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Is the ISS an Interplanetary Spaceship Waiting to be Launched?

Shane — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:34:20 +0000

The International Space Station, the ISS to most of us, has often been called the most expensive thing ever to be built.

Ultimate Recycling on the ISS: Urine to Water

Nick — Fri, 16 May 2008 20:09:07 +0000

Right now, the crews on board the International Space Station consist of three people. But by late next year, the crew size will grow to six. That means more food, more water and ultimately more...

Peace on Earth in outer Space...

Charles — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:11:37 +0000

When I get really down after reflecting on the state of the world: a war in Iraq and Afghanistan, disengagement and heightened tension with North Korea and Iran, a world financial disaster, food shortages everywhere, gas prices high as high can be,...

STS 120 takes off for the ISS with Harmony node

Apabrita — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:58:57 +0000

It’s time for yet another shuttle mission. Irrespective of the poor weather, the shuttle blasted off at around 11:38 p.m. local time. The Shuttle flight STS 120 took off in order to install the ‘Harmony’ node in the ISS. This...

Is space research spending worth it?

Pankaj — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:57:58 +0000

# Investing more in high end satellites will help us monitor Earth’s atmosphere, oceans and ice caps. # The experts suggest that rather than preparing for some distant future when human beings might have to flee our planet, we might be better...

Endeavour blasts off for ISS

Madan — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 08:19:24 +0000

After some delays and controversies, Mission STS-118 got off to a brilliant start as the seven-member crew headed into space in space shuttle Endeavour at planned 2336 BST on Wednesday from the Kennedy Space Center in...

Russian ship successfully docks cargo to international space station

Ritu — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 17:31:48 +0000

Russia’s Mission control spokesperson stated that a Russian cargo ship has successfully docked at the International Space Station (ISS) after a three-day orbit flight. The Russian cargo is carrying more than 2.5 tons of supplies and...

Green light for shuttle Endeavor: Take off on 7th Aug

Apabrita — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:54:39 +0000

For the space junkies or space cowboys, here’s the latest on NASA shuttle launch. NASA gave Endeavor a go for Aug.4th. Endeavor will be launched for it’s trip to the International Space Station (ISS) at T-43 hours. Technically, with the...

Anderson and Yurchikhin gear up for Monday’s space walk

Apabrita — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 07:48:14 +0000

The media reports that people aboard the International space station (ISS)are getting busy again. The astronauts Clay Anderson and Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin are in the process of gearing up for the space walk about to start on Monday. ...

ISS discards trash to accommodate Russian cargo spacecraft

Ankush — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 07:06:55 +0000

Delivering the best of its services, Progress 24 cargo craft will be completing some important chores relating to the ISS’s waste material rejection program. The cargo craft is destined to carry the discarded hardware material and various...