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Russian officials are investigating hole drilled on space station module

Sep 5, 2018

Russian officials are investigating an air leak that was detected last week on a Russian Soyuz module docked with the International Space Station (ISS), and hope to reach a conclusion in the coming weeks, accor...

SpaceX Falcon rocket fails to land on drone barrage as expected for the second time

Cody Gash

Apr 17, 2015

Innovation

SpaceX has successfully sent its supplies to the International Space Station, but the attempt to make Falcon rocket land at the lower stage did not go according to the planning. The aim was to make the rocket l...

SpaceX Supply mission to International Space Station includes an Espresso Maker

Cody Gash

Apr 13, 2015

Innovation

SpaceX, the renowned commercial space contractor is all set to launch its supply mission, including an espresso maker starting from Monday, April 13 to the International Space Station. The supply mission can be...

Three astronauts will undertake a year stay in space

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly to stay for a year in space on ISS to measure effects on human body

Cody Gash

Mar 28, 2015

Innovation

One American and two Russian astronauts boarded a Russian capsule to the International Space Station (ISS) in a joint exercise. The three member crew then boarded the space outpost after approximately eight hou...

US-Russian crew sent to international space station for a year-long Sojourn

US-Russian crew reaches International Space Station for a year-long Sojourn

Cody Gash

Mar 28, 2015

Innovation

A NASA TV broadcast showed this Friday in Kazakhstan, Russia blasted a rocket off its Baikonur Cosmodrome, on a year-long flight towards International Space Station. The capsule is carrying cosmonauts Gennady P...

NASA astronauts at ISS spacewalks to finish intensive three days mega-cable installation job

Cody Gash

Mar 2, 2015

Innovation

Two U.S. astronauts of NASA at the International Space Station completed a three-day cable job on Sunday; successfully routing hundreds of power and data lines for new crew capsule outside their station. It was...

Two astronauts completes first round of spacewalk to prepare for commercial spacecrafts

Cody Gash

Feb 23, 2015

Innovation

The ISS is preparing to host the soon to be introduced commercial manned spacecrafts by SpaceX and Boeing. Two astronauts completed the installation of cables necessary for docking the spacecrafts on Saturday. ...

ISS crew safe and secure after onboard alarm calls for evacuation due to Ammonia spill

Charles Omedo

Jan 14, 2015

Innovation

After an alarm prompted the evacuation of crew members from the US segment of the International Space Station – out of fear that there might have been a gas leak - NASA authorities have now confirmed that the e...

SpaceX Falcon 9 delivers cargo to ISS but failed to land upon floating platform

Charles Omedo

Jan 12, 2015

Innovation

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 had been launched to deliver cargo weighing over 5,000 pounds or 2,300 kg to the International Space Station (ISS) – and it sure did; but it crashed upon return to Earth – failing to safe-land...

SpaceX calls off the launch of its Falcon 9 rocket due to technical faults

Charles Omedo

Jan 7, 2015

Innovation

Technical faults have necessitated SpaceX to abort the launch of the Falcon 9 rocket at the last minute of take-off. The Dragon cargo-bearing ship was scheduled to blast off to the International Space Station (...

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