Oct 23, 2012 | Exploration, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), NASA, Roscosmos, Space and Science
Three U. S.and Russian astronauts lifted off from Kazakhstan early Tuesday bound for the International Space Station and a five month stay. The Soyuz rocket carrying NASA astronaut Kevin Ford and cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Evgeny Tarelkin blasted off from the...
Sep 17, 2012 | Exploration, International Space Station, NASA, Roscosmos, Space Research
Three U. S. and Russian astronauts descended safely to Earth aboard a Soyuz spacecraft late Sunday, following a 125-day mission to the International Space Station. Helicopter born Russian recovery forces quickly greeted U. S. astronaut Joe Acaba and cosmonauts...
Sep 11, 2012 | Benefits of Space Exploration, China, Exploration, International Space Station, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Mars, Roscosmos, The Moon
Three hundred commemorative flags belonging to the International Astronautical Federation and the only objects to have flown in space by all nations with active human space programs will be returned to the organization by a Chinese delegation at the ILA Berlin Air...
Aug 20, 2012 | International Space Station, NASA, Roscosmos
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...
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...
Aug 2, 2012 | International Space Station, NASA, Roscosmos, Uncategorized
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...
Jul 17, 2012 | International Space Station, NASA, Roscosmos, Space Research
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...
Jul 15, 2012 | International Space Station, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), NASA, Roscosmos, Space and Science, Space Research
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....
May 31, 2012 | Canadian Space Agency, Commercial Space, European Space Agency, International Space Station, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), NASA, Roscosmos, Space Research
The SpaceX Dragon mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the southern California coast on Thursday, bringing a successful conclusion to a nine-day test flight. The voyage marked the first U.S.commercial re-supply mission to the six-person International Space...
May 17, 2012 | Education, International Space Station, NASA, Roscosmos, Space and Science
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft reached the International Space Station early Thursday, safely delivering a pair of cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut to the orbiting science laboratory. New arrivals Gennady Padalka, Sergei Revin and Joseph Acaba were greeted by...