ISS

Shuttle Launch Delayed; Soyuz “Gagarin” Launch Set for Today

[/caption] Just a bit of a traffic jam at the International Space Station has prompted a 10-day delay of the…

13 years ago

ATV In-Flight Refueling for ISS Set for Mid-May

[/caption] ESA’s Automated Transfer Vehicle Johannes Kepler is more than just a cargo carrier for the International Space Station, it…

13 years ago

NASAs First Orion Capsule and New Space Operations Center Unveiled

[/caption] The inaugural version of NASA’s new Orion human space exploration capsule was unveiled by Lockheed Martin at the company’s…

13 years ago

Keeping Astronauts Safe from Meteoroids

[/caption] About 100 tons of meteoroids bombard the Earth’s atmosphere every day. For spacecraft in Earth orbit, a collision with…

13 years ago

Japan’s Trash-laden HTV-2 Undocks from ISS

[/caption] Japan's HTV-2 Kounotori resupply ship undocked from the International Space Station at 15.45 GMT on March 28, and will…

13 years ago

Robo Trek Debuts … Robonaut 2 Unleashed and joins First Human-Robot Space Crew

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkagxtiy1-M Star Trek’s Data must be smiling. One of his kind has finally made it to the High Frontier. The…

13 years ago

Soyuz Lands Safely; Next Crew Launch Delayed

[/caption] Three members of the Expedition 26 crew landed safely in their Soyuz spacecraft early Wednesday, but their replacements might…

13 years ago

Discoverys Last Launch and Landing Captured in Exquisite Amateur Videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_jIB6Rqfas&hd=1 Watch the HD version. More photos below Imagine ….. “You Are There ! ” … in the middle of…

13 years ago

Endeavour Mated to Rockets for Last Flight Photo Album

[/caption] For the final flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour, I was privileged to be one of the lucky few to…

13 years ago

Double Spaceship Sighting Alert – and last chance to see Discovery in orbit

[/caption] UPDATE: We've already got a sighting! The image above was taken this evening in the UK by science writer…

13 years ago