NASA to Launch Robonaut 2 Robot to International Space Station

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA will launch the first human-like robot to space later this year to become a permanent resident of the International Space Station. Robonaut 2, or R2, was developed jointly by NASA and General Motors ...

Astronauts take 2nd spacewalk, overcome stiff bolt (Update)

(AP) -- Spacewalking astronauts had to pull out a hammer and pry bar while attaching a big, new tank full of ammonia coolant to the International Space Station on Sunday, successfully driving in a stiff bolt after two frustrating ...

Shuttle Discovery arrives at space station

(AP) -- Space shuttle Discovery successfully docked at the International Space Station early Wednesday, its astronauts overcoming a rare antenna breakdown that knocked out radar tracking.

Antenna glitch on historic space shuttle flight

The US space shuttle Discovery blasted off Monday toward the International Space Station for a historic mission that put more women in orbit than ever.

Russian spacecraft docks at orbiting station

(AP) -- A Russian space official says a Soyuz craft carrying an American and two Russian astronauts has docked successfully at the International Space Station.

NASA Send Cells Into Space

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA scientists are sending three fundamental life science experiments onboard space shuttle Discovery in hopes of better understanding exactly how spaceflight affects cell growth and how cells fight off ...

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