Space station cosmonauts to make 3D photo report

Space station cosmonauts to make 3D photo report Moscow: The crew members at the International Space Station (ISS) will make a photo report about life onboard the orbital complex, with a 3D camera sent by Russian news agency RIA Novosti. "Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Sergei Revin who on Tuesday left for the ISS onboard Soyuz TMA-04M space shuttle, took a special stereo camera to make a 3D report about their life and work on the orbital complex,"...
10:43 AM, May 17, 2012

Astronauts rush to safety as space junk whizz by

Astronauts rush to safety as space junk whizz by Washington: Six International Space Station (ISS) astronauts rushed to safety as a piece of a Russian satellite whizzed by. The astronauts orbiting 320 km above the planet were stirred from their slumber Saturday to jump into emergency escape pods. They were told by the ground control to scramble into two docked Soyuz spacecrafts in case a piece of a wrecked Russian satellite should smash into the ISS. The emergency was...
11:13 AM, Mar 25, 2012

Bangalore boy in race to win Space Lab contest

Bangalore boy in race to win Space Lab contest Bangalore: A Bangalore engineering student is in the running to get an experiment he dreamed of, done aboard the International Space Station. He has also been dreaming about a live streaming of the experiment on YouTube. YouTube offered 14 to 18-year-old students the chance to get an experiment they had dreamed of, done aboard the International Space Station. Sachin Kukke, one among six worldwide semifinalists, is the winner from the...
09:44 AM, Feb 23, 2012

China plans for more space missions

China plans for more space missions Beijing: Gearing up to land a rover on moon and send manned spaceflights to built space station, China on Thursday said it will push forward its exploration of planets, asteroids and solar system in order to achieve self sufficiency. China will launch lunar mission to land a rover on moon for carrying out a survey of its surface in the next five years and conduct studies for a human lunar...
12:49 PM, Dec 30, 2011

NASA announces first private spacecraft flight

NASA announces first private spacecraft flight Houston: US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced the launch date for the first test flight of a commercial spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission, which will test a vehicle intended to carry cargo and eventually crew to orbit represents an important step for the burgeoning private space industry, experts say. SpaceX is going to send its unmanned space capsule Dragon to rendezvous...
07:50 AM, Dec 12, 2011

Space view of the India-Pakistan border

Space view of the India-Pakistan border New Delhi: The India-Pakistan border appears as an orange line in a photograph taken by the Expedition 28 crew on the International Space Station (ISS) on August 21, 2011. The photo was released on September 4, 2011. The fence between the two countries is floodlit for surveillance purposes. In the photo: Srinagar (L), Islamabad (bottom C), Lahore (centre near the border line) and Delhi (top C) can be seen as...
02:57 PM, Sep 06, 2011

Space hotel to open by 2016?

Space hotel to open by 2016? London: It sounds like something straight out of a science fiction movie, and the ultimate fantasy of many travellers -- a vacation in space. But, for those fed up with overcrowded resorts with no room to move, it will be a real holiday with plenty of space, thanks to a Russian firm which is to build a hotel in orbit 217 miles up. Just getting there will be an adventure...
06:43 PM, Aug 17, 2011

Atlantis docks at space station on last mission

Atlantis docks at space station on last mission Cape Canaveral: US space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday to deliver a last batch of supplies to the orbiting outpost on the final flight of the US shuttle program. Commander Chris Ferguson gently eased Atlantis into its parking slip on the station's Harmony node at 11:07 am EDT (1507 GMT) as the spacecraft soared 230 miles (370 km) over the Pacific Ocean. "Welcome to the...
07:32 AM, Jul 11, 2011

Pope to call space station in papal first

Pope to call space station in papal first Vatican City: Pope Benedict XVI will be in satellite contact with two Italian astronauts aboard the International Space Station in what would be the first papal call to space. The Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano reported Friday that the hookup will happen on May 4 after shuttle Endeavour docks with the station. Liftoff is set for next Friday. Two Italian astronauts will be meeting up on the space station. Roberto Vittori...
01:10 PM, Apr 23, 2011

Discovery lifts off for final space voyage

Discovery lifts off for final space voyage Washington: US space shuttle Discovery has lifted off on its own final scheduled flight from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to deliver a storage room to the International Space Station (ISS). According to NASA TV, the shuttle blasted off at 4:53 pm. (2153 GMT) on Thursday. "Good to be here", Discovery Commander Steve Lindsey radioed soon after the three main engines shut off and the external fuel tank was...
07:03 AM, Feb 25, 2011

Space serenade: Astronaut has 4 flutes in orbit

Space serenade: Astronaut has 4 flutes in orbit Cape Canaveral: Musical astronaut Catherine Coleman has plenty of flutes to pick from aboard the International Space Station. One is her own. Two belong to members of the Irish group, The Chieftains. And one belongs to the flutist with the Jethro Tull band. "A pretty well-rounded spectrum, and I am having a great time up here with them," Coleman said. On Wednesday, she played a couple tunes for radio and...
01:33 PM, Feb 10, 2011

India aboard the International Space Station?

Connect |  Jaimon Joseph

Tucked away somewhere in the middle of the joint statement released by India and the US after President Obama's visit, is a small paragraph. It ...
01:09 PM, Nov 16, 2010

Atlantis astronauts finish first spacewalk

Atlantis astronauts finish first spacewalk Michael Foreman and Dr Robert Satcher Jr installed an antenna. ...
10:47 AM, Nov 20, 2009

Shuttle Atlantis docks with space station

Shuttle Atlantis docks with space station Atlantis arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday. ...
10:50 AM, Nov 19, 2009

Final Frontier: Space shuttle Atlantis blasts off

Final Frontier: Space shuttle Atlantis blasts off The mission is US space agency's efforts to stock up ISS reserves. ...
03:57 AM, Nov 17, 2009
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