International Space Station (ISS)
Pretty Picture: Orbital Sunrise Over the South Pacific
Today's NASA Image of the Day is just plain pretty; pretty as a postcard. All it is missing is the…
Astronaut Hadfield’s Music Unites Schools in Song
OTTAWA, CANADA - Last time Chris Hadfield went up in space in 2001, most of them were infants. In 1995,…
Weekly Space Hangout – May. 3, 2013
Another busy episode of the Weekly Space Hangout, with more than a dozen space stories covered by a collection of…
How to Steer the Space Station: Chris Hadfield Explains
Attitude and altitude are important factors for flying a spaceship. But How do you control the International Space Station, a…
Stunning New Photo from the Space Station: The Moon Ushers in Dawn
During his evening ritual of sharing images taken from the International Space Station, Commander Chris Hadfield posted this gem: a…
Weekly Space Hangout – April 26, 2013
We had an action packed Weekly Space Hangout on Friday, with a vast collection of different stories in astronomy and…
Success! Progress Spacecraft Overcomes Stuck Antenna, Arrives at Station
A software fix solved a sticky antenna problem on an unmanned cargo ship, a problem that threatened to interfere with…
TV and Online Viewing Alert: The Man Who Tweeted Earth
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield has been called “the internet’s favorite astronaut” and with over 700,000 followers on Twitter, he may…
Progress Cargo Ship Launches to Space Station
The Russian Progress 51 cargo craft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan April 24, at 12:12 UTC (6:12 am…
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Antares Maiden Soar Pierces Virginia Sky and delivers NASA SmartPhone Pioneer Nanosats to Orbit
The privately developed Antares rocket built by Orbital Sciences Corp. successfully blasted off on its maiden test flight from the…