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  • astronauts board space station for 1 year mission

    Astronauts board space station for 1-year mission

    World | March 28, 2015 10:41 IST

    BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan: Two Russians and an American floated into the International Space Station on Saturday, beginning what is to be a year away from Earth for two of them.   Mikhail Kornienko and Scott Kelly are

  • spacewalking astronaut safe after water leaks into helmet

    Spacewalking astronaut safe after water leaks into helmet

    World | February 26, 2015 6:42 IST

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: Spacewalking astronaut ended up with unwanted water in his helmet Wednesday after breezing through a cable and lube job outside the International Space Station.The leak was scarily reminiscent of a near-drowning outside

  • boeing spacex to offer cheaper iss crew rides

    Boeing, SpaceX to offer cheaper ISS crew rides

    World | January 27, 2015 9:54 IST

    Houston: NASA expects to save millions of dollars sending astronauts to the International Space Station once its commercial crew programme replaces Russian rocket rides in a couple of years' time, the US space agency said

  • spacex shoots for launch to station rocket landing on barge

    SpaceX shoots for launch to station, rocket landing on Barge

    World | January 06, 2015 7:50 IST

    Cape Canaveral:  SpaceX is making another supply run to the International Space Station for NASA. But it's the rocket's return - not its takeoff - that has space fans talking.Minutes after today's planned launch from

  • wi fi may allow international space station robots to move

    Wi-Fi may allow International Space Station robots to move around freely

    January 02, 2015 11:21 IST

    New Delhi: Robots at the International Space Station may soon be able to move around freely with help from the ISS's existing Wi-Fi.Astronauts have shared the ISS with three small robots called SPHERES since 2006.The

  • merry christmas nasa astronauts say from space

    Merry Christmas, NASA astronauts say from space

    World | December 25, 2014 12:15 IST

    Washington: The stockings are out, the tree is up and Christmas celebrations are on in the zero-gravity nest of astronauts in space.As astronauts continue advanced space research to benefit life on the Earth and in

  • nasa to develop gecko inspired gripping tools

    NASA to develop gecko-inspired gripping tools

    World | December 20, 2014 11:29 IST

    Washington: NASA scientists are working on adhesive gripping tools that could tackle objects such as orbital debris or defunct satellites that would otherwise be hard to handle.“Orbital debris is a serious risk to spacecraft including

  • us launch pad where rocket exploded back next year

    US launch pad where rocket exploded back next year

    World | December 18, 2014 7:27 IST

    Virginia: Despite a massive explosion in October, authorities say a state-owned launch pad at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility should be repaired and ready for testing late next year.Orbital Sciences' Antares rocket exploded seconds after liftoff

  • google glass to enter international space station next week

    Google Glass to enter International Space Station next week

    December 15, 2014 12:44 IST

    New Delhi: The wearable eye device from Google is all set to enter the International Space Station (ISS) for a flatworm study next week.Part of the package to be sent to the International Space Station

  • history created with first ever 3d printing in space

    History created with first ever 3D printing in space

    World | November 27, 2014 11:46 IST

    New Delhi: A new history has been scripted in Space science with first ever 3D printing successfully done in space.The International Space Station's newly-installed 3D printer achieved this feat Wednesday morning ( around 2.58am IST)

  • new crew arrives at international space station

    New crew arrives at International Space Station

    World | November 24, 2014 14:48 IST

    Baikonur: A new crew joined their Expedition 42 crew-mates when the hatches between Russia's manned spacecraft Soyuz TMA-15M and the International Space Station (ISS) officially opened on Monday after a successful docking, the Mission Control

  • crew blasts off for international space station

    Crew blasts off for International Space Station

    World | November 24, 2014 8:12 IST

    Baikonur: A Russian capsule carrying three astronauts from Russia, the United States and Italy has blasted off for the International Space Station.The Soyuz capsule roared into the pre-dawn darkness just after 3 a.m. Monday (2100

  • first italian female astronaut ready for spaceflight

    First Italian female astronaut ready for spaceflight

    World | November 24, 2014 6:24 IST

    Rome: History will be made on Monday with the first ever Italian female astronaut set to go into space for a mission on board the International Space Station (ISS).Samantha Cristoforetti, a captain in the Italian

  • first zero gravity 3d printer installed on iss

    First zero-gravity 3D Printer installed on ISS

    World | November 18, 2014 10:55 IST

    Washington: NASA astronauts have installed the world's first zero-gravity 3D printer on the International Space Station (ISS).With the 3D printer, astronauts will soon begin experimenting with additive manufacturing technology in microgravity, the US space agency

  • rocket explosion not end of nasa private sector

    Rocket explosion not end of NASA-private sector collaboration

    World | October 30, 2014 14:39 IST

    Washington: The explosion of an Orbital Sciences Corporation rocket carrying supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) has been the first setback to NASA's policy of employing private companies for such missions.However, the incident does

  • nasa cargo spacecraft set for launch

    NASA cargo spacecraft set for launch

    World | October 27, 2014 12:03 IST

    Washington: The US space agency is geared up to send Orbital Science Corporation's Antares rocket and Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS).Mission managers have given the 'go' for a 6.45 p.m. (EDT)

  • ufo watching nasa astronauts on iss spacewalk

    UFO watching NASA astronauts on ISS spacewalk?

    World | October 15, 2014 14:46 IST

    New York: A latest NASA video showing a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) has captured a blurry object behind an astronaut.In a six-hour long spacewalk on October 7, astronauts Reid Wiseman of NASA

  • nasa wants you to identify night time earth images

    NASA wants you to identify night-time earth images

    World | August 17, 2014 11:49 IST

    New York: NASA has an amazing collection of thousands of night photos of the earth and now the US space agency has asked for the public inputs in categorising them and creating an open atlas.Taken

  • nasa cooling pump on space station shuts down all 6

    NASA: Cooling pump on Space Station shuts down, all 6 astronauts safe

    World | December 12, 2013 7:33 IST

    Washington: NASA said Wednesday it was looking into a problem with a malfunctioning cooling pump on the International Space Station, but there was no immediate danger to the six crewmen on board.A valve on a

  • russian soyuz docks with international space station

    Russian Soyuz docks with International space station

    World | March 29, 2013 13:15 IST

    Moscow, Mar 29 :  A Soyuz capsule carrying three astronauts successfully docked Friday with the International Space Station, bringing the size of the crew at the orbiting lab to six.Chris Cassidy of the United States

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