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SpaceX Falcon 9 launch aborted at last second

An engine problem in the seconds before lift-off has put a stop to the critical test of privately owned SpaceX's trip to the International Space Station with its Dragon cargo craft Read more

19 May, 2012 by William Harwood
SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft in pictures

SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft in pictures

SpaceX is preparing to launch the first private-sector flight to the International Space Station. Its Falcon 9 rocket will launch its Dragon capsule at the beginning of May Read more

27 April, 2012 by Andy Smith
World's largest spaceship docks with <endeca_term>ISS</endeca_term>

World's largest spaceship docks with ISS

...unmanned resupply vehicle made its third visit to the International Space Station (ISS), delivering seven tons of critical supplies including fresh food, water, clothing, spare... Read more

12 April, 2012 by James Martin
Inside Nasa's astronaut training centre

Inside Nasa's astronaut training centre

...shuttle into position when it is docking with the International Space Station (ISS). Nasa's shuttles have played a vital role in the construction of... Read more

25 November, 2010 by Nick Heath
The space shuttle's history in pictures

The space shuttle's history in pictures

Atlantis's mission to the International Space Station is the final flight in the 30-year-old space shuttle programme, which has pushed technology to its limits Read more

8 July, 2011 by Jon Yeomans
Space station marks 10 years in service

Space station marks 10 years in service

...meter, Expedition 3 mission commander Frank Culbertson researches acoustic conditions aboard the ISS. The space station's Acoustic Measurement Programme is responsible for creating spaces... Read more

1 November, 2010 by James Martin
Space station observatory gazes at Earth

Space station observatory gazes at Earth

...a sunrise from space, amid the solar arrays and capsules of the ISS. The photo was taken on 18 February — the day after the cupola... Read more

3 January, 2011 by Jon Yeomans
Tweeting astronaut photographs the skies

Tweeting astronaut photographs the skies

...team's spacewalks from his home on board the International Space Station (ISS), where he currently resides as a member of Expedition 27. In 2009... Read more

1 August, 2011 by James Martin
Space shuttle Endeavour's career in pictures

Space shuttle Endeavour's career in pictures

...Hubble Space Telescope repairs, and 10 dockings with the International Space Station (ISS), during which it delivered and installed major sections of the international space... Read more

16 May, 2011 by James Martin
Robonaut kicks into life on space station

Robonaut kicks into life on space station

...built at Nasa's Johnson Space Center in Houston, travelled to the ISS on the space shuttle Discovery during the STS-133 Mission. It arrived... Read more

27 August, 2011 by Karen Friar
Space shuttle Atlantis's final flight in pictures

Space shuttle Atlantis's final flight in pictures

...As Atlantis undocked from the ISS for the final time and performed a final fly-around on Tuesday... Read more

22 July, 2011 by James Martin
Russian supply ship takes off for <endeca_term>ISS</endeca_term>

Russian supply ship takes off for ISS

...Progress now in its preliminary orbit, headed for the International Space Station [ISS]."If all goes well, the spacecraft, loaded with 1,988 pounds of... Read more

23 April, 2012 by William Harwood
Star-gazing <endeca_term>ISS</endeca_term> snaps a million photos

Star-gazing ISS snaps a million photos

...Astronaut Don Pettit is pictured in the ISS cupola.This story originally appeared as Orbiting space station snaps its 1... Read more

8 April, 2012 by Charles Cooper

Android and iPhone ride to ISS on Atlantis

...Reorient, Experimental Satellites (Spheres), which have been on the International Space Station (ISS) since 2006. "By connecting a smartphone, we can immediately make Spheres more... Read more

11 July, 2011 by Jack Clark
Space shuttle successors get Nasa funding

Space shuttle successors get Nasa funding

...and cargo to and from the International Space Station, serve as an ISS emergency escape vehicle for up to 210 days, and perform a land... Read more

20 April, 2011 by William Harwood

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