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Cygnus Commercial Resupply Ship ‘Janice Voss’ Berths to Space Station on 45th Apollo 11 Anniversary

Following a nearly three day journey, an Orbital Sciences Corp. Cygnus commercial cargo freighter carrying a ton and a half…

10 years ago

Space Robot Fixes Itself, Takes Selfie As Funny Livetweet Happens On The Ground

In a thrilling demonstration of space robotics, today the Dextre "hand" replaced a malfunctioning camera on the station's Canadarm2 robotic arm.…

10 years ago

Dangling Dextre Digs out Docked Dragon Depot prior to Station Departure

To close out their final week aboard the International Space Station, three of the six Expedition 39 crew members are…

11 years ago

Astronaut’s Mission Is To Snatch A Dragon Without Crashing The Canadarm

When there's a Dragon spacecraft coming your way at the International Space Station, you'd better be ready to grapple it…

11 years ago

Robots And Astronauts Feature In First Glimpse of Canada’s New Space Policy

About six years ago, the Canadarm -- Canada's iconic robotic arm used in space -- was almost sold to a…

11 years ago

Speedy Spacewalkers Ahead Of Pace As Next Repair Moved To Tuesday

The ghosts of spacewalks past did not haunt the quick-working pair of astronauts who began replacing a faulty ammonia pump…

11 years ago

Chris Hadfield On Space-y $5 Bill: ‘It Reminds Us That Our Dreams Do Not Have A Limit’

In Canada, "gimme five" could soon have a space connotation. Today the country announced it is preparing to put new…

11 years ago

Space Robotics Dominate New $5 Bill in Canada

In a world first, Canada's Chris Hadfield unveiled a new money note -- while in space. Hadfield spun a fiver…

12 years ago