Astronauts 'Untroubled' by Fake Calamity Reports

Over recent weeks, a large number of false alarms have prompted Mission Controls in Houston, the US, and in Russia to wake up astronauts while they were sleeping on the space station, and to put them on alert about possible impacts. The International Space Station's (ISS) orbit is curren... [ read more >> ]

Shuttle Atlantis Pilot Barry Wilmore (left) and Commander Charles Hobaugh, aboard the ISS

Image comment: Shuttle Atlantis Pilot Barry Wilmore (left) and Commander Charles Hobaugh, aboard the ISS
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Shuttle Atlantis Pilot Barry Wilmore (left) and Commander Charles Hobaugh, aboard the ISS