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NEWS ABOUT: International Space Station

International Space Station stories: 158 news summaries

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 Colbert Shooting DNA 
 Into Space 

Comedian's digitized genetic code headed to space station

Sep 8, 08 12:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - You probably won’t live forever, but a part of Stephen Colbert hopes to. The comedian’s digitized DNA will travel to the International Space Station in October as part of an “Immortality Drive” DNA time capsule, reports AP. The DNA will be delivered by video-game designer Richard Garriott,... More »

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 'It's In, Thank God':
 Astronauts Finish Risky Chore 

Pair must retrieve explosive bolt from Soyuz craft

Jul 10, 08 5:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two Russian astronauts successfully removed an apparently defective bolt from their Soyuz spacecraft during a risky spacewalk today, the Houston Chronicle reports. The bolt itself packed the punch of an explosive firecracker, so the astronauts had to disconnect it, then stuff it into a steel case. "It's in, thank... More »

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Russia • astronauts • International Space Station • spacewalk • cosmonauts • Soyuz

 Discovery Returns to Earth 

Mission saw successful expansion of space station

Jun 14, 08 12:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - The space shuttle Discovery swooped back to Earth today after successfully expanding the International Space Station, the AP reports. The shuttle’s seven crew members delivered Kibo, the new billion-dollar Japanese science lab, and a pump to repair a broken toilet. Discovery also brought home flight engineer Garret Reisman, who’... More »

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

Google's Brin
Books Flight to
Space Station

Company co-founder puts $5M deposit on 2011 launch

Jun 11, 08 9:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Google co-founder Sergey Brin is turning space tourist, plunking down a $5 million deposit with Space Adventures for passage to the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket in 2011, reports the New York Times. Space Adventures is planning to buy two of the three seats aboard the mission,... More »

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NASA • Google • Sergey Brin • space tourism • International Space Station • Space Adventures

 Shuttle Prepares to Head Home 

Discovery and space station crews shut the hatches between their vessels

Jun 10, 08 9:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Shuttle astronauts bid farewell to the crew of the International Space Station today and closed the hatch between their spacecrafts, Space.com reports. Discovery plans to undock from the station tomorrow morning after a busy weeklong mission and begin a 4-day trip home. The shuttle crew delivered and installed a... More »

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NASA • International Space Station • Kibo • Discovery space shuttle

 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

 'Incredible' Final Walk
 for Shuttle Astronauts 

Mundane tasks, spectacular views

Jun 9, 08 3:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two shuttle astronauts completed their third and final spacewalk yesterday outside the International Space Station, racking up more than 20 hours floating in space. The pair completed maintenance on the station's cooling system and Japanese lab, taking time out to admire spectacular views, reports Space.com. More »

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NASA • Earth • International Space Station • Kibo • Michael Fossum • Ronald Garan • Karen Nyberg • Akihiko Hoshide • Discovery

 Now They Can Boldly Go 

Astronauts finally fix space station toilet

Jun 5, 08 3:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Russian astronaut worked like a space janitor for two hours to finally fix a toilet aboard the International Space Station yesterday, the BBC reports. The space shuttle Discovery delivered a new pump for the broken toilet, which has dominated NASA press conferences. "It's something perhaps everyday people can... More »

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NASA • International Space Station • toilet • Kibo • Discovery space shuttle • Soyuz

 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

Discovery's
New Fuel Tank Passes With
Flying Colors

First test of redesign after 2003 disaster

Jun 2, 08 3:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Discovery shuttle launch Saturday marked the first use of a new fuel tank designed after flaws led to the 2003 Columbia disaster, Space.com reports, and tests yesterday showed the new design to be successful. The external tank, designed to minimize the release of falling debris  during launch, shed... More »

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NASA • space exploration • aerospace • space shuttle • International Space Station • Columbia Space Shuttle • 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

Discovery Launches, With Kibo Aboard

Shuttle also bears a new toilet for space station crew

May 31, 08 4:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - The space shuttle Discovery blasted into a clear blue sky today, carrying Kibo, a huge Japanese laboratory for the International Space Station. The $1 billion lab will be the station’s biggest room. “This is a real milestone,” said one NASA administrator. The Discovery is also bringing a... More »

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NASA • space exploration • aerospace • space shuttle • International Space Station • Kibo • Discovery space shuttle

 An Other-Worldly Brew on Tap 

Japanese brewery to craft beer whose barley comes from space-traveling seeds

May 31, 08 11:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Want to try a heavenly lager? Come November, you might get a chance. Japan's Sapporo Breweries is harvesting barley this weekend from seeds that spent 5 months aboard the International Space Station, the AP reports. It then plans to brew 100 bottles of space beer, though it hasn't figured out... More »

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beer • deep space • International Space Station • Russian Space Agency • science experiment • seeds

 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

Space Shuttle Discovery
Makes a Date

With concerns over Soyuz safety allayed, voyage to ISS is a go

May 20, 08 11:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - The investigation into last month's scary landing by a Russian Soyuz spacecraft is still going on, but another Soyuz at the International Space Station is off the hook, so NASA has cleared the Discovery shuttle for launch on May 31, the Orlando Sentinel reports. The shuttle is expected to attach... More »

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NASA • space • International Space Station • Discovery space shuttle • Soyuz

 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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astronauts • International Space Station • Kazakhstan • Peggy Whitson • Soyuz

Yankee Stadium Gets Celestial First Pitch Tomorrow

US astronaut will do honors via video from space station before meeting with rival Sox

Apr 15, 08 6:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - The New York Yankees' final season at Yankee Stadium will see another first tomorrow night, the Daily News reports, with a US astronaut throwing out the first pitch—via video link from the International Space Station. Garrett Reisman, a 40-year-old New Jersey native and lifelong fan of the Bronx Bombers,... More »

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Boston Red Sox • New York Yankees • space • Yankee Stadium • International Space Station • Garrett Reisman

 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

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 Cargo Ship Docks With ISS

Unmanned European vessel hooks up to International Space Station

Apr 3, 08 1:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - European cargo vessel Jules Verne docked flawlessly today at the International Space Station, Space.com reports. The double-decker-sized space hauler has about 8 tons of supplies on board for astronauts at the station, including food and water, rocket propellant—even handwritten documents from the real Jules Verne, a 19th-century science... More »

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NASA • European Space Agency • International Space Station • space flight • spacecraft • cargo ships • Jules Verne • space program • space mission

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