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astronauts stories: 118 news summaries

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 Astronaut Waves Robot Arm 

 

Japanese-built device will service equipment from Kibo laboratory

Jun 9, 08 3:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Japanese astronaut on board the International Space Station successfully unfolded a massive robotic arm from the newly installed Kibo laboratory today, Reuters reports. The arm moved slightly on Saturday, but today’s extension of the 33-foot device was the first full test, Space.com reports. The Japanese-built robot had... More »

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NASA • Japan • astronauts • International Space Station • space travel • robotic arm • Kibo • Discovery space shuttle

 Astronauts Installing New Lab 

Robot arm, Discovery crew members team up to lay groundwork

Jun 3, 08 5:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two spacewalking astronauts are preparing the enormous Japanese-made Kibo lab for eventual installation on the International Space Station, the Houston Chronicle reports. After getting a late start this morning because of a communications malfunction, Mike Fossum and Ron Garan sped through their checklists and got back ahead of schedule. The... More »

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NASA • astronauts • International Space Station • spacewalk • Kibo • Discovery space shuttle • Mike Fossum • Ron Garan

 Shuttle Anchors
 at Space Station 

NASA shuttle brings $1B Japanese module, toilet supplies

Jun 2, 08 5:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - NASA's Discovery shuttle hooked up to the international space station today after a 2-day voyage, Space.com reports. Commander Mark Kelly docked at about 2 pm EDT and told the station crew, "We're really looking forward to seeing you guys." "You have no idea how much we're... More »

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NASA • astronauts • International Space Station • space flight • Discovery space shuttle

Lawmaker Sees Off Spaceman Hubby

Arizona rep. married Discovery commander 6 months ago

Jun 1, 08 5:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Arizona lawmaker Gabrielle Giffords waved goodbye as her husband went to work yesterday, in command of the Discovery shuttle. Giffords, who married astronaut Mark Kelly 6 months ago, admits she's nervous about the trip. "You don't really relax" until the shuttle comes home, she told Space.com. "At... More »

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astronauts • space shuttle • International Space Station • Discovery space shuttle • Gabrielle Giffords • Mark Kelly • space mission

 Houston, We Have 
 a (Potty) Problem 

The space station's toilet is broken

May 27, 08 7:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - The three-member crew aboard the International Space Station has a delicate problem—the toilet's on the fritz. The station's liquid-waste collector—a tricky system involving fans and the lack of gravity—is kaput, the New York Times reports. (The solid-waste collector still works.) Astronauts are working on a backup... More »

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NASA • astronauts • deep space • International Space Station • toilet • Discovery space shuttle

Old Columbia Test Sheds Light on Ketchup

Recovered shuttle experiment reveals nature of viscosity

May 4, 08 6:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - A hard drive recovered from the Columbia shuttle disaster confirms an old theory about why people shake ketchup before pouring it, LiveScience reports. Astronauts on the craft were conducting a zero-gravity experiment with xenon, a gas, to study viscosity, but scientists feared the results were lost after Columbia burned up... More »

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astronauts • zero gravity • experiments • Columbia Space Shuttle • shuttle Columbia • Columbia disaster • xenon

 Astronauts OK 
 After Rough Landing 

Soyuz capsule veers hundreds of miles off course

Apr 19, 08 9:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Three space travelers returning from the International Space Station are OK after a rough landing hundreds of miles off course in Kazakhstan this morning, Space.com reports. The Soyuz space capsule carrying US astronaut Peggy Whitson, a Russian cosmonaut, and South Korea's first astronaut veered nearly 300 miles off target... More »

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 South Korea's 
 First Astronaut 
 Docks at ISS  

Nation paid $25M to shoot her to the space station

Apr 10, 08 6:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - South Korea’s first astronaut arrived at the International Space Station today, and her country must be relieved—having paid $25 million to get her there, Space.com reports. The South Korean president called So-yeon Yi’s mission a “stepping stone” in that country’s fledgling space program; lacking... More »

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NASA • South Korea • astronauts • satellite • International Space Station • Russian Space Agency

 Shuttle Returns to Earth 

Endeavour makes a rare night landing

Mar 26, 08 7:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - The space shuttle Endeavour returned to Earth with a rare night landing to wrap up an ambitious mission to the International Space Station, the AP reports. The shuttle had to land in darkness after NASA called off an earlier attempt because of cloud cover. Astronauts blasted off 16 days ago,... More »

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NASA • astronauts • space shuttle • International Space Station • Endeavour • space flight • landing • space mission

 Endeavour Heads Home 

Crews say farewell as space shuttle undocks from ISS

Mar 25, 08 3:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - The space shuttle Endeavour has begun its two-day trip back to Earth after successfully undocking yesterday from the international space station, reports the Houston Chronicle. The seven astronauts on board hailed an "awesome" mission and said fond farewells to their colleagues staying behind. A glitch unlatching a solar panel... More »

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NASA • space • astronauts • Kennedy Space Center • International Space Station • Endeavour • Dom Gorie

 Spacewalking Astronauts  
 Test Repair Goo

'Caulk-like' stuff could avert disaster

Mar 21, 08 12:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Spacewalking astronauts successfully tested a high-tech goo that can be used to repair heat shields and help avert a repeat of the 2003 Columbia shuttle disaster, the Houston Chronicle reports. In work reminiscent of a “tile-and-grout” job, astronauts sprayed the pink caulk onto shuttle sections that were purposely damaged.... More »

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NASA • astronauts • International Space Station • Endeavor • repair • spacewalk • heat shield • Columbia Space Shuttle • T-RAD

 Dextre Moves Into Place,
 Awaits First Call 

Gigantic robot successfully added to space station

Mar 19, 08 5:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - The giant space robot Dextre moved into his new digs last night, and now resides outside the International Space Station's Destiny lab awaiting his first marching orders. Back at Mission Control the mood is buoyant, reports the Houston Chronicle. "That really was the kind of spacewalk that when it's... More »

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Canada • astronauts • International Space Station • robot • Endeavour • maintenance • Dextre

 Dextre Tooled Up, Good to Go 

Spacewalkers put finishing touches on giant space robot

Mar 18, 08 8:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dextre, the colossal space robot, is ready to go and awaiting instructions after astronauts successfully fitted the 12-foot helper with a tool kit and cameras for "eyes" last night, Space.com reports. Dextre is set to take up residence outside the International Space Station's Destiny lab later today and... More »

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 Dextre Stretches His Limbs 

Astronauts test space robot, find minor hiccup

Mar 17, 08 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dextre, the International Space Station’s own gigantic space robot, flexed its mighty arms for the first time last night, the Houston Chronicle reports. Astronauts put the bot through its paces, moving and stopping each of its 14 arm joints. Dextre mostly passed the test; every joint moved perfectly save... More »

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 Spacewalkers Give Dextre Arms 

7-hour spacewalk brings handyman robot closer to completion

Mar 16, 08 7:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dextre the space robot now has arms. Astronauts attached them in an overnight spacewalk outside the International Space Station, the second of three that will be needed to bring the $209 million robot fully to life, the Houston Chronicle reports. On Monday, astronauts will give Dextre a tool belt, lights,... More »

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Canada • astronauts • International Space Station • robot • Dextre

 Endeavour Docks After
 New Damage Check
 

Shuttle docks without hitch but launch video shows possible bird hit

Mar 13, 08 3:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Endeavour docked with the international space station without a glitch yesterday just after the shuttle was again examined for damage, AP reports.  The craft did a full backflip before docking so every inch of it could be inspected. Launch videos first revealed that something may have hit the... More »

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NASA • space • astronauts • space shuttle • International Space Station • Endeavour

Endeavour Blasts Into Space

Shuttle will dock with space station tomorrow

Mar 11, 08 6:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The shuttle Endeavour thundered off its launch pad early this morning, carrying seven astronauts and two major pieces of hardware to the International Space Station. On board is a $1 billion science module that contains research gear for the station's lab, the first Japanese contribution to the orbital base, reports... More »

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NASA • space • astronauts • space shuttle • International Space Station • Endeavour • spacewalk • Dextre • Steve Robinson

Europe to Launch Space Truck

Automated vehicle can haul tons of supplies to space station

Mar 8, 08 3:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Europe is about to launch its most sophisticated spacecraft ever, the BBC reports. The “Jules Verne,” set to take off tomorrow, will deliver supplies to the International Space Station while nudging the station higher into its orbit to prevent it from falling to Earth. The freighter is fully... More »

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NASA • Europe • European Space Agency • space • astronauts • space shuttle • International Space Station • ATV • rockets

Astronauts Will Have to Hitch Rides With
the Russians

NASA will soon have
no way to get to ISS

Mar 7, 08 2:04 PM CST
(Newser) - When NASA retires its fleet of space shuttles in 2010, the agency will have no way of sending men into space until 2015, at the earliest, the Washington Post reports. To carry astronauts and cargo to the International Space Station, largely funded by American taxpayers, the US will have... More »

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Russia • NASA • astronauts • space shuttle • International Space Station • space travel • Russian Space Agency • cosmonauts

Korea's Kimchi Ready for Lift-Off

First Korean astronaut will take along staple dish

Feb 28, 08 8:56 AM CST
(Newser) - South Korea spent millions to make sure its first astronaut is well-prepared for his mission—by perfecting a space-safe kimchi, reports the International Herald Tribune. South Koreans put down 1.6 million tons of the national dish each year, and Ko San will blast off April 8 for a 10-day... More »

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South Korea • astronauts • International Space Station • kimchi • Korean food • Ko San • space mission

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