NASA and Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, could decide soon to commit to keeping the International Space Station staffed and flying through at least 2028, four years after the research lab’s current retirement date. The head…
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Videos: Cygnus prepped for mission to space laboratory
This is video footage documenting preparations for the commercial Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo freighter to perform the OA-7 mission to the International Space Station. Activities occurred at the Kennedy Space Center’s Space Station Processing Facility and the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility. The craft will be boosted into orbit by a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5…
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Whitson’s station expedition extended three months
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION File photo of astronaut Peggy Whitson inside the International Space Station. Credit: NASA NASA and Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, have agreed to extend astronaut Peggy Whitson’s stay aboard the International Space Station by three months to enable uninterrupted research aboard the orbital laboratory during a period when…
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Photos: Cygnus spacecraft readied for launch to International Space Station
These photographs span March 9 through the 17th as the news media got an up-close viewing of the Orbital ATK commercial Cygnus cargo ship at Kennedy Space Center’s Payload Hazardous Processing Facility, placement aboard a mobile transporter and delivery to the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket assembly building for hoisting and mating. Cygnus is…
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Kimbrough, Whitson gear up for spacewalk
For the second time in less than a week, astronauts will leave their quarters inside the International Space Station on Thursday to outfit a relocated docking adapter to eventually receive Boeing and SpaceX commercial crew capsules. Space station commander Shane Kimbrough and flight engineer Peggy Whitson will put on their pressurized spacesuits and switch them…
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Spacewalkers cope with lost cover; NASA’s Peggy Whitson sets a women’s record
NASA spacewalkers Peggy Whitson and Shane Kimbrough work on the International Space Station. The astronauts had to improvise a fix to make up for a lost piece of cloth shielding. (NASA TV) NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson set a new record for female spacewalkers at the International Space Station today, during an outing that required a little…
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Spacewalkers improvise after fabric shield floats away
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Shane Kimbrough prepares equipment before exiting the airlock on Thursday’s spacewalk. Credit: Thomas Pesquet/ESA/NASA Shane Kimbrough and Peggy Whitson, setting a new record as the world’s most experienced female spacewalker, floated outside the International Space Station Thursday and continued work to set up a second docking port for…
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Spacewalkers help get station ready for space taxis during first of three outings
French astronaut Thomas Pesquet makes contact with the International Space Station’s robotic arm during a spacewalk. (NASA TV) Spacewalkers made progress today on preparations at the International Space Station for the arrival of the first commercial space taxis. During today’s operation, which lasted just over six and a half hours, NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and French…
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‘Life’ horror movie sparks reality check on procedures for studying Mars samples
Rebecca Ferguson plays Miranda North, a planetary protection officer aboard the International Space Station, in the movie “Life.” (Sony Pictures Digital Productions) Spoiler Alert! This article doesn’t reveal any major plot twists, but wait to read it if you’re trying to stay totally in the dark about the plot of the movie “Life.” Let sleeping…
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Spacewalkers complete excursion outside International Space Station
Astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Thomas Pesquet put on their self-contained spacesuits and headed outside the International Space Station on Friday for a six-and-a-half hour excursion to prepare for the relocation of a docking adapter, service the lab’s Dextre robot, and install a new computer relay box. The spacewalkers switched their suits to internal battery power…