Tag: International Space Station
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DNA sequenced in space for the first time
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins sequenced DNA using the MiniON device at lower right. (Credit: NASA) NASA biologist-astronaut Kate Rubins performed the first DNA sequencing experiment in space over the weekend, using a miniaturized device that was delivered to the International Space Station just last month. The palm-sized MiniON DNA sequencer, built by Oxford Nanopore Technologies, could eventually…
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Live coverage: SpaceX supply ship returns to Earth
Live coverage of the departure of SpaceX’s Dragon supply ship from the International Space Station and its splashdown in the Pacific Ocean with several tons of experiment samples and cargo. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.
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Dragon spacecraft splashes down with station research specimens
SpaceX released this view of the Dragon spacecraft descending to the Pacific Ocean on Friday. Credit: SpaceX A SpaceX-owned Dragon cargo craft left the International Space Station on Friday and flew back to Earth for a parachute-assisted splashdown in the Pacific Ocean with a dozen mice and more than 3,000 pounds of experiment specimens and…
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SpaceX Dragon capsule splashes down, bringing mice and more from space station
SpaceX’s Dragon pulls away from the International Space Station. (Credit: NASA TV) SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean today, carrying more than 3,000 pounds of cargo and science samples back down to Earth from the International Space Station. NASA’s Kate Rubins and Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi worked with the station’s robotic…
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NASA astronaut Jeff Williams sets new U.S. space endurance record
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Credit: NASA International Space Station commander Jeff Williams set a new U.S. space endurance record Wednesday, his 521st day in orbit over four missions, eclipsing the 520-day record set earlier this year by astronaut Scott Kelly at the end of his nearly one-year stay aboard the lab complex.…
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Astronaut Jeff Williams breaks NASA’s record for cumulative time in space
NASA astronaut Jeff Williams shows off mission patches from his spaceflights. (Credit: NASA) Retired NASA astronaut Scott Kelly may hold the U.S. record for most consecutive days in space, but he’s been surpassed by Jeff Williams, the International Space Station’s current commander, when it comes to total days in orbit. Today Williams zoomed past Kelly’s 520-day…
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Space station crew could be cut to five
Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin is seen floating through the hatch way of the Russian segment aboard the International Space Station in July. Credit: NASA Russia may start sending just two of its cosmonauts to the International Space Station at a time, according to media reports and comments by a NASA manager, in a cost-cutting measure…
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Space station crew installs a new front door for SpaceX and Boeing spaceships
NASA’s Jeff Williams works on the space station’s International Docking Adapter. (Credit: NASA TV) The International Space Station now has a door that will let crews float in from the commercial space taxis that SpaceX and Boeing are building, thanks to a nearly six-hour spacewalk. NASA spacewalkers Jeff Williams and Kate Rubins installed the Boeing-built door, known as…
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Spacewalkers attach docking adapter to space station for commercial vehicles
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The International Docking Adapter, delivered by a SpaceX Dragon cargo ship is now firmly attached to the space station. Astronaut Jeff Williams is pictured below the docking port. Image: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now. Two spacewalkers attached a new docking port to the International Space Station Friday, clearing the way…
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Long-awaited station spacewalk on tap Friday
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Astronaut Kate Rubins and space station commander Jeff Williams check out the spacesuits they will wear Friday. Credit: NASA Astronauts Jeff Williams and Kate Rubins plan to venture outside the lab complex Friday for a long-awaited spacewalk to attach a new docking mechanism, the first of two that…