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Expedition 35 crew successfully docks to the International Space Station

, Mar 29th 2013 Discuss [0]

Just a week or so after Expedition 34 left the International Space Station, a new set of crew members have joined the three already on board. Expedition 35 successfully docked to the International Space Station last night at 10:28 pm ET carrying one American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts. The Soyuz capsule launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at around 4:30 pm ET. Read The Full Story

SpaceX Dragon capsule returns to Earth: what’s in that 2,668 pounds of cargo?

, Mar 26th 2013 Discuss [0]

Today the SpaceX capsule that'd three weeks ago visited the International Space Station has splashed down into the Pacific Ocean. This trip was planned and executed precisely, with NASA's announcement of a landing (today) being issued back on the 22nd of this month. What we've got inside of this lovely machine is a set of science samples from the space station from areas of human research, biology and biotechnology studies, and physical science investigations, as well as education activities. Read The Full Story

SpaceX Dragon to depart ISS next week

, Mar 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Earlier this month, SpaceX launched its Dragon resupply ship to the international space station. Early on, the mission encountered some problems with solar power that threaten to leave the cargo ship stranded. However, those problems were fixed and the resupply ship continued on to the ISS. Read The Full Story

SpaceX Dragon to dock with International Space Station on Sunday

, Mar 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

SpaceX's Dragon capsule is officially confirmed to be docking with the International Space Station beginning Sunday, March 2nd, at 6:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, or 3:00AM Pacific Standard Time. The attachment should be completed around 10:00AM EST/7:00AM PST. Dragon experienced some issues shortly after entering orbit, which resulted in a one-day delay of its arrival. But the ISS should be receiving their supplies come tomorrow. Read The Full Story

NASA to test data transmission using lasers

, Feb 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

If you could only choose two things to love, it would probably be space and lasers, right? It's your lucky then, because NASA has announced that it will begin testing new communication and data transmission technologies using lasers starting in October. The system will be called OPALS, or Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science, and it "has the potential to change the way data is transmitted from space to Earth." Read The Full Story

NASA’s ISS Google+ Hangout is live right now [UPDATE]

, Feb 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

A couple of weeks ago, NASA announced that it would be conducting a live Google+ Hangout from the International Space Station today starting at 10:30 am ET. Of course, the space agency is sticking to their promise and have officially started the Hangout, which means you can watch live as astronauts answer all your hankering questions. Read The Full Story

SpaceX Dragon capsule to make third trip to ISS on March 1

, Feb 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

It seems like only yesterday when the SpaceX Dragon capsule launched its way to the International Space Station for the first time back in May, and now it's reporting for duty yet again for the third time. NASA has announced that the capsule will be planned to launch on March 1 to bring even more supplies on board the ISS, as well as take back some materials when the capsule returns to Earth. Read The Full Story

ISS astronaut Chris Hadfield to host Reddit AMA February 17 at 4 pm ET

, Feb 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, currently on board the International Space Station, will be answering all your hankering questions on Reddit come Sunday, February 17 starting at 4 pm ET. Hadfield will be hosting an AMA ("Ask Me Anything"), in which popular figures and interesting subjects answer all sorts of questions from Redditors. Read The Full Story

Russian cargo spacecraft successfully docks with ISS

, Feb 12th 2013 Discuss [0]

The Russian space freighter headed the ISS on a resupply mission that we mentioned earlier this week has now officially docked with the space station. The spacecraft launched on Monday and performed a successful automated docking procedure with the ISS early Tuesday morning. A mission control spokesman said that the docking was carried out using an automated process as scheduled. Read The Full Story

NASA to host first ISS Google+ Hangout on February 22

, Feb 8th 2013 Discuss [0]

In what will be the first-ever Google+ Hangout to beam to the ISS, NASA will be hosting such an event on February 22, where astronauts Kevin Ford, Tom Marshburn, and Chris Hadfield will be answering your questions from 11 am ET to noon ET. The team will answer questions that are both pre-recorded, as well as live questions from social media sites. Read The Full Story

Star Trek actor William Shatner calls ISS Cdr. Chris Hadfield

, Feb 7th 2013 Discuss [0]

This morning saw the interview of all interviews. Star Trek actor William Shatner called up to the ISS to talk to Commander Chris Hadfield about the NASA space program, going to Mars, and taking risks. The roughly 14-minute interview went by quickly, but Hadfield had some great responses to Shatner's questions. Read The Full Story

ISS releases audio clip of ambient noise inside orbiting laboratory

, Dec 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

Everyone imagines what it would be like to live in the International Space Station for a few months, but many don't take the noise level into consideration -- we kind of assume that since it's in space, things are a bit quieter, even with all of the machinery and gadgetry that surround the astronauts, but it's actually quite the contrary. Read The Full Story
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