A spacewalking astronaut ran into trouble Sunday while trying to lubricate a joint in the life-sustaining solar power system of the International Space Station, losing one bolt and getting a washer stuck in a crevice.
Space Exploration
May 22, 2011
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NASA managers cut short a task on Friday's otherwise routine spacewalk by two Endeavour astronauts because one of their carbon dioxide sensors stopped working, but most of their work was already finished.
Space Exploration
May 20, 2011
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(AP) -- Two space shuttle Endeavour astronauts are spacewalking outside the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
May 20, 2011
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The US space shuttle Endeavour, with six astronauts on board including an Italian, docked at the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, NASA said.
Space Exploration
May 18, 2011
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(AP) -- NASA's countdown clocks are ticking again for the next-to-last space shuttle launch.
Space Exploration
May 13, 2011
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(AP) -- Russia must preserve its pre-eminence in space, President Dmitry Medvedev declared Tuesday on the 50th anniversary of the first human spaceflight by cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.
Space Exploration
Apr 12, 2011
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More impressive ground based images of the STS-133 mission, this time, Amateur astronomer Ralf Vandebergh of the Netherlands took images during one of the spacewalks for the mission, and likely captured astronaut Steve Bowen ...
Space Exploration
Mar 7, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Anchored to a Canadarm2 mobile foot restraint, NASA astronaut Steve Bowen participates in the STS-133 mission's second spacewalk as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Mar 7, 2011
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(AP) -- The 12 orbiting astronauts took care of a little maintenance work aboard the International Space Station on Thursday before a well deserved break on their twice extended mission.
Space Exploration
Mar 3, 2011
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(AP) -- The 12 orbiting astronauts took care of a little maintenance work aboard the International Space Station on Thursday and gave it a boost before enjoying a well deserved break.
Space Exploration
Mar 3, 2011
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