Space Station completes Reboost Maneuver for upcoming Visiting Vehicle Traffic
The International Space Station successfully completed a reboost of its orbit Wednesday night, increasing its orbital altitude by a little over one Kilometer.
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Photos: Blizzard 2016 Seen from the Space Station
The crew aboard the International Space Station captured a series of impressive photos showing the progression of a major snowstorm that impacted millions of Americans last weekend, providing a look at the huge blanket of snow and thick cloud cover over the East Coast.
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ISS Operations Update – January 27, 2016
Experiments: Burning and Suppression of Solids – Milliken (BASS-M) – Equipment Preparation in Microgravity Science Glovebox [BASS-M stands for Burning
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ISS Operations Update – January 26, 2016
Experiments: Burning and Suppression of Solids – Milliken (BASS-M) – Equipment Preparation in Microgravity Science Glovebox [BASS-M stands for Burning
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ISS Operations Update – January 25, 2016
Experiments: SPHERES Zero Robotics [SPHERES stands for Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites and involves two satellites that are
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ISS Operations Update – January 22, 2016
Experiments: OASIS – Observation Analysis of Smectic Islands in Space – Removal from Microgravity Science Glovebox [OASIS (Observation and Analysis
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ISS Operations Update – January 21, 2016
Experiments: Airway Monitoring – Nitric Oxide (NO) measurements at ambient pressure [This study looks at the occurrence and indicators of
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ISS Operations Update – January 20, 2016
Experiments: Airway Monitoring [This study looks at the occurrence and indicators of airway inflammation in ISS crew members as the
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ISS Operations Update – January 19, 2016
Experiments: Electrostatic Levitation Furnace (ELF) Setup in Multi-purpose Small Payload Rack 2 (MSPR2) [The Electrostatic Levitation Furnace will provide ISS
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ISS Operations Update – January 18, 2016
Experiments: SPHERES Zero Robotics Dry Run [SPHERES stands for Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites and involves two satellites
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Space-Gardening Efforts pay off – ISS Crew presents ‘Home-Grown’ Zinnia Flowers
International Space Station Astronaut Scott Kelly proudly shared photos of the crew’s first home-grown flowers.
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Astronauts Repair ISS Power System – Spacewalk ends early after Space Suit Water Intrusion
Astronauts Tim Kopra and Tim Peake ventured outside the hatches of the International Space Station on Friday to embark on a spacewalk dedicated to the restoration of the Station’s Electrical Power System by replacing a failed voltage regulator.
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Photos: Tim Peake & Tim Kopra’s ISS Spacewalk
NASA’s Tim Kopra and ESA’s Tim Peake ventured outside the hatches of the International Space Station on Friday, successfully replacing a failed voltage regulator on the Station’s truss structure to restore the Station’s power system at full functionality after the failure of the component in November.
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ISS Operations Update – January 14, 2016
Experiments: Sleep ISS-12 [The ISS-12 experiment monitors the ambient light exposure and crew member activity and collects data on the
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ISS Operations Update – January 13, 2016
Experiments: Integrated Resistance and Aerobic Training Study (Sprint) [This study evaluates a high-intensity, low-volume exercise protocol to minimize the loss
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ISS Operations Update – January 12, 2016
Experiments: Electrostatic Levitation Furnaces 1 and 2 (ELF 1 & 2) Setup [The Electrostatic Levitation Furnace will provide ISS with
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ISS Operations Update – January 11, 2016
ISS Reboost: ISS conducted a reboost Sunday night using the Progress M-29M spacecraft to deliver a delta-v of 1.65 meters
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ISS Operations Update – January 8, 2016
Experiments: Integrated Resistance and Aerobic Training Study (Sprint) [This study evaluates a high-intensity, low-volume exercise protocol to minimize the loss
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ISS Operations Update – January 7, 2016
Experiments: Fine Motor Skills [Fine Motor Skills uses a tablet touchscreen application to monitor degradation in fine motor abilities over
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ISS Operations Update – January 6, 2016
Experiments: Fluid Shifts Sample Collection [Fluid Shifts Before, During and After Prolonged Space Flight and Their Association with Intracranial Pressure
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ISS Operations Update – January 5, 2016
Experiments: Fluid Shifts Sample Collection [Fluid Shifts Before, During and After Prolonged Space Flight and Their Association with Intracranial Pressure
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ISS Operations Update – January 4, 2016
Experiments: Fluid Shifts Sample Collection [Fluid Shifts Before, During and After Prolonged Space Flight and Their Association with Intracranial Pressure
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Light Show in Las Vegas Skies – Soyuz Rocket Stage burns up over United States
Just days after the blazing re-entry of the rocket from the launch of a three-man crew to the International Space Station dazzled observers in Newfoundland and Labrador, another Soyuz rocket stage was spotted re-entering over North America.
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Inaugural Progress MS arrives at ISS after smooth Docking for busy Cargo-Delivery Mission
The Progress MS spacecraft made a flawless rendezvous and docking with the International Space Station on Wednesday, arriving at the orbiting laboratory for a stay of eight months, facilitating the transfer of over 2,400 Kilograms of cargo delivered by the spacecraft.
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Photos: ISS Spacewalkers venture outside on short notice to free up stuck Robotic Transporter
Spacewalk veterans Scott Kelly and Tim Kopra completed an excursion of three hours and 16 minutes on Monday, making quick work in rectifying an undesired situation involving the Space Station’s Mobile Transporter that had gotten stuck in between Work Sites.
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Progress MS demonstrates Satellite Communications, inbound for ISS Docking
The Progress MS spacecraft is inbound for an automated docking to the International Space Station on Wednesday after passing its in-orbit tests
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Stuck ISS Robotic Transporter freed up by Spacewalking Duo
Two Space Station Crew Members ventured outside the hatches of the International Space Station on Monday in an EVA organized on very short notice to recover from an undesired situation involving the Station’s Mobile Transporter that had gotten stuck in between work sites on the central truss of ISS.
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Soyuz 2 Booster delivers Progress MS Cargo Craft to accurate Orbit
The Progress MS spacecraft was inserted into a very accurate orbit by its Soyuz 2-1A carrier rocket according to orbital data published by the Russian Mission Control Center.
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Progress MS Spacecraft begins Debut Mission to ISS with successful Launch atop Soyuz Rocket
A Russian Soyuz 2-1A rocket lifted off from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Monday at 8:44 UTC carrying the first in an upgraded series of Progress cargo resupply craft to orbit on a mission to the International Space Station.
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Video: First Progress MS Craft blasts off atop Soyuz Rocket
A Soyuz 2-1A rocket lifts off from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on December 21, 2015 on a nine-minute ride into orbit to put the Progress MS spacecraft on a course toward the International Space Station for a two-day rendezvous.
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