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Apr 20, 2013 04:53 PM EDT

Private Rocket Antares Ready for Takeoff After Wind Caused Delay

Orbital Science Corporation's Antares Rocket is ready for takeoff after the strong Vancouver wind force it to wait delay its launch time by about an hour.

Mar 29, 2013 10:40 PM EDT

Soyuz Spacecraft Makes Six Hour Flight to ISS, Fastest Ever Recorded [VIDEO]

A new Russian-American crew arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) Friday after a fast-track trip from Earth which lasted under six hours and carried three astronauts.

Mar 28, 2013 10:56 PM EDT

Soyuz Blasts off to ISS in Fastest Trip to Space Ever

Three astronauts blasted off from the steppes of Central Asia aboard of Russian Soyuz spacecraft, in a record breaking speed to the International Space Station.

Mar 03, 2013 05:47 PM EST

Dragon Arrived and Docked With ISS After A Tight Moment in Space

The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft successfully arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday, March 3, with a one day delay caused by an intitial problem with engaging the on-board thrusters.

Mar 02, 2013 11:46 PM EST

Dragon Will Dock With ISS After One Day Delay On Sunday

After initial problems with its thrusters caused a delay, ISS Program and SpaceX managers Saturday gave the go-ahead for the SpaceX’s Dragon cargo vehicle to rendezvous with the station on Sunday, March 3, one day later than originally planned.

Feb 12, 2013 04:51 PM EST

Europe's ISS Columbus Laboratory: Five Years Science in Space

A variety of scientific results were achieved thanks to now 5 years of experiments aboard the European Columbus laboratory module attached to the International Space Station. By now, 110 ESA-led experiments involving some 500 scientists have been conducted since 2008, spanning fluid physics, materia...

Feb 09, 2013 09:52 PM EST

Robotic Refueling Project of NASA Conducted First Test at ISS (video)

The Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM) team of NASA announced a success of the January experiments aboard the ISS and released a video showcasing it and their project. A key achievement was their first-of-its-kind demonstration of robotic fluid transfer in space, an objective they hope will help the d...

Feb 04, 2013 03:34 PM EST

Biological Space Experiment at ISS Sheds Light on Immune System

A key part in the mechanism activating the human immune system has been identified by researchers thanks to an experiment conducted on board the International Space Station (ISS). The finding could help to pro-actively our immune system earlier and more specifically in order to quell diseases before...

Jan 08, 2013 11:20 AM EST

Android in space - Robonaut is working aboard the Space Station

Android in space - now there is a humanoid robot working aboard the International Space Station. Today's picture shows the appropriately named "Robonaut 2" working in the Destiny laboratory module of the ISS, on Jan. 2.

Jan 05, 2013 02:35 PM EST

International Space Station gearing up for scientific results in 2013

While it was a success in itself to construct the $100 billion space station ISS, and to keep it manned consistently since over a decade now, the on-board laboratories and experimental capabilities are underutilized and didn't yield abundant results until now. Only 72 percent of NASA's science rack...