Space shuttle Atlantis astronauts aboard the International Space Station delayed their second spacewalk Saturday after being jolted awake by a false alarm, NASA ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Shuttle Atlantis astronaut Randy Bresnik can be forgiven if he's having a tough time focusing on work -- ...
The space shuttle Atlantis blasted off Monday on a mission to carry spare parts to the International Space Station, NASA said. The shuttle, carrying a crew of six astronauts some 27,000 pounds (12,300 kilos) of gyroscopes, ammonia tanks and other equipment, lifted ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - NOVEMBER 16: (L-R) Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-129 mission astronauts mission specialist Leland Melvin, Charlie Hobaugh, commander, mission specialist Mike Forman, Barry Wilmore, pilot, and mission specialists Randy Bresnik, and Bobby Satcher walk out of the Operations and Checkout ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - NOVEMBER 16: (R-L) Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-129 mission astronauts Charlie Hobaugh, commander, Barry Wilmore, pilot, and mission specialists Leland Melvin, Randy Bresnik, Mike Forman, and Bobby Satcher walk out of the Operations and Checkout Building and into the ...
Russian research module delivered to international space station A cargo ship has delivered a Russian research module to the International Space Station. Russia's space agency says the spacecraft carrying the Poisk (PAW'-eesk) module docked with the orbital station Thursday after a two-day ...
Russian rocket lifts off with research module for international space station A new Russian research module is on its way to the International Space Station. Russia's space agency says a Soyuz rocket carrying a module called the Poisk (PAW'-isk) lifted off on ...
A Soyuz rocket carrying a new Russian-made module for the International Space Station blasted off on Tuesday from the Baikonur space base in Kazakhstan, television pictures showed. The Poisk (Search) module, also known as the Mini-Research Module 2, will provide additional facilities ...
Russian space chief proposes designing nuclear-powered spaceship Russia's space agency chief is proposing to build a new spaceship with a nuclear engine. Anatoly Perminov told a government meeting Wednesday that the preliminary design could be ready by 2012. He said it will ...
Russian space agency: Cargo craft delivers food, fuel, oxygen to International Space Station A cargo ship has delivered food, fuel, oxygen and other supplies to the International Space Station. Russia's space agency says the unmanned Progress M-03M docked with the orbital station ...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Wearing a red clown nose, the Canadian founder of Cirque du Soleil hosted an out-of-this-world performance event on Friday, saying he wanted to use his trip as a space tourist to highlight the scarcity of water on Earth. ...
The Russian Soyuz capsule carrying Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte and two other space travelers landed safely in Kazakhstan on Sunday, ending the entertainment tycoon's mirthful space odyssey. Laliberte, who wore a bulbous clown nose during his stay aboard the International ...
