Orbital Sciences about to make first space station run
A Virginia company is all set to make its first-ever supply run to the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Sep 17, 2013
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News tagged with soyuz space capsule
Spacemen 'flew blind' from space station as sensors failed
The three crew of the International Space Station (ISS) who returned to Earth this week endured a hair-raising descent after their height sensors failed, a Russian cosmonaut revealed on Friday.
Space Exploration
Sep 13, 2013
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International Space Station technology to 'hear' potential leaks
The hiss of air escaping from a leaky car tire is no one's favorite sound. Even less pleasant? Hearing that hiss of escaping air 250 miles above Earth's surface while inside the pressurized confines of the International Space ...
Space Exploration
Jul 2, 2013
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Soyuz capsule docks with space station
A Soyuz capsule carrying an American, Russian and Italian successfully docked Wednesday with the International Space Station, where the new crew will spend six months conducting a variety of experiments.
Space Exploration
May 29, 2013
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Star Canadian spaceman back on Earth, relishing fresh air
A thud, dirt in the window of his capsule and the fresh smell of spring on the Kazakh steppe: Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield recalled Thursday his safe return from a five-month mission to space.
Space Exploration
May 16, 2013
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Three-man space crew returns safely to Earth (Update)
A Soyuz space capsule with a three-man crew returning from a five-month mission to the International Space Station landed safely Tuesday on the steppes of Kazakhstan.
Space Exploration
May 14, 2013
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Drone 'space ship' app to help robots on future missions
European Space Agency scientists have developed a smartphone app that turns a toy drone into a virtual spacecraft on a mission to dock with the International Space Station, and uses crowd-sourced data from its manoeuvres ...
Space Exploration
Apr 20, 2013
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Russian spaceship docks with orbiting station (Update)
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.
Space Exploration
Mar 29, 2013
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Bad weather postpones return of three astronauts
Bad weather is delaying the return of three astronauts from the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Mar 14, 2013
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Soyuz capsule docks with space Station
A Soyuz capsule packed with three astronauts successfully docked Friday with the International Space Station, taking the size of the full crew at the orbiting laboratory to six.
Space Exploration
Dec 21, 2012
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