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03 November 2008
US Space Station Crew's Orbital Presidential Vote
Astronauts realise that there are some things they will miss out on. Whilst living on the International Space Station (ISS) for months at a time they may miss out on their child's first words, they may forget to record the new season of Heroes, they may also miss out on a terrestrial celebration of their [...]
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26 October 2008
Russian Spacecraft Producer: No More Money for Soyuz
The Russian spacecraft producer Energiya has warned that it might only have enough money to launch the next two Soyuz flights unless funds are raised urgently. This situation poses a difficult problem for future access to the International Space Station. The spacecraft producer requires funding in advance to pay for the construction of future Soyuz [...]
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04 September 2008
US Astronauts May Have to Leave Space Station 2012
Because of stalled legislation that is needed to allow NASA to pay the Russian Space Agency to ferry US astronauts to the International Space Station on board the Soyuz spacecraft, the US section of the space station may have to go unmanned in at least part of 2012. In an interview with CBS's Bill [...]
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14 August 2008
Could Conflict in Georgia Block US Access to the Space Station?
The conflict between Georgia and Russia over the disputed region of South Ossetia may have huge consequences for NASA's ability to send astronauts to the International Space Station in the future. The US has criticised the Russian military action, prompting concerns for the future NASA use of the Russian Soyuz space vehicle. This comes at [...]
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07 August 2008
Next Generation Magnetoplasma Rocket Could be Tested on Space Station
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin has announced his intentions to send an advanced spaceship propulsion prototype to the International Space Station for advanced testing. The Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (Vasimir) is currently in an experimental phase, but Griffin hopes that a scale model will be ready for one of the remaining Shuttle-ISS missions before 2010. [...]
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03 July 2008
Explosive Spacewalk?
Explosive bolts that help detach the Russian Soyuz capsule from the International Space Station may be the source of the problems the spacecraft has encountered during the last two landings. Investigative space journalist and Jim Oberg at MSNBC, who is one of the best experts on the inner workings of the Russian space [...]
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08 May 2008
Legendary Astronaut John Glenn Speaks Out On Shuttle Decommissioning
On Tuesday, to help out with the 50-year anniversary of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, clips from 100 hours of restored archive footage of NASA missions were made public. At the screening, John Glenn, America's first astronaut to orbit the Earth, watched the clips and had time to reminisce over the administration's "Glory Years". [...]
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13 August 2007
NASA Mulls Orbital Shuttle Repair
As it was approaching the International Space Station, the space shuttle Endeavour performed a back flip maneuver to expose its underside to the station residents. The astronauts captured high-resolution images of the shuttle's underbelly, and uploaded them to NASA analysts to see how the shuttle fared during takeoff. Not well, apparently.
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09 August 2007
Endeavour is Off to the Space Station
Thanks to the improved weather, the space shuttle Endeavour blasted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral on Wednesday right on schedule, at 2236 UTC (6:36 pm EDT). Within minutes, the shuttle had released its solid rocket boosters and external fuel tank, and was drifting right on target towards Friday's encounter with the International Space Station.
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12 July 2007
Station's New Oxygen Generation System Activated
Apparently astronauts want to breathe. In their mad quest for air, the astronauts on board the International Space Station activated the new US-built oxygen generation system, designed to assist the intermittent Russian Elektron system. The new oxygen generation system (or OGS) was turned on for the first time on Wednesday. Although there were a few glitches [...]
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