Tag: International Space Station

  • Trio gets to space station after 2-day trip

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    An upgraded Soyuz spacecraft nears the International Space Station for docking. (Credit: NASA) The first craft in Russia’s upgraded fleet of Soyuz spaceships reached the International Space Station overnight, delivering a trio of U.S., Russian and Japanese spacefliers for their four-month tour of duty. NASA’s Kate Rubins, Russia’s Anatoly Ivanishin and Japan’s Takuya Onishi lifted off…

  • Photos: Crew of three rides Soyuz into orbit

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    A veteran Russian cosmonaut and two spaceflight rookies rocketed into orbit from a Kazakh launch base Wednesday on the first flight of a new-generation Soyuz capsule, kicking off a two-day pursuit of the International Space Station. The three-person crew, led by Russian commander Anatoly Ivanishin, left Earth on a nearly four-month expedition with a thundering…

  • Upgraded Soyuz crew ferry ships streaks into space

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    STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The Soyuz rocket lifted off at 7:36 a.m. local time at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls An upgraded Soyuz spacecraft, featuring improved navigation, communications and rendezvous systems, blasted into orbit from Kazakhstan Wednesday and set off on a two-day maiden flight to deliver three fresh…

  • Soyuz MS-01 launch-to-docking timeline

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    STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Based upon an on-time launch at 9:36:41 p.m. EDT Wednesday (0136:41 GMT Thursday), this is the timeline for the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft through its countdown, liftoff and docking with the International Space Station. Eastern Daylight Time is GMT-4. WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2016 12:36:41 PM…00…09…00…00…Crew wakeup 01:36:41 PM…00…08…00…00…T-minus 8…

  • Live coverage: New crew arrives at International Space Station

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    Live coverage of the Expedition 48 mission on the International Space Station. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.

  • Photos: Soyuz rocket goes vertical for launch of next station crew

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    A Soyuz rocket is standing on the launch pad in Kazakhstan used on Yuri Gagarin’s historic first human spaceflight in 1961, ready to send three people toward the International Space Station. Soyuz commander Anatoly Ivanishin, assisted by Japanese flight engineer Takuya Onishi and NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, will blast off aboard the Soyuz MS-01 spaceship…

  • Upgraded Soyuz prepped to carry three to space station

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    NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, Russian Soyuz commander Anatoly Ivanishin, and Japanese flight engineer Takuya Onishi will launch 0136 GMT Thursday (9:36 p.m. EDT Wednesday). The crew poses here with the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft during final preparations before launch. Credit: GCTC A veteran cosmonaut, a former Japanese 767 airline pilot and a NASA astronaut with a…

  • One last task for doomed cargo ship

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    STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The Cygnus spaceship departed the space station June 14. Credit: NASA/Tim Kopra With one last task to carry out, a space station Cygnus cargo ship loaded with trash and no-longer-needed equipment fell back to Earth Wednesday, hitting the discernible atmosphere 60 miles or so above the Pacific Ocean…

  • Former NASA space station manager makes plans for commercial outpost

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    An artist’s conception shows the potential configuration for a commercial space station. (Credit: Axiom Space via YouTube) Former space station manager Mike Suffredini says he’s working on a plan to send up a commercial space module that could be attached to the International Space Station – and then disattached to become the foundation for a private-sector outpost…

  • Photos: Soyuz crew capsule parachutes to landing in Kazakhstan

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    A Soyuz spacecraft carrying a three-man crew parachuted to the flat grasslands of Kazakhstan on Saturday, returning home from the International Space Station with cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, NASA astronaut Tim Kopra and British flight engineer Tim Peake. The Soyuz TMA-19M spaceship touched down at 0915 GMT (5:15 a.m. EDT; 3:15 p.m. Kazakh time) about 90 miles…