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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 currently taking the facility m... |
21 November 2009
04:02 GMT |
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Freshly arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) yesterday afternoon, the space shuttle Atlantis is already being unloaded of its massive containers carrying spare parts, in the mission's first spacewalk. Three such extra-vehicular activities (EVAs) are scheduled for the 11-day mission. During all of the... |
19 November 2009
10:57 GMT |
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The space shuttle Atlantis managed a picture-perfect docking sequence to the International Space Station (ISS) yesterday, as the two massive spacecraft were flying some 220 miles (354 kilometers) above the surface of the planet. The STS-129 flight will spend about 11 days in orbit, during which time the six astronaut... |
19 November 2009
02:45 GMT |
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All NASA shuttles are protected upon atmospheric reentry by a ceramics-based heat shield, which is able to handle the thousands of degrees that heat up the spacecraft' underbellies. For all their resilience, these heat shields are extremely sensitive, and even minor impacts can cause very dangerous dents. After ... |
18 November 2009
02:35 GMT |
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Officials at the American space agency NASA praise their own achievement, of launching the fifth shuttle flight for this year, a launch rate that has not been achieved since 2002, before Columbia's disaster. In the STS-129 mission, the shuttle Atlantis blasted off from the Launch Pad 39A facility at the Kennedy ... |
17 November 2009
01:51 GMT |
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NASA mission controllers and planners have decided that the space shuttle Atlantis is in excellent shape to fly tomorrow, on the STS-129 assembly mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The spacecraft will take off from the Launch Pad 39A complex at the Kennedy Space Center, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. It w... |
15 November 2009
06:04 GMT |
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New composite materials on the nanoscale have recently been developed by experts at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), and are now ready for test deployment. They will be carried to the low-Earth orbit by the space shuttle Atlantis, during its scheduled November 16 launch. When the spacecraft docks at the Am... |
13 November 2009
10:19 GMT |
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For the first time in nearly nine years, the Russian space agency, RosCosmos, has delivered a new module for the International Space Station (ISS). Named Poisk, which stands for “explore” in Russian, the new component was launched on Tuesday, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan. It spent two days ... |
13 November 2009
02:57 GMT |
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The next shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled to take place in about five days, on November 16. Atlantis will then lift off from the Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, in Florida, and will head to the orbital lab, delivering a new set of science equipment and experiments alon... |
11 November 2009
09:08 GMT |
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In addition to being one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken by humans, the International Space Station (ISS) is also arguably one of the most dangerous places to be on during one's lifetime. There are numerous things that can go wrong, despite the valiant efforts that engineers from many countries ma... |
11 November 2009
05:46 GMT |
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Today, at 1422 GMT, a new International Space Station (ISS) module, named the Mini-Research Module 2, will take off from the RosCosmos-operated Baikonur Cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan. The MRM2 is also called Poisk, which is the Russian word for “explore.” The craft will take off from the Central Asian spacepo... |
10 November 2009
02:55 GMT |
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Late this Friday, a chunk of space debris whooshed passed the International Space Station (ISS) at very close distance, triggering concerns for the astronauts' safety. The piece of debris did not buzz past extremely close to the station, Mission Controllers report, otherwise the six members of the ISS crew may h... |
7 November 2009
16:11 GMT |
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The American space agency has great plans for the future, including the prospect of colonizing the Moon and sending astronaut expeditions to the Red Planet. However, all of these ambitious plans are heavily reliant on one thing, and that is the ability to produce things off-world. For example, manufacturing space par... |
5 November 2009
03:12 GMT |
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In spite of being scheduled to open around 2012, the first space hotel already allows people to book stays in the Earth's orbit. The planned structure is on track to its scheduled opening date, although actual work on it may be delayed by external factors. Some space pioneers have already went through the necess... |
5 November 2009
02:38 GMT |
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The private space company Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) has officially requested a February 2, 2010, launch window for its new Falcon 9 delivery system. The announcement has been made by the US Air Force's 45th Space Wing, which has recently released a launch-range forecast for the Cape Can... |
3 November 2009
02:09 GMT |
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The first of a new series of Japanese unmanned cargo spacecraft has recently concluded its first test flight to the International Space Station in total success. The H-2 Transfer Vehicle (HTV) undocked from the orbital lab on Friday, and began its atmospheric reentry on Sunday, when it burnt up high above the Pacific... |
3 November 2009
01:28 GMT |
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The space shuttle Atlantis has finally been cleared for its November 16 flight to the International Space Station (ISS), officials at the American space agency announce. They say that all preliminary issues associated with the new launch have been taken care of, and that problems that may appear in the future will be... |
31 October 2009
06:16 GMT |
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In a new International Space Station (ISS) first, the H2 Transfer Vehicle (HTV) unmanned cargo freighter, belonging to the Japanese space agency JAXA, has been undocked from the station, and released over the Pacific Ocean. This spacecraft was the first of its kind, and was successful on its first launch as well. JAX... |
31 October 2009
04:01 GMT |
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According to mission planners for the International Space Station (ISS), the schedule for today's deorbiting of the first unmanned cargo vehicle of the Japanese space agency may be tweaked a little bit, on account of a large piece of space debris, which is flying too close to the orbital outpost. Original plans ... |
30 October 2009
03:43 GMT |
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After having successfully docked to the International Space Station (ISS), in spite of being an experimental design, the unmanned Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV), a cargo freighter, is getting ready to undock from the station and meet its fiery demise upon atmospheric reentry. Members of Expedition 21 spent yest... |
28 October 2009
19:31 GMT |
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Astronauts and space-agency officials have known for a long time that rocket, satellite and shuttle launches are leaving behind numerous pieces of debris in the low-Earth orbit. Over the past few years, they have tried to minimize their footprint on the space surrounding the planet, but seem to have failed. At a rece... |
28 October 2009
02:24 GMT |
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The weeks of commotion aboard the International Space Station (ISS) just keep on coming. After a crew change, the arrival of the Soyuz TMA-16 capsule, the departure of the TMA-14 capsule, the arrival of a new, unmanned Japanese spacecraft, the list of activities was made even bigger, when the Progress 35P space capsu... |
19 October 2009
03:07 GMT |
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In spite of the uncertainties plaguing the future launch of space shuttle Atlantis, the spacecraft was rolled out to its launch pad early on Wednesday, in anticipation of its November take-off date. It will take to the International Space Station (ISS) from Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), in Cape Ca... |
15 October 2009
01:55 GMT |
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At 9:14:37 pm EDT (2314 GMT) last night, an unmanned cargo capsule took off to the International Space Station, aboard a Soyuz delivery system. The Progress spacecraft is destined to supply the outpost with water, food, air, and scientific equipment, and it took to the skies from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, in Kazakhsta... |
15 October 2009
01:39 GMT |
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For the first time since it started participating in the International Space Station (ISS) project, the European Space Agency (ESA) has one of its own astronauts as station Commander. On Sunday, Frank de Winne, from Belgium, officially became the leader of Expedition 21, as former Commander Gennady Padalka returned t... |
14 October 2009
05:56 GMT |
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According to the international agreements among the space agencies involved in the International Space Station (ISS), the sky lab is to end its operations by 2015. However, more and more of the countries involved are beginning to question if it is wise to put an end to the ISS, after it operated at full capacity for ... |
12 October 2009
08:49 GMT |
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The American space agency NASA decided to perform some last-minute adjustments to the schedule of space shuttle Atlantis, which is due to fly the STS-129 (assembly flight ULF3) to the International Space Station (ISS). The launch has been set for November 12, although the actual take-off is still uncertain. There are... |
12 October 2009
06:45 GMT |
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Early on Sunday morning, onlookers near the Russian space agency's Baikonur Cosmodrome could see the conical Soyuz TMA-14 capsule descend from the skies attached to its parachute, following a short descent from aboard the International Space Station. It returned home former International Space Station (ISS) Comm... |
12 October 2009
03:58 GMT |
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Guy Laliberte, the founder of the internationally renowned circus troupe Cirque du Soleil, broadcast his environmental message from aboard the ISS yesterday night, the peak of his activities on the station, before setting off to Earth again today. The show was transmitted live on Onedrop.org and AOL.com, as the billi... |
10 October 2009
07:02 GMT |
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After some six months spent aboard the International Space Station (ISS), RosCosmos astronaut Gennadi Padalka, the acting commander of the outpost, and NASA astronaut Michael Barratt, a flight engineer, are now undergoing preparations to depart this Saturday. They will fly to the Baikonur Cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan, a... |
8 October 2009
08:36 GMT |
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The $5-million Combined Operational Load-Bearing External Resistance Treadmill (COLBERT) that was carried aboard the International Space Station (ISS) with space shuttle Discovery during STS-128 has now finally been assembled aboard the orbital outpost. In spite of the fact that the spacecraft returned home about a m... |
8 October 2009
02:26 GMT |
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Mission planners at NASA are currently in doubt whether the space shuttle Atlantis will be able to launch on November 12, as originally planned. Apparently, the increased space traffic, incoming meteor showers, and a very narrow launch window may force officials to either delay the launch, or move it to next year alt... |
6 October 2009
14:31 GMT |
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After launching on Wednesday (3:14 am EDT, 0714 GMT) from the Russian Baikonur Cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan, flight engineers Jeff Williams (NASA) and Maxim Suraev (RosCosmos), accompanied by billionaire Guy Laliberte, finally reached and docked to the International Space Station (ISS). The procedure, which went flawles... |
2 October 2009
09:28 GMT |
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In only a couple of hours, the two professional astronauts and the space tourist aboard the Russian-built Soyuz TMA-16 capsule are scheduled to dock to the International Space Station (ISS). The link-up is estimated to take place at 4:37 am EDT (0837 GMT), and will see two new Expedition 21 crew members brought aboar... |
2 October 2009
03:40 GMT |
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Two Expedition 21 crew members and a space tourist launched for the International Space Station (ISS) at 3:14 am EDT (0714 GMT) this morning, atop a Soyuz delivery system. The spacecraft, which carries the manned Soyuz space capsule, took off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, which is operated by the Russia... |
30 September 2009
05:59 GMT |
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The International Space Station (ISS) crew has a few busy days ahead of it this week, with numerous tasks that need to be completed as fast as possible. In addition, it also needs to prepare for an astronaut-replacement routine. The Soyuz TMA-16 space capsule is slated for launch from the Site 254 launch pad, at the ... |
29 September 2009
03:30 GMT |
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SpaceX is one of the largest and most successful private space companies, having already performed a number of launches on vehicles designed by its own experts. The Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) Corporation is based in Hawthorne, California, and it plans to conduct the new test flight no later than the end ... |
26 September 2009
03:24 GMT |
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US Department of Energy (DOE) Ames Laboratory senior metallurgist Rohit Trivedi now has all the reasons in the world to be filled with joy. His crystal-growth experiment, which he first dreamed of more than a decade ago, is finally aboard the International Space Station (ISS), in a microgravity environment. The DECLI... |
22 September 2009
05:36 GMT |
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After about two days spent on route, during which it flew across the continental United States, the space shuttle Discovery finally reached its home port at the Kennedy Space Center, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 12:05 pm EDT (1605 GMT) on Monday, September 21st. It was delivered by its Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA... |
22 September 2009
04:01 GMT |
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Finally, after more than seven days of orbital chase, Japan's new H-2 Transfer Vehicle 1 (HTV-1) caught up with the International Space Station (ISS), and was captured with the orbital outpost's robotic arm. The new space freighter, which was developed by the Japanese space agency JAXA, had a flawless inaug... |
18 September 2009
01:46 GMT |
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The $100-billion International Space Station (ISS) is a project so valuable to the scientific community, and indeed to the whole world, that keeping it safe was among the top priorities engineers had in mind when constructing it. Armor plates adorn its sides, so that the entire structure can resist impacts from micro... |
17 September 2009
17:41 GMT |
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Scientists from the University of Utah have recently announced the creation of a new method of assessing the quality of the water that astronauts drink in orbit. While, at first glance, the process may seem similar to what goes on down on Earth, this is not the case. For example, aboard the International Space Statio... |
14 September 2009
02:56 GMT |
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It would seem that NASA's latest missions to the ISS and the Hubble Space Telescope were plagued by bad luck, as far as sticking to their landing/take-off schedules was concerned. The STS-128 flight to the International Space Station, carried out with space shuttle Discovery, was no different. After delays in it... |
14 September 2009
02:32 GMT |
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In spite of concerns related to the fact that both the H-2 Transfer Vehicle (HTV-1) and the H-2B rocket were new and little tested, yesterday's launch of Japan's unmanned cargo spacecraft, destined for the International Space Station (ISS), went on without a hitch. The new craft was launched from the Tanega... |
11 September 2009
01:34 GMT |
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Despite having not one, but two landing windows yesterday, the space shuttle Discovery was unable to take advantage of any of them, as stormy clouds and thunderstorms loomed over the Kennedy Space Center, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA officials, the seven-member crew aboard the spacecraft have another... |
11 September 2009
01:16 GMT |
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The Japanese space agency JAXA is currently entering the latest stages of preparations for its first H-2 Transfer Vehicle (HTV) launch, scheduled for later today, at 1701 GMT. The new mission will also mark another premiere, as the craft will rise to low-Earth orbit aboard a new H-2B rocket, a more powerful design th... |
10 September 2009
04:06 GMT |
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The STS-128 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled to conclude today, with the planned landing of space shuttle Discovery at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), in Cape Canaveral, Florida. There are two landing windows for the spacecraft, one at 7:05 pm EDT (2305 GMT), and another at 8:42 pm EDT (0... |
10 September 2009
03:49 GMT |
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Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and the space shuttle Discovery have just finished their first spacewalk of the STS-128 assembly mission. A massive tank, moored to the orbital outpost, was removed from the station, while other crew members inside unpacked and installed the new Combined Operati... |
2 September 2009
04:07 GMT |
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According to the presidential panel committee that has just recently finished looking into the activities under development at NASA, extending the lifespan of the International Space Station (ISS) beyond 2015 is key to reaching Mars. The experts, who said that they themselves were surprised by the find, highlight the... |
1 September 2009
06:41 GMT |
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After two days of following the International Space Station (ISS) in orbit, space shuttle Discovery finally caught up with the outpost and docked on it at 8:54 pm EDT (0054 GMT, August 31), on Saturday. The hatch connecting the two spacecraft was opened just 90 minutes later, and the number of astronauts on the space... |
31 August 2009
04:59 GMT |
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