SpaceX Cements U. S. Commercial Role in Support of the International Space Station

Mar 27, 2013 | Canadian Space Agency, Commercial Space, Exploration, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Space and Science, Space Research

SpaceX successfully completed the second U. S. commercial re-supply mission to the International Space Station on Tuesday, as the Hawthorne, Calif., based company’s Dragon capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean with nearly 2,700 pounds in scientific gear and...

U. S., Japanese and Russian Astronauts Return to Earth to Close Out Four Month Space Station Mission

Nov 19, 2012 | Canadian Space Agency, International Space Station, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), NASA, Roscosmos, Space Research

    U. S., Japanese and Russian astronauts descended safely to Earth late Sunday, touching down aboard their Soyuz spacecraft in wintry northern Kazakhstan after a 127 day mission to the International Space Station The capsule carrying Sunita Williams, of...

NASA Offers Space Station Viewers Email, Text Alerts

Nov 5, 2012 | Canadian Space Agency, European Space Agency, Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), NASA, Planet Earth, Roscosmos, Space and Science

Just a few days ago, the U. S.  led International Space Station reached a significant milestone: a dozen years of continuous human occupancy. NASA astronaut Bill Shepherd and Russian cosmonauts Sergei Krikalev and Yuri Gidzenko arrived aboard a Soyuz capsule on Nov....

SpaceX Achieves Successful Space Station Cargo Delivery and Return Mission With Sunday Splashdown

Oct 28, 2012 | Canadian Space Agency, Commercial Space, International Space Station, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), NASA, Space Research, Space Shuttle

  SpaceX’s Dragon capsule splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean off the southern California coast Sunday afternoon, successfully restoring a U. S. cargo delivery and return capability to the International Space Station once shouldered by NASA’s long...

NASA Outlines Commercial Crew Safety Certification Plans

Aug 8, 2012 | Canadian Space Agency, Commercial Space, European Space Agency, International Space Station, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), NASA, Roscosmos, Space and Science, Space Tourism

  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...