Cape Canaveral (Florida), Dec 30 (DPA) As the world marked the 40th anniversary of the first human on the moon this year, the future of the space programme that pioneering astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins helped found looks more uncertain than ever.
The Apollo astronauts are old men now. In July, it seemed [...]
Moscow, Dec 23 (RIA Novosti) Russia’s Soyuz spacecraft carrying a crew of three has docked with the International Space Station (ISS), Mission Control said Wednesday.
The spacecraft docked with the ISS in an automated mode at 1:48 a.m. Wednesday.
The crew, comprising Russian Oleg Kotov, NASA astronaut Timothy Creamer and Japan’s Soichi Noguchi, are joining the current [...]
Washington, Dec 23 (DPA) A Russian Soyuz spacecraft brought an international group of holiday visitors to the International Space Station (ISS) Tuesday, expanding the crew to five just ahead of Christmas.
US astronaut TJ Creamer, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov and Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi will join American commander Jeff Williams and Russian Maxim Suraev aboard the [...]
Baikonur (Kazakhstan), Dec 21 (RIA Novosti) The Soyuz spacecraft, carrying three astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), was launched here in the early hours of Monday.
The TMA-17 spacecraft was launched at 00:52 hrs from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan and it separated from the Soyuz-FG booster on schedule.
It is scheduled to dock with [...]
Washington, Nov 24 (DPA) Two astronauts from the space shuttle Atlantis ended the mission’s third and last spacewalk after successfully installing an oxygen tank on the outside of the International Space Station (ISS).
The spacewalk on Monday lasted five hours and 42 minutes for astronauts Robert Satcher Jr and Randy Bresnik, who also performed other maintenance [...]
London, November 23 (ANI): NASA officials have announced that an astronaut on the space shuttle Atlantis has become a father while in orbit, when his wife back on Earth gave birth to their baby daughter.
According to a report in the Telegraph, the astronaut in question is Randy Bresnik, who became a father for the second [...]
Washington, Nov 19 (IANS) US space shuttle Atlantis has docked at the International Space Station (ISS) Wednesday after nearly two days of journey.
Commander Charles Hobaugh steered the shuttle to a docking with the station at 1651 GMT, Xinhua reported quoting US space agency NASA.
Before the docking, Hobaugh maneuvered Atlantis through a backflip rotation to expose [...]
Washington, November 18 (ANI): Reports indicate that NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis is carrying butterflies, which will live in orbit aboard the International Space Station (ISS), as part of a science outreach project.
According to a report in Discovery News, the butterflies, which are currently caterpillars, will be [...]
Washington, October 30 (ANI): NASA has given its go ahead for the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on November 16.
Atlantis is targeted to begin an 11-day flight to the International Space Station (ISS).
Atlantis’ launch date was announced on October 29 at the conclusion of a flight readiness [...]
Washington, October 24 (ANI): A new study has indicated that astronauts will soon have their own gardens aboard the International Space Station (ISS), with the ability to grow vitamin A-rich carrots in space.
The study, by researchers from Tuskegee University in Alabama, targeted at finding a way to incorporate natural and fresh antioxidants into the diets [...]
London, October 8 (ANI): If physicist John Hunter has its way, then Jules Verne’s fictional gigantic gun that could be used to launch people into space, would soon be a reality.
According to a report in New Scientist, Hunter has outlined the design of such a gun that he says could slash the cost of putting [...]
Korolyov (Moscow Region), Oct 2 (RIA Novosti) Russia’s Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) Friday, a report said.
The spacecraft lifted off on board a Soyuz-FG rocket Wednesday from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan. Its crew include US astronaut Jeffrey Williams, Russian cosmonaut Maxim Surayev and a Canadian space tourist [...]
Washington, September 22 (ANI): With the help of equipment recently delivered to the International Space Station (ISS) by the Space Shuttle Discovery, a scientist of Indian origin would be able to conduct crystal growth experiments in space, despite being Earth bound.
The scientist [...]
Washington, September 18 (ANI): A new study has found that Earth was bombarded last year with high levels of solar energy at a time when the Sun was in an unusually quiet phase and sunspots had virtually disappeared.
The study was led by [...]
Washington, September 12 (ANI): Space shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven astronauts has returned to Earth after a successful mission called STS-128, in which the team delivered two refrigerator-sized science racks to the International Space Station (ISS).
One rack will be used to conduct experiments on materials such as metals, glasses and ceramics.
The results [...]
Washington, September 7 (ANI): NASA astronauts aboard the US space shuttle Discovery have said that the smell of space, which is regarded as the final frontier, is strong, metallic and unique.
“There is one smell up here that is really unique though and that is the smell, we just call it ‘the smell of space’,” said [...]
Washington, August 28 (ANI): NASA managers have postponed the launch of space shuttle Discovery to allow engineers more time to develop plans for resolving an issue with a valve in the shuttle’s main propulsion system.
Launch now is targeted for no earlier than 11:59 p.m. Friday, August 28, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
During [...]
Washington, August 16 (ANI): A new study has determined that keeping nutrients in astronauts’ food is vital during long space flights.
Maintaining the health of the crew aboard a spacecraft is a critical issue especially during extended trips.
Because foods may lose their [...]
