Tag: International Space Station

  • Russians scramble to restore cargo ship communications

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    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…

  • Video: Russian cargo ship spinning

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  • Antenna snag strikes Progress cargo freighter

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    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…

  • Decision on new space station cargo contracts deferred

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    SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft arrives at the International Space Station on April 17 for its sixth operational cargo delivery. Credit: ESA/NASA NASA expects to select commercial contractors to resupply the International Space Station in September, three months later than the agency’s previous timetable under a competition for cargo deliveries beginning in 2018. NASA was scheduled to…

  • Astronauts share views of Dragon cargo capsule

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    The International Space Station got a new shipment of supplies Friday, and astronauts living on the outpost shared their photos of the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft during the rendezvous. Photo credit: NASA/Terry Virts Photo credit: NASA/Terry Virts Photo credit: NASA/Terry Virts Photo credit: NASA/Terry Virts Photo credit: NASA/Terry Virts Photo credit: NASA/Scott Kelly    …

  • SpaceX supply ship joins up with space station

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    SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule flies underneath the space station on final approach Friday. Credit: NASA/Terry Virts Packed with an array of experiments and provisions, including a custom-made Italian espresso maker, SpaceX’s unmanned Dragon cargo capsule reached the International Space Station on Friday after a precise laser-guided rendezvous more than 250 miles above Earth. The commercial…

  • Kelly settling in aboard space station

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    STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS “SPACE PLACE” & USED WITH PERMISSION The six-person Expedition 43 crew settles in after the arrival of Scott Kelly, Gennady Padalka and Scott Kelly on Friday. The photo was posted on Twitter by Expedition 43 commander Terry Virts. Credit: NASA/Terry Virts Astronaut Scott Kelly, settling in aboard the International Space Station for…

  • Photos: Fiery start to marathon space mission

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    A three-man crew donned pressure suits, strapped into a Russian Soyuz space capsule and rode a rocket into orbit Friday, starting a record-setting expedition on the International Space Station that — for two of the crew members — will last for 342 days. Gennady Padalka, Mikhail Kornienko and NASA astronaut Scott Kelly — all space…

  • Space station crewmen head off on 342-day mission

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    STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS “SPACE PLACE” & USED WITH PERMISSION The Soyuz spacecraft on final approach to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Terry Virts A workhorse Soyuz booster thundered to life and climbed into a dark Kazakh sky Friday, carrying NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko on a four-orbit voyage to the International Space…

  • One-year space expedition starts with 18-hour workday

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    NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Mikhail Kornienko will blast off Friday. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls Two veteran spacemen embarking on a marathon yearlong mission in orbit must first sprint through a busy workday Friday — suiting up for liftoff, climbing into their Soyuz spaceship, then flying to the International Space Station.…