Tag: Expedition 43
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Dashcam video records dazzling Soyuz docking
A video camera mounted inside a Russian Soyuz capsule captured stunning views of the docking of a U.S.-Russian crew to the International Space Station in March, supplying a spectacular visual of a cosmic ballet occurring 250 miles above Earth. Shooting through a window on the Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft, the camera recorded the last phase of…
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Russia delays ISS crew rotation flights
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko and Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui participate in final training exams in Star City, Russia. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls Russia is delaying the return to Earth of three space station crew members by about a month in the wake of the failure…
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Stricken space freighter re-enters atmosphere
File photo of a Russian Progress supply ship. Credit: NASA A Russian Progress cargo craft re-entered Earth’s atmosphere over the South Pacific Ocean early Friday after spinning out of control following liftoff April 28 with supplies for the International Space Station. The out-of-control spacecraft fell back to Earth around 0220 GMT Friday (10:20 p.m. EDT…
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Out-of-control Progress cargo craft to fall back to Earth
Updated at 10:15 a.m. EDT (1415 GMT) on May 7. File photo of a Russian Progress cargo spacecraft. Credit: NASA A Russian space freighter that failed to deliver supplies to the International Space Station last week is due to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere as soon as Thursday. The Progress M-27M cargo capsule spun out of control…
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A taste of Italian culture makes it to the final frontier
Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti sips espresso on the International Space Station. Credit: Argotec Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti got a taste of home Sunday when she tried out a new espresso maker that is part creature comfort and part science experiment. Cristoforetti made her first cup of espresso in space as teams of engineers looked on from…
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Progress failure probe narrows in on separation from rocket
File photo of a Russian Progress supply ship during rendezvous with the International Space Station. Credit: NASA Something went wrong with a Russian Progress resupply mission moments before the spacecraft deployed into orbit Tuesday on the way to the International Space Station, and investigators are analyzing whether the stricken supply ship may have lost control…
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Russia gives up on Progress supply ship docking
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION File photo of a Russian Progress supply freighter on approach to the International Space Station last year. Credit: ESA/NASA Russian flight controllers have given up attempting to salvage a Progress cargo ship loaded with 3 tons of supplies and equipment intended for the International Space Station. Astronaut Scott…
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Russians scramble to restore cargo ship communications
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION — Updated at 10:05 AM ET: Progress spacecraft spinning; no luck yet gaining control A Russian Progress supply ship loaded with more than 3 tons of supplies and equipment bound for the International Space Station apparently spun out of control shortly after reaching orbit Tuesday, putting…
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Antenna snag strikes Progress cargo freighter
The Progress M-27M cargo craft lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on a Soyuz rocket at 0709 GMT (3:09 a.m. EDT). Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now Russian ground controllers decided Tuesday to delay the docking of a Progress supply freighter to the International Space Station until Thursday after telemetry signals indicated two radar navigation antennas may…