Tag: International Space Station
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Photos: Cygnus encapsulated for journey into space atop Atlas 5
Now enclosed in the aluminum nose cone that will protect it during the climb through the atmosphere, the Cygnus cargo ship — the S.S. Rick Husband — remains on schedule for launch to the International Space Station on March 22 atop an Atlas 5 rocket. United Launch Alliance workers encapsulated the freighter on Wednesday with…
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Photos: Cygnus encapsulated for journey into space atop Atlas 5
Now enclosed in the aluminum nose cone that will protect it during the climb through the atmosphere, the Cygnus cargo ship — the S.S. Rick Husband — remains on schedule for launch to the International Space Station on March 22 atop an Atlas 5 rocket. United Launch Alliance workers encapsulated the freighter on Wednesday with…
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Photos: Cygnus packed up and fueled for trip to the space station
The International Space Station cargo ship launching from Cape Canaveral on March 22 has been given a name — the SS Rick Husband. Orbital ATK, in keeping with its five previous commercial freighters named after astronauts who have passed away, has christened the latest craft for the commander of shuttle Columbia’s ill-fated 2003 mission that…
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Aliens and cheeseburgers: Astronaut answers questions from 5-year-olds about life in space
NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren answers questions from 5-year-olds as he stands inside a mockup of the International Space Station at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. (Credit: Wired / NASA) How do you know when to get up in space? And what do you eat? Kindergartners got answers to these and other burning questions about life on…
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Microsoft’s HoloLens headset wins rave review from astronaut Scott Kelly after year in space
Astronaut Scott Kelly wears a HoloLens headset on the International Space Station. (Credit: NASA) After his return from nearly a year in space, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly gave Microsoft’s HoloLens headset a big thumbs-up for work on the International Space Station – and for shooting down aliens in his spare time. “It worked great,” he said today…
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Kelly describes re-adaptation to gravity, life on Earth
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky Astronaut Scott Kelly, re-adapting to gravity, people and wide open spaces after a record 340 days cooped up aboard the International Space Station, said Friday his muscles and joints are a bit sore — “just about all of ’em” — his skin is surprisingly sensitive…
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Record-setting space station crew lands after 340-day mission
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION NASA astronaut Scott Kelly was in good spirits after returning to Earth. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now Astronaut Scott Kelly and cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko ended a record-setting 340-day stay in orbit with a fiery Super Tuesday plunge to Earth, settling to a jarring rocket-assisted touchdown on the steppe of…
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Kelly in good shape after marathon mission
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Astronaut Scott Kelly, in good spirits and looking surprisingly fit after a record 340 days in space, said Wednesday he could have stayed up longer if necessary, giving him confidence future astronauts will be up to the challenge of even longer flights to Mars and beyond. That said,…
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Thumbs up! Astronaut Scott Kelly returns to Earth after year in space
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly flashes two thumbs-up signs after his return to Earth from the International Space Station. (Credit: NASA) Capping off a year in space, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly breathed earthly air for the first time in 340 days today after a successful, safe trip from the International Space Station to the steppes of Kazakhstan.…
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Scott Kelly and crewmates bid goodbye to space station
In the final hours of a 340-day mission, Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko said goodbye to their crewmates and closed the hatch to the International Space Station on Tuesday, heading for a parachute-assisted touchdown in Kazakhstan a few hours later. They will be joined by veteran Russian cosmonaut Sergey Volkov, who has spent the last…