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New crew arrives at station for holidays
Posted by Jason Davis on 2012/12/21 11:26 CST
The ISS is back to a six-person crew following the arrival of NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield and Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Roman Romanenko.
Chilly liftoff sends veteran crew into orbit
Posted by Jason Davis on 2012/12/19 07:47 CST | 3 comments
Three veteran space travelers are safely in orbit following a 6:12 p.m. (7:12 a.m. EST, 1212 UTC) liftoff from Baikonur, Kazhakstan Wednesday.
Orion service module, Ariane development highlight new ESA budget
Posted by Jason Davis on 2012/11/26 06:00 CST | 1 comments
Representatives from the ESA approved a 10 billion euro budget for 2013-2017 during their Ministerial Council last week in Naples, Italy.
SpaceX's first paid cargo run off to bumpy start
Posted by Jason Davis on 2012/10/08 11:03 CDT | 7 comments
SpaceX successfully sent their first paid Dragon capsule towards the International Space Station Sunday night. But the bigger story happened on the way to orbit.
VIDEOS: Nye & Teens in Space as Curiosity Lands in Hi-Def!
Posted by Mat Kaplan on 2012/09/19 12:06 CDT | 2 comments
Losing your enthusiasm for space exploration and science? Watch these new and terrific videos for an exhilarating shot of Vitamin S.
Thursday: Watch Bill Nye Host YouTube SpaceLab Webcast
Posted by Mat Kaplan on 2012/09/11 04:55 CDT
The Planetary Society CEO goes to London to MC a live conversation with ISS astronaut Sunita Williams and the kids who've had their experiments conducted in orbit.











