An astronaut aboard the International Space Station successfully operated a rover on Earth’s surface Friday (July 26), helping lay the foundation for future human-robot partnerships that could push the boundaries of planetary exploration. …read more
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NASA astronaut Don Pettit shares the patent with ISS capillary flow experiment principal investigator Mark Weislogel and two mathematicians. Experiments aboard the Space Station are striving to improve fluid systems technologies. …read more
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Orbital Sciences Corp. is slated to be the second private American company to dock a spacecraft with the International Space Station.
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NASA has compiled some of the best imagery attained of our world in 2012. Imagery and animations from the Space Station and multiple Earth observing missions were used. …read more
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Chris Hadfield used his Twitter account to craft an elaborate April Fools’ Day prank. …read more
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Just how much activity on Earth can be seen from orbit? In the dark of night, the Soyuz rocket launch on March 29/28, 2013 was bright enough to be seen by the International Space Station crew 350 km (220 miles) above. “Soyuz Rocket Launch – the moment of ignition, as-seen from their target, the Space Station,” tweeted ISS commander Chris Hadfield in sharing this image. …read more
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A trio of crewmembers will arrive at the International Space Station in just six hours. …read more
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Astronauts in space are sending their LEGO toys back home. …read more
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What is usually a two-day journey will be shortened to just six hours. …read more
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Jerry Ross has logged the most flight hours between Space Shuttle and Space Station and has deep concerns over handing the keys over to private space companies to deliver crew to the International Space Station. …read more
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The Dragon capsule brought many new science experiments to the space station. …read more
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The unmanned Dragon space capsule linked up with the International Space Station early Sunday (March 3). …read more
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The spacecraft was captured by the space station’s robotic arm …read more
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A thruster problem on SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft has delayed the spacecraft’s arrival at the space station by at least a day. …read more
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SpaceX launched its Dragon space capsule March 1 toward the International Space Station. …read more
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The unmanned SpaceX Dragon capsule will carry cargo to the orbiting laboratory. …read more
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Rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars is launching an album to space for a NASA astronaut. …read more
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Europe aims to collaborate with China on its plans to build a space station by 2020. …read more
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 executed a “static fire” engine test to prep for Friday’s launch of the Dragon capsule. …read more
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