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Expedition 21 to Launch to Station Wednesday Morning

Light-Duty Day for ISS Crew, Expedition 21 to Launch Wednesday Morning

Sep 29, 2009 | 3.7 / 5 (3) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Expedition 20 crew members had a light-duty work day and performed a variety of maintenance and science-related tasks Monday as they prepare for a busy week aboard the International Space ...

Space tourist uses $35M trip to back water issues

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Sep 10, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- The next paying traveler to the international space station wants to use his $35 million trip to highlight concerns about the world's water supply.

Ground segment declared ready for CryoSat-2 launch

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Aug 07, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- An Earth observation mission does not just involve the building of a satellite, it also includes the all-important infrastructure to control the satellite and handle the data - the ground ...

A Russian Soyuz rocket takes off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in May

Delays seen for Soyuz, Vega launches at Europe's space base

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jun 16, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

The first launches by the veteran Russian rocket Soyuz and a new light rocket called Vega from Europe's space base will be postponed to 2010, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Monday.

Delayed spacewalk ends successfully

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jun 05, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Two international space station crew members wrapped up a successful spacewalk Friday, the first since the size of the station's crew expanded from three to six last month.

Spacewalk begins after CO2 in spacesuits delay

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jun 05, 2009 | 3 / 5 (2) | 2

(AP) -- Two international space station crew members began a spacewalk Friday, despite initial concerns about high carbon dioxide levels in their redesigned Russian space suits.

The astronauts will hurtle into low Earth orbit and then make a gradual ascent to the station

Astronauts blast off to double space station crew

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

May 27, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

Three astronauts, from Canada, Belgium and Russia, blasted off Wednesday for the International Space Station in a landmark mission that will double its crew to six for the first time.

L-R: Astronauts Robert Thirsk, Roman Romanenko and Frank De Winne

New dinner table top priority as ISS expands

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

May 07, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

Astronauts set to blast off for the International Space Station said Thursday that constructing a new dinner table would be a top priority as its permanent crew expands to six.

Expedition 19 Crew Docks with Space Station

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Mar 30, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Michael Barratt of the 19th International Space Station crew docked their Soyuz TMA-14 to the International Space Station at 9:05 a.m. EDT Saturday.

The end of the line for space tourism?

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Mar 28, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1

A US software mogul who made history this week as the first person to travel to space twice as a tourist could also be the last paying passenger to head into space for several years.