Russia launches cargo spacecraft after aborted liftoff
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia on Tuesday launched an unmanned Progress cargo ship to the International Space Station after a…
8 years ago
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Russia to start offering spacewalks for tourists
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia is planning to send paying tourists on the International Space Station out on spacewalks for…
8 years ago
Two US spacewalkers replace latching end of robotic arm
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Two US astronauts floated outside the International Space Station on Tuesday for a seven-hour, 24-minute…
8 years ago
Black NASA astronaut is replaced in sudden crew shuffle
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Jeanette Epps, 46, a former CIA agent turned astronaut, was about to become the first…
8 years ago
Pentagon mum on fate of secret satellite
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The mystery surrounding the fate of a secret military satellite deepened Thursday when the Pentagon…
8 years ago
‘To boldly grow’: Japan astronaut worried by space growth spurt
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A Japanese astronaut has sparked hilarity back on Earth after he claimed to have grown nine…
8 years ago
‘Dragon back’ as cargo reaches space station
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- SpaceX's unmanned Dragon cargo ship docked on Sunday with the International Space Station, bringing supplies…
9 years ago
Orbital ATK launches eighth cargo mission to space
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- An unmanned cargo ship packed with 7,400 pounds (3,350 kilograms) of food and supplies for…
9 years ago
US spacewalkers install ‘new eyes’ at space station
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Two US astronauts installed a high-definition video camera at the International Space Station Tuesday and…
9 years ago
US spacewalkers repair aging ISS robotic arm
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Two NASA astronauts wrapped up a successful spacewalk Thursday to repair the International Space Station's…
9 years ago
SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule released from the International Space Station
TEXAS, United States (Reuters) -- The Canadarm2 robotic arm on the International Space Station (ISS) was used to release the…
9 years ago
Three astronauts blast off for five-month ISS mission
by Kirill Kudryavtsev Agence France Presse BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AFP) -- Two US astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut blasted off for…
9 years ago
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