Russian space official says Soyuz with circus tycoon, 2 astronauts lands safely in KazakhstanOctober 10th, 2009 Russian space official says Soyuz lands safelyMOSCOW — A Russian space official says the Soyuz capsule with circus tycoon Guy Laliberte, a Russian cosmonaut and U.S. astronauts, has landed in Kazakhstan.
Soyuz craft carrying Canadian circus billionaire docks with International Space StationOctober 2nd, 2009 Craft carrying circus tycoon reaches space stationKOROLYOV, Russia — A spacecraft carrying a Canadian circus tycoon and a two-man Russian-American crew has docked at the International Space Station. Billionaire Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte is the seventh paying space tourist to visit the orbital station.
As astronauts sleep, old rocket part whizzes by in near-miss of space station, shuttleSeptember 4th, 2009 Big chunk of space junk misses space stationCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A big piece of space junk safely sped by the international space station and shuttle Discovery, missing by less than a mile.
Astronauts gear up for first spacewalk of mission, space station moving job about to beginSeptember 1st, 2009 Astronauts gear up for first spacewalk of missionCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — It's moving and spacewalking day in orbit.
Unmanned Russian cargo ship docks at international space station to deliver suppliesJuly 29th, 2009 Unmanned Russian cargo ship docks at space stationMOSCOW — Russia's Mission Control says an unmanned Russian cargo ship has docked successfully at the international space station to deliver supplies for its six-member crew. Mission Control spokesman Valery Lyndin says the crew smoothly guided the Progress M-67 spacecraft to the station's docking port Wednesday using manual controls.
It's a day of farewells for 2 space crews, with shuttle leaving after 1½-week station visitJuly 28th, 2009 It's a day of farewells for 2 space crewsCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — They've spent the past one-and-a-half weeks together in space, and now it's time for two teams of astronauts to say goodbye.
Spacewalk Day: Astronauts get set for first outing to attach new lab part at space stationJuly 18th, 2009 Spacewalk Day: Astronauts set for first outingCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — It's spacewalking day at the shuttle-station complex.
Space shuttle Endeavour closes in on space stationJuly 17th, 2009 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Endeavour is closing in on the international space station following a two-day chase.
Russian, US astronauts move docking mechanism in 'spacewalk' in international station airlockJune 10th, 2009 Space station astronauts 'spacewalk' in airlockMOSCOW — Two international space station crewmen squeezed into a small airlock Wednesday and moved a docking mechanism to accommodate a research module expected to arrive later this year. American Michael Barratt and Russian Gennady Padalka entered the transfer compartment in the station's Russian-made Zvezda service module 10 minutes behind schedule because of initial problems with pressure inside the airlock, which did not fall as fast as expected.
US, Russian astronauts begin spacewalk despite delay due to high CO2 readings in spacesuitsJune 5th, 2009 Spacewalk begins after CO2 in spacesuits delayMOSCOW — Two international space station crew members began a spacewalk Friday, despite initial concerns about high carbon dioxide levels in their redesigned Russian space suits. The walk started more than a half-hour late after ground telemetry showed high carbon dioxide readings in the Orlon-MK space suits worn by both space walkers.
US, Russian astronauts delay spacewalk due to problems in spacesuitsJune 5th, 2009 High CO2 levels delay spacewalkMOSCOW — A planned spacewalk at the international space station is being delayed by high carbon dioxide readings in the suits of the two space walkers. Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka and U.S.
Russia signs a $306 million deal with NASA to ferry astronauts to space station in 2012May 29th, 2009 Russia signs deal to ferry astronauts in 2012MOSCOW — The Russian space agency says it has signed a $306 million deal with NASA to ferry its astronauts to the international space station in 2012. Roscosmos said Friday the agreement covers four launches aboard the three-person Soyuz capsules to swap out crews in the orbiting laboratory.
Docking brings space station to full staff of 6 astronauts, now truly internationalMay 29th, 2009 Docking brings space station to full staff of 6CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The international space station just had a population boom.
NASA astronauts to pay $51 mn to Russia for space flightsMay 14th, 2009 MOSCOW - Russian space agency Roscosmos and the US space agency NASA have agreed on a new price for ferrying US astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) after 2012, an official said. NASA will now pay $51 million for a single seat on Soyuz spacecraft.
Orbiting ISS crew begins space walk missionDecember 22nd, 2008 WASHINGTON - Two crew members aboard the International Space Station (ISS) began a space walk late Monday to collect science experiments attached to the outside of their orbiting home. US Commander Mike Fincke and Russian flight engineer Yury Lonchakov used the Pirs airlock to leave the space station and begin a six-hour retrieval mission.
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