Japanese Supply Capsule Heads for International Space Station

Jan 22, 2011 | Canadian Space Agency, European Space Agency, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Space Research

A towering Japanese HII-B rocket thundered away from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan early Saturday, initiating a five-day journey to the International Space Station for Kounotori, an unmanned cargo transport carrying 5.3 tons of spare parts, food, research gear...

Participate in Worldwide Space Station Wave Campaign

Dec 24, 2010 | Benefits of Space Exploration, Canadian Space Agency, Education, European Space Agency, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), NASA, Planet Earth, Space and Science

  Wave to  the  U. S.,  European and Russian astronauts living and working aboard the International Space Station this week through a global campaign organized by www.isswave.org. The web site offers five different ways to find out when and where to look in the...