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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION NEWS IN ENGLISH

  • crew blasts off for international space station

    Crew blasts off for International Space Station

    World | November 24, 2014 8:12 IST

    Baikonur: A Russian capsule carrying three astronauts from Russia, the United States and Italy has blasted off for the International Space Station.The Soyuz capsule roared into the pre-dawn darkness just after 3 a.m. Monday (2100

  • first italian female astronaut ready for spaceflight

    First Italian female astronaut ready for spaceflight

    World | November 24, 2014 6:24 IST

    Rome: History will be made on Monday with the first ever Italian female astronaut set to go into space for a mission on board the International Space Station (ISS).Samantha Cristoforetti, a captain in the Italian

  • first zero gravity 3d printer installed on iss

    First zero-gravity 3D Printer installed on ISS

    World | November 18, 2014 10:55 IST

    Washington: NASA astronauts have installed the world's first zero-gravity 3D printer on the International Space Station (ISS).With the 3D printer, astronauts will soon begin experimenting with additive manufacturing technology in microgravity, the US space agency

  • rocket explosion not end of nasa private sector

    Rocket explosion not end of NASA-private sector collaboration

    World | October 30, 2014 14:39 IST

    Washington: The explosion of an Orbital Sciences Corporation rocket carrying supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) has been the first setback to NASA's policy of employing private companies for such missions.However, the incident does

  • nasa cargo spacecraft set for launch

    NASA cargo spacecraft set for launch

    World | October 27, 2014 12:03 IST

    Washington: The US space agency is geared up to send Orbital Science Corporation's Antares rocket and Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS).Mission managers have given the 'go' for a 6.45 p.m. (EDT)

  • ufo watching nasa astronauts on iss spacewalk

    UFO watching NASA astronauts on ISS spacewalk?

    World | October 15, 2014 14:46 IST

    New York: A latest NASA video showing a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) has captured a blurry object behind an astronaut.In a six-hour long spacewalk on October 7, astronauts Reid Wiseman of NASA

  • nasa wants you to identify night time earth images

    NASA wants you to identify night-time earth images

    World | August 17, 2014 11:49 IST

    New York: NASA has an amazing collection of thousands of night photos of the earth and now the US space agency has asked for the public inputs in categorising them and creating an open atlas.Taken

  • nasa cooling pump on space station shuts down all 6

    NASA: Cooling pump on Space Station shuts down, all 6 astronauts safe

    World | December 12, 2013 7:33 IST

    Washington: NASA said Wednesday it was looking into a problem with a malfunctioning cooling pump on the International Space Station, but there was no immediate danger to the six crewmen on board.A valve on a

  • russian soyuz docks with international space station

    Russian Soyuz docks with International space station

    World | March 29, 2013 13:15 IST

    Moscow, Mar 29 :  A Soyuz capsule carrying three astronauts successfully docked Friday with the International Space Station, bringing the size of the crew at the orbiting lab to six.Chris Cassidy of the United States

  • ufo sightings at international space station on the rise

    UFO sightings at International Space Station on the rise

    World | March 13, 2013 6:29 IST

    New Delhi: An increasing number of videos and stills showing unknown objects around the ISS have appeared on-line.So many videos have appeared on Youtube in fact that the process of spotting unidentified extras in pictures

  • us commercial cargo capsule launched to space station

    US commercial cargo capsule launched to space station

    World | March 01, 2013 21:56 IST

    Washington, Mar 2: An unmanned rocket carrying the Dragon cargo capsule blasted off Friday to deliver the second commercial shipment to the International Space Station.Perched atop a Falcon 9 rocket, the capsule, built by private

  • vegetables grown in space are not harmful russian scientists

    Vegetables grown in space are not harmful: Russian scientists

    Lifestyle | January 31, 2013 9:38 IST

    Moscow, Jan 31: Vegetables grown on board the International Space Station (ISS) can be consumed without fearing food poisoning, Russian scientists believe.Scientists have been studying "orbital-grown" vegetables, including Misuna, or Japanese Cabbage, for several years."The

  • russian scientists approve space grown vegetables

    Russian scientists approve space-grown vegetables

    World | January 31, 2013 9:20 IST

    Moscow, Jan 31:  Vegetables grown on board the International Space Station (ISS) can be consumed without fearing food poisoning, Russian scientists believe.Scientists have been studying "orbital-grown" vegetables, including Misuna, or Japanese Cabbage, for several years."The

  • floating in space a priceless experience says sunita

    Floating in space a priceless experience, says Sunita Williams

    World | October 24, 2012 12:25 IST

    Houston, Texas, Oct 24: Record-setting Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams has completed 100 days in space and is not missing gravity as she loves floating around, an experience she calls "priceless"."I love being up here and

  • sunita williams colleagues reach international space station

    Sunita Williams, colleagues reach International Space Station

    World | July 17, 2012 21:04 IST

    Houston, Jul 17: A cheerful Sunita Williams and two of her colleagues today successfully docked their Soyuz capsule with the International Space Station for a four-month scientific mission, two days after the record-setting Indian-American astronaut

  • sunita williams blasts off for iss on russian rocket

    Sunita Williams blasts off for ISS on Russian rocket

    World | July 15, 2012 11:01 IST

    Baikonur (Kazakhstan), Jul 15: Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams and two others today blasted off successfully on a Russian spacecraft from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for the International Space Station. Sunita along with Yuri Malenchenko

  • soyuz carrying russian american and dutch astronauts blasts

    Soyuz Carrying Russian, American And Dutch Astronauts Blasts Off

    World | December 21, 2011 20:39 IST

    Moscow, Dec 21: A Soyuz spacecraft carrying a Russian, an American and a Dutchman to the International Space Station blasted off flawlessly from Russia's launch facility in Kazakhstan on Wednesday.Mission commander Oleg Kononenko and his

  • russian three man crew leaves for iss

    Russian Three-Man Crew Leaves For ISS

    World | June 08, 2011 15:05 IST

    Baikonur, Jun 8 : A Russian spacecraft blasted off from southern Kazakhstan in the early darkness of Wednesday morning to take a three-man crew to the International Space Station.Russian cosmonaut Sergei Volkov, NASA's Michael Fossum,

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