Space Station

Falcon 9 Ready for Second Flight – Dragon for First

[/caption] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) is preparing to conduct the first demonstration launch for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS)…

14 years ago

Stunning Image, Heartfelt Poetry Could Become Icons of Space Age

[/caption] Undoubtedly, this picture has what it takes to become an iconic image of human spaceflight, much like Apollo 8's…

14 years ago

Seeing the Space Station is Something to Smile About

[/caption] I know I always smile when I see the International Space Station in the night sky, but here the…

14 years ago

Stubborn Shuttle Discovery Refuses to Launch on Final Mission

[/caption] UPDATE: The launch has now been delayed until Nov. 30, as a crack was found in the foam on…

14 years ago

Discovery’s Final Mission Scrubbed 24 Hours Due to Weather

[/caption] Discovery’s final flight faced its first hurdle in the form of a fuel leak in its right OMS pod.…

14 years ago

Discovery’s Final Mission Delayed Again

[/caption] UPDATE: Discovery has been cleared for a launch attempt on Nov. 4 at 3:29:43 p.m. EDT. After a review,…

14 years ago

Best of Earth from the ISS

The International Space Station has been orbiting the Earth every day for over 10 years, and the astronauts all say…

14 years ago

Ten Years Of the ISS in Pictures

[/caption] Ten years ago, the first Expedition crew arrived at the International Space Station. Here's a look back in time…

14 years ago

10 Years of the ISS: First Commander Reflects on Anniversary

Ten years ago today US astronaut Bill Shepherd and Russian cosmonauts Sergei Krikalev and Yuri Gidzenko arrived at the fledgling…

14 years ago

ISS Particle Detector Ready to Unveil Wonders of the Universe

[/caption] The Principal Investigator (P.I.) for the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS-02) experiment, Professor Samuel Ting, says that the experiment is…

14 years ago