Space Station

SpaceX Seeking Tweets From The Final Frontier

[/caption] Space Exploration Technologies -- or SpaceX as they are more commonly known -- has gotten pretty good at launching…

13 years ago

NASA Sets July 8 for Mandatory Space Shuttle Grand Finale

[/caption] NASA Shuttle managers met today (28 June) and officially set July 8 as the launch date for the Grand…

13 years ago

Space Junk Forces ISS Crew to Takes Shelter in Soyuz

[/caption] The six crewmembers on board the International Space Station were told to take shelter in the two Russian Soyuz…

13 years ago

End of the Shuttle Era: Q & A With Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach

[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. – He has been with the shuttle program for the past three decades and has witnessed…

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Final Shuttle Voyagers Conduct Countdown Practice at Florida Launch Pad

[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - The “Final Four” shuttle astronauts who will ever voyage to Earth orbit aboard a NASA…

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Is This a Scene from Star Wars or a Real Image from the ISS?

[/caption] What an amazing image! The ATV-2 Johannes Kepler looks like an X-Wing fighter from Star Wars as it departed…

13 years ago

June 21 ATV Re-Entry: A Man-Made Fireball In The Sky

[/caption] The Johannes Kepler ATV (Automated Transfer Vehicle) has undocked from the International Space station and will re- enter Earth’s…

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Final Payload for Final Shuttle Flight Delivered to the Launch Pad

[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER – The cargo canister for NASA’s final space shuttle mission was delivered to the sea-side launch…

13 years ago

Why Can We See Multiple ISS Passes Right Now?

[/caption] Last night in the UK, US and Europe, we were spoiled with multiple and bright ISS passes. Not just…

13 years ago

Soyuz Arrives at Space Station

Guess who's coming for dinner! Three astronauts from three different countries arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday, bringing…

13 years ago