International Space Station
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NASA to develop gecko-inspired gripping tools
World | Dec 20, 2014, 11:29 AM ISTWashington: 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
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US launch pad where rocket exploded back next year
World | Dec 18, 2014, 07:27 AM ISTVirginia: 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
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Google Glass to enter International Space Station next week
Dec 15, 2014, 12:44 PM ISTNew 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
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History created with first ever 3D printing in space
World | Nov 27, 2014, 11:46 AM ISTNew 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)
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New crew arrives at International Space Station
World | Nov 24, 2014, 02:48 PM ISTBaikonur: 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
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Crew blasts off for International Space Station
World | Nov 24, 2014, 08:12 AM ISTBaikonur: 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
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First Italian female astronaut ready for spaceflight
World | Nov 24, 2014, 06:24 AM ISTRome: 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
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First zero-gravity 3D Printer installed on ISS
World | Nov 18, 2014, 10:55 AM ISTWashington: 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
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Rocket explosion not end of NASA-private sector collaboration
World | Oct 30, 2014, 02:39 PM ISTWashington: 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
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NASA cargo spacecraft set for launch
World | Oct 27, 2014, 12:03 PM ISTWashington: 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)
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UFO watching NASA astronauts on ISS spacewalk?
World | Oct 15, 2014, 02:46 PM ISTNew 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
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NASA wants you to identify night-time earth images
World | Aug 17, 2014, 11:49 AM ISTNew 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
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NASA: Cooling pump on Space Station shuts down, all 6 astronauts safe
World | Dec 12, 2013, 07:33 AM ISTWashington: 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
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Russian Soyuz docks with International space station
World | Mar 29, 2013, 01:15 PM ISTMoscow, 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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UFO sightings at International Space Station on the rise
World | Mar 13, 2013, 06:29 AM ISTNew Delhi: An increasing number of videos and stills showing unknown objects around the ISS have appeared on-line.So many videos have appeared on Youtube in fact that the process of spotting unidentified extras in pictures
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US commercial cargo capsule launched to space station
World | Mar 01, 2013, 09:56 PM ISTWashington, Mar 2: An unmanned rocket carrying the Dragon cargo capsule blasted off Friday to deliver the second commercial shipment to the International Space Station.Perched atop a Falcon 9 rocket, the capsule, built by private
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Vegetables grown in space are not harmful: Russian scientists
Lifestyle | Jan 31, 2013, 09:38 AM ISTMoscow, Jan 31: Vegetables grown on board the International Space Station (ISS) can be consumed without fearing food poisoning, Russian scientists believe.Scientists have been studying "orbital-grown" vegetables, including Misuna, or Japanese Cabbage, for several years."The
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Russian scientists approve space-grown vegetables
World | Jan 31, 2013, 09:20 AM ISTMoscow, Jan 31: Vegetables grown on board the International Space Station (ISS) can be consumed without fearing food poisoning, Russian scientists believe.Scientists have been studying "orbital-grown" vegetables, including Misuna, or Japanese Cabbage, for several years."The
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Floating in space a priceless experience, says Sunita Williams
World | Oct 24, 2012, 12:25 PM ISTHouston, Texas, Oct 24: Record-setting Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams has completed 100 days in space and is not missing gravity as she loves floating around, an experience she calls "priceless"."I love being up here and
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Sunita Williams, colleagues reach International Space Station
World | Jul 17, 2012, 09:04 PM ISTHouston, Jul 17: A cheerful Sunita Williams and two of her colleagues today successfully docked their Soyuz capsule with the International Space Station for a four-month scientific mission, two days after the record-setting Indian-American astronaut