Space Station
100th Launch to the International Space Station
The Soyuz TMA-19 vehicle blasted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan today to bring three new crew members to the…
Unusual Views of the Soyuz Rocket
[/caption] Two NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut will launch to the International Space Station later today, and astronauts Douglas…
Space Station Twitter Crew Returns Home
The Expedition 23 crew from the International Space Station landed safely in their Soyuz-17 spacecraft, concluding their five-and-a-half-month stay in…
The Last Train to KSC: Final Set of Solid Rocket Boosters Arrive
[/caption] Another end-of-an-era event heralding the conclusion of the space shuttle program: the final set of space shuttle solid rocket…
Atlantis Crew ‘Riding Inside a Fireball’
[/caption] At a post-landing news conference, STS-132 commander Ken Ham described the incredible visual effects the crew of Atlantis witnessed…
Atlantis Returns Home — For the Last Time?
A bittersweet moment in space history as Atlantis and her six-member crew landed at Florida's Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday…
It Takes Six Minutes to Fly From One End of ISS to the Other
How long does it take you to walk from one end of your house to the other? The ISS is…
Picture Gallery: STS-132, Atlantis’ Last Mission
[/caption] Is this Atlantis' last mission to space? STS-132 is the last scheduled flight for space shuttle Atlantis, and it…
Incredible Image: Atlantis and ISS Transit the Sun
Here are some incredible images of Atlantis and the International Space Station captured as it transit the Sun. You can…
Space Station Gets a New Science Module
[/caption] A 8,550 kg (17,760-pound) Russian Mini-Research Module, known as Rassvet or "Dawn," was attached to the International Space Station…