Articles about International space station – Page 7 of 10

One small teraflop: HPE’s supercomputer takes a giant leap on the space station

The most powerful computer ever sent into space proved its mettle this month by registering a processing speed in excess… Read More

SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule splashes down with a crew of mouse-tronauts

SpaceX’s robotic Dragon capsule was set loose from the International Space Station today and returned to Earth with more than… Read More

Six hours after launch, U.S.-Russian crew hooks up with International Space Station

Two NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut arrived at the International Space Station tonight for a five-month tour of duty… Read More

International Space Station lab’s mission patch goes all in on a Star Wars theme

Factual and fictional worlds collide in the latest mission patch associated with the International Space Station’s role as a U.S.… Read More

Space station trio returns to Earth: NASA’s Peggy Whitson racks up 665-day record

NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and two other spacefliers capped off a record-setting orbital mission today with their return from the… Read More

Three spacefliers join International Space Station’s crew after a quick six-hour trip

Three fresh crew members arrived at the International Space Station today aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft today, just six hours… Read More

Google Maps unveils its latest destination: the International Space Station

While space tourism is still a little ways away, Google is getting a head start by offering its own tours… Read More

Recycled SpaceX Dragon capsule makes history with its second splashdown

SpaceX already proved it could lower the cost to space with its reusable Falcon 9 rocket, but this morning, it… Read More

We’re bad at cleaning up the trash in space, so a gecko gripper robot is here to help

Sandra Bullock’s character nearly got killed by space debris in the movie “Gravity” — but had she been equipped with… Read More

UW researchers’ ‘kidney on a chip’ will be prepped for space station experiment

A stack of card-sized gizmos that test the effects of drugs, toxins and weightlessness on human kidney cells is due… Read More

Progress cargo ship docks with space station, tightening up on orbital parking

With today’s arrival of a Russian Progress cargo ship, the International Space Station now has three robotic spaceships and a… Read More

Prince gets a shout-out as reused SpaceX Dragon capsule links up with space station

What do Prince and SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule, freshly arrived at the International Space Station, have in common? NASA astronaut… Read More

SpaceX launches its first refurbished Dragon cargo ship to the space station

SpaceX took one more step in its campaign for rocket reusability today by sending a previously flown Dragon cargo spacecraft… Read More

French-Russian crew leaves space station while NASA crewmate stays behind

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy landed safely on Earth today after leaving the International Space Station in… Read More

NASA spacewalkers triumph over fussy bolt to finish quick space station repair job

NASA spacewalkers Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer replaced a faulty computer relay box on the International Space Station today, but… Read More

Interview: Astronaut Mike Massimino looks back at Hubble – and looks ahead to space tourism

NEW ORLEANS – It’s apparently not enough that Mike Massimino is a former NASA astronaut, a best-selling author and an… Read More

Water leak forces NASA to scale down 200th spacewalk, but Job 1 gets done

A small water leak cropped up in one of the hoses designed to keep NASA astronaut Jack Fischer’s spacesuit cool… Read More

First live ultra-HD video from space features oohs, ahhs and zero-G ping pong

NASA and AWS Elemental showed off something completely different from the International Space Station today: the first live video in ultra-high-definition… Read More

In video call to space station, President Donald Trump calls for speeding up trips to Mars

Humans on Mars by 2024? President Donald Trump set that time frame today, almost certainly in jest, during a congratulatory… Read More

U.S.-Russian duo joins space station crew, six hours after launch from Kazakhstan

Today there are 67 percent more people working in space than there were the day before, now that NASA astronaut… Read More

Liftoff sends Cygnus cargo ship to space station, but 360-degree video falls short

Today’s launch of a robotic Cygnus cargo craft to the International Space Station was totally successful. But the first-ever live… Read More

Amazon Web Services plays role in NASA’s first ultra-HD live video from space

NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson stars in the highest-resolution video ever broadcast live from the International Space Station, bur Amazon Web… Read More

Video: NASA astronaut and two Russians return to Earth with ‘bull’s-eye touchdown’

NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and Russian crewmates Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko landed back on Earth today after spending almost six… Read More

Spacewalkers cope with lost cover; NASA’s Peggy Whitson sets a women’s record

NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson set a new record for female spacewalkers at the International Space Station today, during an outing… Read More

Spacewalkers help get station ready for space taxis during first of three outings

Spacewalkers made progress today on preparations at the International Space Station for the arrival of the first commercial space taxis. During… Read More

‘Life’ horror movie sparks reality check on procedures for studying Mars samples

Spoiler Alert! This article doesn’t reveal any major plot twists, but wait to read it if you’re trying to stay… Read More

SpaceX Dragon capsule splashes down, bringing space samples back to Earth

SpaceX’s robotic Dragon capsule brought tons of cargo back down to Earth from the International Space Station today, in a… Read More

French astronaut enjoys sax in space

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield had his guitar, and NASA astronaut Cady Coleman had her flute: Now French astronaut Thomas Pesquet… Read More

Oculus’ ‘Mission: ISS’ takes one more step toward giant leap for virtual space station

Oculus has just launched “Mission: ISS,” a virtual-reality simulation that takes advantage of the company’s headset and handheld controllers to let you… Read More

A year after returning to Earth, astronaut Scott Kelly reflects on lessons learned from 340 days in space

One year after returning to Earth from his 340-day mission in orbit, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly loves the smell of… Read More