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Satellite Debris Forces Space Station To Evade Threat Hours Before Collision Risk
A spacecraft attached to the International Space Station did an "emergency maneuver" to push the complex, which now houses six…
Amazing Telescopic Pictures Of The Space Station And A Cargo Ship Heading That Way
Here's your morning photographic space delight: the International Space Station and the last European automated transfer vehicle (ATV), Georges Lemaître,…
Rocket Replay: Watch Europe’s Last Space Station Automated Transfer Vehicle Soar
The last of Europe's five automated transfer vehicles made a flawless launch to orbit yesterday (July 30). So far, all…
Cargo Ship’s Fiery Demise Could Help Predict What Happens When The Space Station Burns Up
It's sad to think about, but there will be a day sometime when the International Space Station makes its final…
Photographer Catches ATV-4’s Fiery Plunge Through the Atmosphere
UPDATE: Editor's note: Here’s a story that we’ve updated a couple of times, and now it ultimately has a happy…
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…