Articles about International space station – Page 9 of 10

SpaceX Dragon capsule splashes down, bringing mice and more from space station

SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean today, carrying more than 3,000 pounds of cargo and… Read More

Astronaut Jeff Williams breaks NASA’s record for cumulative time in space

Retired NASA astronaut Scott Kelly may hold the U.S. record for most consecutive days in space, but he’s been surpassed… Read More

Docking adapter installed on International Space Station

Space station crew installs a new front door for SpaceX and Boeing spaceships

The International Space Station now has a door that will let crews float in from the commercial space taxis that… Read More

Olympic Peninsula gets its close-up from the International Space Station

You can see the snow dusting the tops of the Olympic Mountains in a newly released portrait captured from the International… Read More

SpaceX Dragon cargo ship delivers DNA sequencer and new door to space station

Two days after its launch, SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule was pulled in for its hookup to the International Space Station today… Read More

SpaceX rocket sends cargo ship to space station, then returns to land

SpaceX launched a Dragon cargo capsule to the International Space Station tonight with a couple of precedent-setting payloads on opposite… Read More

Pokémon Go is no-go for space station, but astronauts can fight aliens with HoloLens

Astronauts have zapped virtual aliens on the International Space Station, using Microsoft’s HoloLens mixed-reality headset. So how about Pokémon Go, the… Read More

Trio gets to space station after 2-day trip

The first craft in Russia’s upgraded fleet of Soyuz spaceships reached the International Space Station overnight, delivering a trio of U.S.,… Read More

Space station’s next crew lifts off for a long trip in Russia’s upgraded Soyuz spaceship

Three spacefliers from three countries – the United States, Russia and Japan – began a longer-than-usual flight to the International Space Station tonight… Read More

Former NASA space station manager makes plans for commercial outpost

Former space station manager Mike Suffredini says he’s working on a plan to send up a commercial space module that could… Read More

What a view! Space station trio sails home through picture-perfect clouds

Three spacefliers from the International Space Station made a photogenic return to Earth today, touching down in the steppes of… Read More

Astronauts get their first look inside BEAM, the first expandable space habitat

Nine days after the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module was blown up to its full volume, astronauts entered the bedroom-sized BEAM… Read More

Astronauts do backflips, talk Mars and social media in Facebook Live chat from space with Mark Zuckerberg

There are plenty of billionaires racing to get us to space in one way or another, but Mark Zuckerberg sort… Read More

After snags, BEAM space module expands to its full volume – like a bag of popcorn

It took almost eight hours, but NASA accomplished the first expansion of a pop-up module at the International Space Station… Read More

Fabric too stiff? NASA gets set for second try to expand BEAM space module

Update: NASA will make its second attempt to inflate the Bigelow Expandable Space Module starting at around 6 a.m. PT… Read More

Terry Virts on International Space Station for 'A Beautiful Planet'

‘A Beautiful Planet’: Astronauts and space moviemakers reflect on film’s final frontier

“A Beautiful Planet” is a 3-D visual feast for the eyes, but the astronauts who filmed the IMAX space extravaganza made… Read More

More frontiers lie ahead as International Space Station makes its 100,000th orbit

The International Space Station registered its 100,000th orbit around the planet today, providing NASA with a news hook for looking at what… Read More

Boeing’s Starliner schedule for sending astronauts into orbit slips to 2018

A top Boeing executive said today that the company plans to start sending crews into orbit aboard its CST-100 Starliner… Read More

SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule splashes down, returning Scott Kelly’s samples

A month after delivering an expandable prototype habitat and other goodies to the International Space Station, SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule splashed down… Read More

British astronaut Tim Peake breaks the world record for marathon in space

It’s amazing that British astronaut Tim Peake just broke the record for a space marathon, but it’s almost as amazing… Read More

Bigelow Aerospace and ULA plan to launch supersized space station module in 2020

DENVER – Bigelow Aerospace and United Launch Alliance have announced a plan to launch Bigelow’s B330 expandable space module aboard an… Read More

President Obama leads celebration on Twitter for SpaceX’s rocket landing at sea

SpaceX’s first-ever at-sea rocket landing was cause for a Twitter celebration that drew in President Barack Obama as well as other… Read More

SpaceX lands Falcon rocket at sea after launching a pop-up room to space station

SpaceX launched a Dragon cargo capsule today with an expandable module for the International Space Station, and then successfully landed the… Read More

SpaceX gets ready to launch expandable module for NASA to test on space station

For the first time, SpaceX is due to launch an entire room to the International Space Station – a room that… Read More

Astronaut Scott Kelly says he suffered damaging stress during year in space

During his year in space, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly said he could do another year if he had to. But… Read More

In Microsoft spotlight, astronaut Scott Kelly banters about HoloLens – and about Buzz Aldrin’s trash talk

Just days after retiring from NASA, astronaut Scott Kelly gave HoloLens mixed-reality technology a boost today at the Microsoft Envision… Read More

Cygnus cargo ship hooks up to space station; ULA investigates rocket glitch

Orbital ATK’s Cygnus commercial cargo ship had a smooth link-up with the International Space Station today, delivering about 7,500 pounds… Read More

Space station’s new 3-D printer will churn out sculptures inspired by the Internet – and a laugh

The first objects to be created in orbit using the upgraded 3-D printer that’s on its way to the International Space… Read More

Cygnus cargo craft heads for space station with 3-D printer and more cool gizmos

Orbital ATK’s commercial Cygnus cargo capsule was lofted into orbit tonight atop an Atlas 5 rocket, carrying an upgraded 3-D printer,… Read More

NASA to set ‘biggest man-made fire ever in space’ in effort to improve mission safety

We’ve seen enough scary scenes in movies to know that fire aboard a spacecraft looks like a bad idea. But now… Read More