U. S., Japanese Spacewalkers Revive Space Station Power System
U. S.and Japanese astronauts overcame problems with a jammed bolt on Wednesday as they succeeded in the installation of a crucial electrical switching unit outside the International Space Station with a spacewalk. During the 6 1/2 hour spacewalk,...Cosmonaut Spacewalk Prepares Station for Future Russian Lab
Russian cosmonauts readied the International Space Station for the eventual addition of a Russian Multipurpose Science Module during a spacewalk on Monday. The big module, “Nauca,” and the European Robot Arm are expected to be launched together in...NASA Outlines Commercial Crew Safety Certification Plans
Just days after selecting industry partners for a third round of competitive commercial crew space transportation development, NASA on Wedesday outlined plans to certify the safety of the winning designs and operators, launch at least one piloted demonstration...Boeing, SpaceX and Sierra Nevada to Carry NASA’s Commercial Crew Initiative Forward
NASA will back Boeing, SpaceX andSierra Nevada with $1.1 billion during a third round of commercial crew space transportation development, top space agency officials announced on Friday. Started in 2008, the NASA-private sector partnership is intended to...Russia Impresses with Speedy Progress Space Station Docking Mission
Russia achieved an International Space Station first on Wednesday, launching and docking the Progress 48 re-supply mission within six hours. A similar test of a Soyuz crew transport with three passengers aboard is perhaps a year or more away. The Soyuz and Progress...YouTube Student Bacteria, Spider Experiments Begin Journey to Space Station
The winning experiments of YouTube’s Space Lab student contest hurtled into orbit late Friday, bound for the International Space Station and the opportunity to break ground on research with bacteria and spiders in the weightlessness of space. Contest proposals...U.S., Russian and Japanese Astronauts Join Space Station Crew
The International Space Station resumed six crew operations early Tuesday with the arrival of the 31 Soyuz mission spacecraft delivering U. S., Japanese and Russian astronauts. The two spacecraft docked at 12:51 a.m., EDT, as they flew 252 miles over northeast...U. S., Russian and Japanese Astronauts Lift Off for Space Station from Kazakhstan
An all veteran crew of U. S., Russian and Japanese astronauts lifted off for the International Space Station late Saturday and a demanding four month mission filled with multi-national resupply activities, a pair of spacewalks and a challenging research agenda....Astronaut Warning System for Outbursts from the Sun
The Sun is acting up again! A huge coronal mass ejection on the Sun was recorded on July 12. Forecasters expect the cloud of energetic particles to arrive at Earth on July 14th. Its impact could spark moderate to severe geomagnetic storms, allowing auroras to be seen...Space Talk
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#NASA estimates that a human mission to Mars could take months or years with current propulsion technologies. To accelerate this timeline, NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are exploring nuclear thermal propulsion.
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.@NASA_Langley is testing the Lightweight Surface Manipulation System AutoNomy capabilities Development for Surface Operations (LANDO), a robotic arm designed to lift payloads and place them on the #lunar surface.
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