Tag: Expedition 45
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NASA marks 15 years of space station occupation
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The International Space Station, seen here through the window of space shuttle Endeavour in 2011, is the largest spacecraft ever to fly in space. Credit: NASA The International Space Station’s first three-man crew moved in on Nov. 2, 2000, 15 years ago Monday, the first of 45 expeditions…
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Station astronauts complete tedious spacewalk
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Russian cosmonaut Sergey Volkov took this photo of Scott Kelly exiting the space station’s Quest airlock at the start of Wednesday’s spacewalk. Credit: Sergey Volkov/Roscosmos Space station commander Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren carried out a tedious seven-hour 16-minute spacewalk Wednesday, installing cables needed for a new docking…
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Station astronauts gearing up for spacewalk Wednesday
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Scott Kelly tries on his spacesuit during preparations for Wednesday’s spacewalk. Credit: NASA Expedition 45 commander Scott Kelly and flight engineer Kjell Lindgren are readying equipment and reviewing procedures for a planned six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk Wednesday outside the International Space Station. The major goals of the excursion are to…
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Record-breaking Hurricane Patricia viewed from orbit
The VIIRS instrument on the joint NOAA-NASA Suomi NPP weather satellite in polar orbit captured this infrared view of the eye of Hurricane Patricia at 0920 GMT (5:20 a.m. EDT) Friday when the storm had maximum sustained winds of 200 mph. Credit: UW/CIMSS/William Straka III Astronauts on the International Space Station and a fleet of…
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Hurricane Joaquin eyed from space station
Credit: NASA Astronauts on the International Space Station spied powerful Hurricane Joaquin spinning in the Bahamas in a spectacular photo showing the eye of the storm Friday. The cyclone was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph when the picture was taken early Friday, according to NASA. As of 12 p.m.…
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Russian resupply vessel blasts off from Kazakhstan
Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now A Progress supply craft loaded with 3.1 tons of cargo lifted off Thursday from Kazakhstan, launching on a six-hour pursuit of the International Space Station culminating with a smooth docking to the research lab’s aft port. Launch occurred at 1649:40 GMT (12:49:40 p.m. EDT) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Liftoff was timed…
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HTV supply ship sets course for re-entry
The HTV-5 supply ship flies away from the space station after release from the robotic arm Monday. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now Heading for a destructive re-entry over the South Pacific with several tons of trash, Japan’s fifth HTV cargo craft departed the International Space Station on Monday after overcoming a last-minute snag in the lab’s…
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Station crew recommends “The Martian” in plug from space
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Space station astronaut Kjell Lindgren said Tuesday he and commander Scott Kelly are big fans of Andy Weir’s book “The Martian,” adding they’re hopeful NASA will beam up a copy of the Ridley Scott movie as soon as it’s released. Speaking with reporters during an orbital news conference,…
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Kelly assumes command of space station
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Nine people are temporarily staying on the International Space Station this week. Credit: Sergey Volkov/Roscosmos In a brief ceremony Saturday, veteran cosmonaut Gennadi Padalka, the most experienced spaceman on or off the planet, turned over command of the International Space Station to NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, who along…
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Soyuz docks with space station, boosts crew to nine
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft approaches the International Space Station for docking Friday. Credit: NASA TV A Russian Soyuz spacecraft docked at the International Space Station early Friday, boosting the lab’s crew to nine for the next week and providing a ride home next March for two station crew…