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Whitson Talks About April 19 Landing: It Felt Like A Car Crash

Whitson Talks About April 19 Landing: It Felt Like A Car Crash

We’ve all heard the story of the Soyuz rough landing, from both South Korean So-yeon Yi and...
» read full story May 05th, 2008 - 12:18

Interfax: The Astronauts From Soyuz Were In Danger

The Russian news agency Interfax reported that the Expedition 16 crew members were in serious...
» read full story April 23rd, 2008 - 00:36

Expedition 16 Crew Members Are Back On Earth

NASA announced that Commander Peggy Whitson, cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko of the 16th International...
» read full story April 19th, 2008 - 14:20
Peggy Whitson Gives Up Command of Space Station

Peggy Whitson Gives Up Command of Space Station

Peggy Annette Whitson, the first woman who became commander of the International Space Station, has...
» read full story April 18th, 2008 - 18:35
First Woman In Command Of The ISS To Return Home

First Woman In Command Of The ISS To Return Home

Expedition 16 Commander Peggy Whitson on the International Space Station is expected to return to...
» read full story April 18th, 2008 - 12:31
Russian Soyuz TMA-12 Docked Successfully with the ISS

Russian Soyuz TMA-12 Docked Successfully with the ISS

Commander Sergei Volkov and Flight Engineer Oleg Kononenko, together with spaceflight participant...
» read full story April 11th, 2008 - 14:07
Update: Expedition 17 Docks With ISS

Update: Expedition 17 Docks With ISS

NASA announced that the Expedition 17 crew members docked their Soyuz TMA-12 with the orbiting...
» read full story April 10th, 2008 - 15:15
Yi So-yeon, First South Korean Astronaut, Flies To ISS

Yi So-yeon, First South Korean Astronaut, Flies To ISS

The Russian Soyuz spacecraft, boarding South’s Korea’s first astronaut Yi So-yeon and also...
» read full story April 08th, 2008 - 18:10
Shuttle Endeavour Undocked from ISS, Coming Home

Shuttle Endeavour Undocked from ISS, Coming Home

The space shuttle Endeavour has successfully undocked from the International Space Station...
» read full story March 25th, 2008 - 12:55
Relaxation Over for Endeavour's Crew

Relaxation Over for Endeavour's Crew

The Endeavour crew prepares to depart the International Space Station tonight. They are scheduled...
» read full story March 24th, 2008 - 17:19
Astronauts Power Up Dextre, Prepare For Next Spacewalk

Astronauts Power Up Dextre, Prepare For Next Spacewalk

NASA announced that the STS-123 and Expedition 16 crews spent time outfitting the Japanese...
» read full story March 15th, 2008 - 11:01
European Space Lab is Online, Schlegel's Health Better

European Space Lab is Online, Schlegel's Health Better

The Columbus space lab installed on Monday was brought online and there are no problems so...
» read full story February 13th, 2008 - 12:36
ISS Astronauts Conducts Spacewalk To Replace Solar Wing Motor

ISS Astronauts Conducts Spacewalk To Replace Solar Wing Motor

Peggy Whitson, the ISS commander, and Flight Engineer Dan Tani started to replace a motor at the...
» read full story January 30th, 2008 - 16:33
Christmas Came One Day Later for ISS’ Astronauts

Christmas Came One Day Later for ISS’ Astronauts

For the astronauts onboard the International Space Station Christmas came one day later and Santa...
» read full story December 26th, 2007 - 21:14
100th Spacewalk Set to Identify Cause of Malfunctions

100th Spacewalk Set to Identify Cause of Malfunctions

NASA officials announced on Tuesday that the 6-hour, 56-minute spacewalk performed by astronauts...
» read full story December 19th, 2007 - 15:12
6,5 Hours Spacewalk To Evaluate ISS damages

6,5 Hours Spacewalk To Evaluate ISS damages

Two astronauts onboard the International Space Station will conduct today the 100th spacewalk for...
» read full story December 18th, 2007 - 20:32
Solar Panels Set To Undergo Spacewalk Inspection

Solar Panels Set To Undergo Spacewalk Inspection

NASA officials announced on Thursday that next week will mark a third attempt from the astronauts...
» read full story December 14th, 2007 - 22:45
Next Attempt To Launch Atlantis Scheduled For Saturday

Next Attempt To Launch Atlantis Scheduled For Saturday

NASA mission managers announced that the launch of space shuttle Atlantis would be delayed for 48...
» read full story December 07th, 2007 - 13:39
Atlantis Launch Delayed

Atlantis Launch Delayed

In an unexpected turn of events, NASA officials decided to postpone at least until Friday the...
» read full story December 06th, 2007 - 21:35
NASA Says Atlantis Is Ready For Lift Off

NASA Says Atlantis Is Ready For Lift Off

NASA officials announced that the launch team at NASA's Kennedy Space Center is continuing its...
» read full story December 06th, 2007 - 13:07

Harmony Module Is Now Connected

ISS astronauts Peggy Whitson and Dan Tani completed a final seven-hour spacewalk to finish hooking...
» read full story November 24th, 2007 - 23:00
Whitson And Tani Conduct Last Spacewalk To Connect Harmony

Whitson And Tani Conduct Last Spacewalk To Connect Harmony

The astronauts, Peggy Whitson and Dan Tani, began on Saturday a final spacewalk to complete the...
» read full story November 24th, 2007 - 17:43
Peggy Whitson And Dan Tani Complete Seven Hour Spacewalk

Peggy Whitson And Dan Tani Complete Seven Hour Spacewalk

After a seven hours spacewalk, ISS commander Peggy Whitson and Flight Engineer Dan Tani have moved...
» read full story November 20th, 2007 - 21:54
ISS Crew Continue To Prepare Harmony’s Move

ISS Crew Continue To Prepare Harmony’s Move

Early Monday, International Space Station crewmembers moved Pressurized Mating Adaptor-2 from the...
» read full story November 12th, 2007 - 17:54
ISS Crew Completes First Spacewalk

ISS Crew Completes First Spacewalk

After Discovery delivered the Harmony module to the International Space Station, today station...
» read full story November 09th, 2007 - 21:25
Space Shuttle Discovery Returns Home

Space Shuttle Discovery Returns Home

NASA announced that the US space shuttle Discovery undocked from the International Space Station...
» read full story November 05th, 2007 - 15:44
Astronauts Stroll Inside New ISS Module

Astronauts Stroll Inside New ISS Module

Astronauts strolled inside the brand new International Space Station module, named Harmony. First...
» read full story October 27th, 2007 - 23:28
Discovery Docked Successfully with the ISS

Discovery Docked Successfully with the ISS

Discovery has docked successfully with the International Space Station after a perfect launch two...
» read full story October 25th, 2007 - 19:16
Discovery Space Shuttle Blasts Off In A Perfect Launch (Update)

Discovery Space Shuttle Blasts Off In A Perfect Launch (Update)

After a clean countdown, US space shuttle Discovery was launched on Tuesday from NASA's Kennedy...
» read full story October 23rd, 2007 - 21:31
The First Malaysian Astronaut Arrives At ISS

The First Malaysian Astronaut Arrives At ISS

The Soyuz capsule TMA-11, carrying the Malaysia’s first astronaut, Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, along...
» read full story October 12th, 2007 - 20:50
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Technology

South Korea's First Astronaut Talks About Her Experience

South Korea's First Astronaut Talks About Her Experience

Yi So-yeon, South Korea’s first astronaut, detailed today her return to Earth during the...
» read full story April 21st, 2008 - 17:30
Atlantis’ Crew Is Ready to Go!

Atlantis’ Crew Is Ready to Go!

Atlantis’ crew arrived on Monday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for preparing for...
» read full story December 04th, 2007 - 11:55
Soyuz Lands OK after Abnormally Short Descent

Soyuz Lands OK after Abnormally Short Descent

The Russian Soyuz TMA-10 capsule landed in Kazakhstan on Sunday, after an abnormally steep descent...
» read full story October 22nd, 2007 - 07:30
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World

Russian Capsule Lands Off Settled Mark, Astronauts Safe

The Russian Soyuz capsule returning South Korea’s first astronaut landed on Saturday 260 miles...
» read full story April 20th, 2008 - 23:34
Malaysian Astronaut to Be the First Muslim into Space

Malaysian Astronaut to Be the First Muslim into Space

A Malaysian astronaut will be the first Muslim to blast into space. The country’s television...
» read full story October 10th, 2007 - 13:23
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