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Hatch of ATV-4 Remains Closed after Docking with ISS
05:11 18/06/2013
Crew members of the International Space Station (ISS) were instructed by mission control teams on Monday to keep the hatches of the newly docked ATV-4 Albert Einstein unmanned resupply spacecraft closed.
Europe’s ATV-4 Resupply Spacecraft to Dock with ISS
05:56 15/06/2013
The European Space Agency’s fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV-4) will dock with the International Space Station on Saturday, ESA said.
Russia to Send ‘Stress-Relief’ Software to Space Station
07:44 16/05/2013
A flash drive with stress-relief software for crew members of the International Space Station (ISS) will be taken to space by Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin soon.
Astronaut’s Cover of David Bowie Song and Other Space Music
12:27 15/05/2013
Canadian astronaut and outgoing International Space Station (ISS) Commander Chris Hadfield recorded the first music video in space while floating in zero gravity, strumming an acoustic guitar and crooning his own rendition of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” as a special farewell before heading back to Earth on Monday. The video went viral, netting more than six million views by Tuesday on YouTube.
Russia to Deorbit Space Station’s Pirs Module in 2013
23:00 19/04/2013
Russia plans to deorbit and sink its Pirs docking module of the International Space Station later this year, a high-ranking official with the Russian space corporation RKK Energia said on Friday.
ISS Orbit Readjusted Ahead of Crew Departure
03:33 04/04/2013
Russia's Mission Control on Wednesday readjusted the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS), raising it by 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) to ensure safe departure of crew members, a spokesman for the Russian space agency Roscosmos said.
From Launch to Docking: Short Cut to the International Space Station (ISS)
19:02 29/03/2013
A Soyuz spacecraft with a new International Space Station crew took a faster route to the space station that took just six hours instead of 48 hours for the first time in history. Watch the flight, from lift-off to docking, in this video.
Russia’s Soyuz Spacecraft Docks with ISS
06:32 29/03/2013
The Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft, carrying new crew members to the International Space Station (ISS), docked with the station as scheduled on Friday, a spokesman for the Russian space agency Roscosmos said.
Space Station Crew Members Start Six-Hour Flight to ISS
00:54 29/03/2013 Originally posted at 00:44
Three new members of the International Space Station (ISS) crew began the first-ever manned flight under a new six-hour flight program shortly after midnight on Friday Moscow time.
Dragon Return from Space Station Postponed – NASA
07:35 23/03/2013
The return of the US Dragon space freighter from the International Space Station (ISS) to Earth has been postponed by one day due to poor weather conditions, NASA reported Friday.
Dragon to Dock Space Station on Sunday Morning - NASA
01:59 03/03/2013
Managers of private US company SpaceX and of the International Space Station (ISS) program gave the go-ahead for docking of the Dragon space freighter with the station on Sunday, NASA reported.
NASA Has Bright Idea for Lighting System on International Space Station
03:30 18/12/2012
NASA is planning to help combat astronaut insomnia aboard the International Space Station (ISS) with a new lighting system in the US section that will switch colors depending on the time of day, in hopes of reducing the dependency for sleep medications.
ISS Crew Members Land Safely in Kazakhstan
12:38 19/11/2012
The Soyuz TMA-05M manned spacecraft touched down early on Monday ending its three-and-a-half hour voyage to bring three International Space Station (ISS) crew members to Earth after 127 days in orbit.
Soyuz Lands Safely in Kazakhstan
06:14 19/11/2012
The Soyuz TMA-05M manned spacecraft touched down early on Monday ending its three-and-a-half hour voyage to bring three International Space Station (ISS) crew members to Earth after 127 days in orbit.
Space Station’s Orbit Raised to Avoid Space Junk
07:38 01/11/2012 MOSCOW, November 1 (RIA Novosti)
The Russian Mission Control said the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) was raised on Thursday by one kilometer to avoid a possible collision with space junk.
Live Broadcast of Soyuz Spacecraft Docking on EN.RIA.RU
15:56 25/10/2012 MOSCOW, October 25 (RIA Novosti)
At 4:00 p.m. Moscow time (noon GMT) EN.RIA.RU will begin its live broadcast of the Soyuz TMA-06M spacecraft’s docking with the International Space Station (ISS).
Next Space Station’s Expedition Set for Launch from Baikonur
03:47 23/10/2012 BAIKONUR SPACE CENTER (Kazakhstan), October 23 (RIA Novosti)
Russia’s Soyuz TMA-06M spacecraft with the International Space Station’s (ISS) Expedition 33/34 is set for the launch from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on Tuesday afternoon.
Space Station’s Orbit to be Adjusted for Next Spacecraft
03:14 17/10/2012 MOSCOW, October 17 (RIA Novosti)Specialists of the Moscow Region-based Mission Control Center will on Wednesday carry out a maneuver to readjust the orbit of the International Space Station.

Dragon Lifts Off for First Commercial Resupply Mission
04:59 08/10/2012 MOSCOW, October 8 (RIA Novosti)
The Falcon 9 carrier rocket with the Dragon cargo resupply spacecraft has lifted off from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida
Dragon Spacecraft Readies to Bring Cargo to Orbital Station
03:47 07/10/2012 MOSCOW, October 7 (RIA Novosti)
U.S. private company SpaceX will launch on Sunday its Dragon space freighter on a resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS), NASA reported.
Space Station Set to Launch Microsatellites
06:39 04/10/2012 MOSCOW, October 4 (RIA Novosti)
Five international microsatellites CubeSat are scheduled to be launched on Thursday from the International Space Station (ISS) following a week-long delay of technical errors, a spokesman for the Russian Mission Control said.
Space Station to Dodge Astro-Junk
11:45 03/10/2012 MOSCOW, October 3 (RIA Novosti)
The International Space Station (ISS) will make a maneuver to a new orbit on Thursday to avoid debris from a Japanese satellite, a Russian Flight Control Center representative told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.
ATV-3 Freighter to Help Orbital Station Avoid Space Junk
00:43 27/09/2012 MOSCOW, September 27 (RIA Novosti)
NASA and Russian managers of the International Space Station (ISS) have delayed until at least Friday a second attempt to undock the European Space Agency’s ATV-3 cargo spacecraft as they plan to use it to steer the ISS clear of approaching space debris.
ATV-3 Undocking from Space Station Postponed Indefinitely
03:50 26/09/2012 MOSCOW, September 26 (RIA Novosti)
An undocking of Europe’s ATV-3 unmanned resupply spacecraft from the International Space Station (ISS) has been postponed for at least another day
New Space Station Crew Approved
18:57 25/09/2012 STAR CITY (Moscow region), September 25 (RIA Novosti)
A Russian state commission on Tuesday approved the main and backup crews of a new expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) ahead of the launch on October 23.
Space Station Crew Lands Safely in Kazakhstan
07:51 17/09/2012 MOSCOW, September 17 (RIA Novosti)
A Soyuz reentry capsule with three members of the International Space Station (ISS) crew landed safely in Kazakhstan at 06:53 Moscow Time [0253 GMT]
Soyuz TMA-04M Spacecraft Undocks from Space Station
03:10 17/09/2012 MOSCOW, September 17 (RIA Novosti)
The Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft with Russian space agency cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Sergei Revin, as well as NASA astronaut Joseph Acaba, has undocked from the International Space Station (ISS)
ATV-3 Spacecraft Raises Space Station’s Orbit by Two Km
07:55 14/09/2012 MOSCOW, September 14 (RIA Novosti)
Europe’s ATV-3 unmanned resupply spacecraft raised the International Space Station (ISS) orbit to over 424 kilometers
Astronauts Use Toothbrush to Fix Space Station
05:09 06/09/2012 MOSCOW, September 6 (RIA Novosti)
During their second spacewalk, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and her Japanese colleague Akihiko Hoshide were able to install a power unit on the International Space Station on Wednesday.
U.S., Japanese Astronauts Set for another Spacewalk
04:26 05/09/2012 MOSCOW, September 5 (RIA Novosti)
U.S. astronaut Sunita Williams and Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide will make a spacewalk on Wednesday in another attempt to install a power-switching unit on the International Space Station
Dragon Spacecraft Set to Make Second Run for Orbital Station
06:48 24/08/2012 MOSCOW, August 24 (RIA Novosti)
U.S. private company SpaceX will launch its Dragon space freighter on a next resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) in October this year
International Space Station Orbit to be Readjusted
06:54 22/08/2012 MOSCOW, August 22 (RIA Novosti)
Specialists of the Moscow Region-based Mission Control Center will on Wednesday carry out two maneuvers to readjust the orbit of the International Space Station, a spokesman for the center said.
Russia’s ISS Crew Members Complete Spacewalk
02:52 21/08/2012 MISSION CONTROL, August 21 (RIA Novosti)
Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Yury Malenchenko completed a six-hour spacewalk having carried out all planned maintenance tasks on the International Space Station (ISS)
Russian Cosmonauts to Perform Spacewalk
05:33 20/08/2012 MOSCOW, August 20 (RIA Novosti)
Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Yury Malenchenko, who are on the International Space Station (ISS), will on Monday perform a spacewalk to carry out a number of maintenance tasks, the Moscow Region-based Mission Control Center reported.
ATV-3 Vehicle Fails to Adjust Space Station Orbit
22:08 15/08/2012 MOSCOW, August 15 (RIA Novosti)
The European Space Agency’s ATV-3 space freighter failed on Wednesday to readjust the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS), a space industry source said.
Europe’s ATV-3 Spacecraft to Readjust ISS Orbit by 7.7 Km.
02:44 15/08/2012 MOSCOW, August 15 (RIA Novosti)
Engines of European Space Agency’s ATV-3 space freighter will be switched on Wednesday to readjust the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS)
Roscosmos Announces Tender for Moon Rocket Design
19:09 02/08/2012 MOSCOW, August 2 (RIA Novosti)
The Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos) announced a ten-million ruble ($300,000) tender on Thursday to develop a blueprint of a heavy rocket-carrier that would be capable of carrying manned spacecraft to the moon, according to the official website that tracks state purchases.
Russia’s Spacecraft Docks with ISS Six Hrs After Liftoff
06:28 02/08/2012 MOSCOW, August 2 (RIA Novosti)
Russia’s Progress class space freighter automatically docked with the International Space Station just six hours after blasting off from Earth, a spokesman for the Mission Control said on Thursday.
Progress M-15M Space Freighter to Undock from Space Station
12:53 30/07/2012 MOSCOW, July 30 (RIA Novosti)
The Russian Progress M-15M space freighter will be undocked from the International Space Station on Tuesday morning and sent on a three-week flight to conduct a series of experiments, mission control said on Monday.
Progress M-15M Space Freighter Re-Docks with Space Station
06:51 29/07/2012 MISSION CONTROL (Korolyov, Moscow Region), July 29 (RIA Novosti)
A second attempt to re-dock the Russian Progress M-15M resupply spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) with the help of a new rendezvous system has been a success, a spokesman for the Russian Mission Control Center said on Sunday.
Progress Freighter Re-Docking with Space Station Postponed
07:51 24/07/2012 MOSCOW, July 24 (RIA Novosti)
The re-docking of the Russian Progress M-15M resupply spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) has been postponed due to an apparent failure in the new Kurs-NA rendezvous system, NASA said.
Russian Soyuz Docks with Space Station
12:51 17/07/2012 MISSION CONTROL (Korolyov, Moscow region), July 17 (RIA Novosti)
Russia’s Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday, Mission Control said.
Russian Space Lab Launch Delayed Again
12:16 17/07/2012 KOROLYOV, July 17 (RIA Novosti)
The launch of Russia's "Nauka" (Science) multirole laboratory module (MLM) for the International Space Station has been set back from the end of this year to the end of next year due to technological and organizational problems at the Khrunichev Space Center, the head of Russia's Energia space corporation Vitaly Lopota said on Tuesday.
Russia’s Soyuz Spacecraft Set to Dock with Space Station
02:50 17/07/2012 MOSCOW, July 17 (RIA Novosti)
Russia’s Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft is set to dock with the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday morning at 8:52 a.m. Moscow time (4:52 GMT), the Mission Control center said.
New Space Station Crew in Orbit
10:25 15/07/2012 BAIKONUR, July 15 (RIA Novosti)
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft with three new crewmembers, launched from the Baikonur Space Center to the International Space Station (ISS), departed successfully from the carrier rocket and reached intermediate orbit, Russia’s Federal Space Agency Roscosmos reported on Sunday.
New Crew Head For Space Station Aboard Soyuz
06:44 15/07/2012 BAIKONUR, July 15 (RIA Novosti)
Three new crewmembers departed on Sunday on a two-day voyage to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft
New Space Station Crew Confirmed
12:05 22/06/2012 (Moscow Region), June 22 (RIA Novosti)
Space officials confirmed on Friday the line-up of a new mission to the International Space Station (ISS) ahead of their launch next month.
New Space Station Crew in Orbit
09:16 15/05/2012 BAIKONUR (Kazakhstan), May 15 (RIA Novosti)
Two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut launched aboard the Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan on Tuesday have begun a two-day flight to the International Space Station (ISS).
Soyuz Spacecraft Leaves Space Station for Earth
13:36 27/04/2012 MISSION CONTROL, April 27 (RIA Novosti)
A Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft with three members of the International Space Station (ISS) crew undocked from the station's Rassvet module on Friday in preparation for return to Earth, a Russian mission control center spokesman said.
Russian Spacecraft with ISS Crew to Land in Kazakhstan
03:19 27/04/2012 MOSCOW, April 27 (RIA Novosti)
A Russian manned spacecraft is scheduled to land in Kazakhstan on Friday to bring three members of the International Space Station (ISS) crew back to Earth
Progress Freighter to Dock with Space Station
02:22 22/04/2012 MOSCOW, April 22 (RIA Novosti)
Russia’s Progress M-15M cargo spacecraft launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on April 20 will dock with the International Space Station on Sunday, a mission control spokesman said.
Progress Space Freighter to Undock from ISS
07:49 19/04/2012 MOSCOW, April 19 (RIA Novosti)
The Progress M-14M cargo spacecraft will undock from the ISS on Thursday and will conduct a series of tests before being buried in the Pacific, a Mission Control source said.
International Space Station’s Orbit Adjusted by 4 km
04:50 06/04/2012 MOSCOW, April 6 (RIA Novosti)
Europe’s ATV-3 unmanned resupply spacecraft, which docked with the ISS last week, readjusted the space station’s orbit once again
Russia Can Help All ISS Astronauts with Rehabilitation - Roscosmos Head
13:10 30/03/2012 MISSION CONTROL CENTRE (Korolev, Moscow Region), March 30 (RIA Novosti)
Russia is ready to offer its medical experience for the rehabilitation of post-flight astronauts from partner countries on the International Space Station, the head of the Russian space agency, Roscosomos, Vladimir Popovkin, said on Friday.
Russia Unveils Android for Space Missions
13:12 06/03/2012 MOSCOW, March 6 (RIA Novosti)
Russia has built a space android to work in orbit, its first space robot in more than two decades, Izvestia daily said on Tuesday.
Space Station Orbit Adjusted for Docking
03:04 29/02/2012 MOSCOW, February 29 (RIA Novosti)
The orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) will be raised by 2.1 kilometers (1.3 miles) on Wednesday to ensure the best conditions for the docking of Russia’s Progress M-15M cargo spacecraft with the station, Russian Mission Control spokeswoman said.
Astronauts train to survive in subzero temperatures
13:01 02/02/2012
The crew of Expedition 35/36 to the International Space Station are in training for how to react to an emergency landing. They will have to spend several days in a winter forest before being found by rescue teams.
Russia May Repeat Mars-500 Simulation on Space Station
11:59 02/02/2012 MOSCOW, February 2 (RIA Novosti)
Russia may repeat the Mars-500 experiment simulating a crewed flight to the Red Planet on the International Space Station (ISS), the head of the Russian Space Federal Agency Roscosmos, Vladimir Popovkin said on Thursday
Russian Space Freighter Docks with ISS
04:17 28/01/2012 MOSCOW, January 28 (RIA Novosti)
The Progress M-14M space freighter launched on Thursday docked with the International Space Station (ISS) early on Saturday
Russia Launches Progress Freighter to Space Station
06:57 26/01/2012 MOSCOW, January 26 (RIA Novosti)
A Russian Soyuz-U launch vehicle carrying the Progress M-14M cargo spacecraft has been launched toward the International Space Station (ISS) from the Baikonur space center, Russia's Mission Control said on Thursday.
Space station crew land safely in Kazakhstan
06:30 22/11/2011 MISSION CONTROL, November 22 (RIA Novosti)
The Soyuz TMA-02M spacecraft carrying three crewmembers of the International Space Station (ISS) landed safely in Kazakhstan on Tuesday morning
Russian spacecraft carrying three astronauts undocks from space station
03:03 22/11/2011 MISSION CONTROL, November 22 (RIA Novosti)
A Russian piloted spacecraft with three crew members onboard undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) early on Tuesday
Space station’s orbit to be raised by 6 km
01:27 18/11/2011 MOSCOW, November 18 (RIA Novosti)
The orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) will be raised on Friday by 6 km (3.72 miles) to 392 km (243.5 miles), a spokesman for Russia’s Mission Control said.
Russia’s Mission Control set to raise ISS orbit by 3.2 km
02:20 26/10/2011 MOSCOW, October 26 (RIA Novosti)
The orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) will be raised on Wednesday by 3.2 km (2 miles) to 390 km (242 miles)
ISS orbit readjusted by 3 km
01:16 20/10/2011 MOSCOW, October 20 (RIA Novosti)
The orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) has been raised by 3.1 km (1.9 miles)
Orbital station avoids collision with space junk
02:46 30/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 30 (RIA Novosti)
The Russian Mission Control has carried out an emergency adjustment of the International Space Station's orbit to avoid its possible collision with a piece of an old Russian launch vehicle.
Cosmonauts rediscover gravity upon their return from the International Space Station
12:28 20/09/2011
After just returning from the International Space Station, Alexander Samokutyaev and Andrei Borisenko talked about rediscovering gravity following nearly six months in space. They spoke about their experience at a press-conference in Star City on September 19.
Russia postpones next manned space flight to ISS
10:24 16/09/2011 MISSION CONTROL (Moscow region)
The Russian Space Agency, Roscosmos, has rescheduled the launch of its next manned mission to the International Space Station (ISS) so that new crewmembers will take off for the station on November 14, the agency's head, Vladimir Popovkin, said on Friday.
ISS astronauts land in Kazakhstan, crew in good mood - Mission Control
08:31 16/09/2011 MISSION CONTROL (Moscow Region), September 16 (RIA Novosti)
A special search group on Friday opened the hatch to the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft and reported that all three crewmembers returning to Earth from the International Space Station are in good condition.
Space capsule with ISS crew lands safely in Kazakhstan
08:05 16/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 16 (RIA Novosti)
Three crewmembers of the International Space Station (ISS) returned to Earth safely on Friday morning, the Russian Mission Control said.
Russian spacecraft with 3 crewmembers undocks from ISS
04:41 16/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 16 (RIA Novosti)
A Russian manned spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) early on Friday to bring three members of the orbital station's crew back to Earth, the Russian Mission Control said.
European ATV-3 unmanned cargo carrier shipped to Kourou
04:57 27/08/2011 MOSCOW, August 27 (RIA Novosti)
ATV-3, Europe's next unmanned cargo carrier to the International Space Station has arrived to the Kourou space center in French Guiana for next year's launch.
Russian Progress space freighter set to undock from orbital station
00:52 23/08/2011 MOSCOW, August 23 (RIA Novosti)
Progress M-11M space freighter will undock from the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday to be buried in the Pacific after conducting a nine-day scientific mission, Russia's Mission Control said.
Russian cosmonauts complete spacewalk outside ISS
02:28 04/08/2011 MISSION CONTROL, August 4 (RIA Novosti)
Two Russian cosmonauts, Alexander Samokutyayev and Sergei Volkov, completed their 6-hour spacewalk on Thursday with a 40-minute delay and returned to the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS).
Russia's Progress M-11M readjusts ISS orbit
21:36 01/07/2011 MOSCOW, July 1 (RIA Novosti)
Russia's Progress M-11M space freighter on Friday readjusted the orbit of the International Space Station by 3.5 km, a spokesman for Russia's Mission Control said.
Russia's Progress M-11M set to make another correction of ISS orbit
02:13 01/07/2011 MOSCOW, July 1 (RIA Novosti)
Russia's Mission Control will make another adjustment of the International Space Station (ISS) orbit on Friday using Progress M-11M cargo ship.
Progress M-11M space freighter to dock with ISS on Thursday
06:58 23/06/2011 MOSCOW, June 23 (RIA Novosti)
Russia's Progress M-11M cargo spacecraft will dock with International Space Station (ISS) late on Thursday, a spokesman for the Russian Mission Control said.
ISS orbit readjusted by 10.2 km
21:47 15/06/2011 MOSCOW, June 15 (RIA Novosti)
Russia's Mission Control has raised the orbit of the International Space Station by 10.2 km (6.3 miles) using Europe's ATV-2 Johannes Kepler, a spokesman for Mission Control said on Wednesday.
European ATV-2 space freighter to readjust ISS orbit by 10.2 km
04:03 15/06/2011 MOSCOW, June 12 (RIA Novosti)
Russia's Mission Control will raise on Wednesday the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) by 10.2 km (6.3 miles) using Europe's ATV-2 Johannes Kepler to 374.7 km (232.8 miles).
Russia's Mission Control raises ISS orbit by 19.2 km
06:46 13/06/2011
Russia's Mission Control has adjusted the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) by raising it 19.2 kilometers (11.9 miles) to 364.6 km (226.5 miles), a spokesman for the Mission Control said.
European ATV-2 space freighter to readjust ISS orbit by 20 km
02:09 12/06/2011
Russia's Mission Control will raise on Sunday the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) by 20 km (12.4 miles) using Europe's ATV-2 Johannes Kepler to 365 km (226.8 miles).
Soyuz blasts off for International Space Station
00:28 08/06/2011
Russia's Soyuz TMA-02M spacecraft has lifted off for the International Space Station (ISS) from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan.
Soyuz-TMA spacecraft safely lands in Kazakhstan
06:40 24/05/2011
The Soyuz-TMA spacecraft with three crew members onboard safely landed in Kazakhstan on Tuesday.
Russia's Soyuz-TMA spacecraft undocks from ISS
03:29 24/05/2011
The Soyuz-TMA spacecraft with three crew members onboard undocked from the International Space Station early on Tuesday.
New ISS crew to carry out 43 scientific experiments while in orbit
01:15 24/05/2011
The new mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will conduct 43 scientific experiments, Russian federal space agency, Roscosmos, said in a statement.
NASA confirms final Endeavour blastoff scheduled for Monday
01:58 15/05/2011
NASA on Saturday confirmed that the final launch of the shuttle Endeavour, which has been put off several times due to technical failures, will take place on Monday.
ISS orbit to be readjusted for Soyuz TMA-20 return
03:21 05/05/2011
The orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) will be raised by 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) on Thursday.
Russian space freighter to dock with orbital station on Friday
04:09 29/04/2011A Russian cargo spacecraft is scheduled to dock with the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday evening, a Russian space official said.

Russia's Progress M-09M spacecraft to be sunk in Pacific
03:05 26/04/2011
Russia's Progress M-09M cargo spacecraft will be sunk in the remote area in southern Pacific Ocean later on Tuesday after it undocked from the International Space Station on April 22, a spokesman for the Russian Mission Control said.
Russian cosmonaut to celebrate birthday on board of ISS
02:08 17/04/2011
Russian cosmonaut Andrei Borisenko, a flight engineer of the 27th International Space Station (ISS) expedition, will celebrate his 47th birthday on board of the station on Sunday, a spokesman for the Russian Mission Control center said.
Russian Soyuz spacecraft docks with orbital station
03:36 07/04/2011
The Russian Soyuz TMA-21 piloted spacecraft docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday.
Spacewalk
10:58 18/03/2011
On March 18, 1965 Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov became the first human to conduct a space walk
Russian Soyuz TMA-M spacecraft undocks from ISS
07:59 16/03/2011
The advanced Soyuz TMA-M spacecraft with a crew of three undocked from the International Space Station in automated mode on Wednesday, Russia's Mission Control said.
NASA extends Discovery shuttle's last mission
04:46 04/03/2011
The Discovery shuttle will undock from the International Space Station (ISS) one day later than previously planned, the space agency said on its website.
Russia to keep number of space launches to ISS unchanged
03:16 02/03/2011
Russia's space agency Roscosmos has no plans to increase the number of piloted and cargo missions to the International Space Station (ISS) after the conclusion of the U.S. shuttle program, the head of Roscosmos said on Wednesday.
U.S. Discovery shuttle blasts off for last space trip
02:04 25/02/2011
U.S. shuttle Discovery has blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the International Space Station, NASA said on Friday.
Europe's ATV-2 space freighter heads to ISS
07:44 17/02/2011
The European Space Agency's said it launched a second Automated Transfer Vehicle, the Johannes Kepler, from the Kourou space center in French Guiana on Thursday.
Russian cosmonauts complete spacewalk
05:11 17/02/2011
Two Russian cosmonauts on board the International Space Station completed a spacewalk one hour earlier than expected, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported from the mission control center.
Russian space freighter Progress M-09M docks with ISS
05:47 30/01/2011
A Russian cargo spacecraft, Progress M-09M, docked on Sunday with the International Space Station (ISS).
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Space Station Crew Expands to Six
12:27 29/05/2013
A Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft, carrying Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin, and astronauts Karen Nyberg of NASA and Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency, docked with the International Space Station on Wednesday.
Astronaut’s Cover of David Bowie Song and Other Space Music
12:27 15/05/2013
Canadian astronaut and outgoing International Space Station (ISS) Commander Chris Hadfield recorded the first music video in space while floating in zero gravity, strumming an acoustic guitar and crooning his own rendition of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” as a special farewell before heading back to Earth on Monday. The video went viral, netting more than six million views by Tuesday on YouTube.
From Launch to Docking: Short Cut to the International Space Station (ISS)
19:02 29/03/2013
A Soyuz spacecraft with a new International Space Station crew took a faster route to the space station that took just six hours instead of 48 hours for the first time in history. Watch the flight, from lift-off to docking, in this video.
ISS Crew Members Land Safely in Kazakhstan
12:38 19/11/2012
The Soyuz TMA-05M manned spacecraft touched down early on Monday ending its three-and-a-half hour voyage to bring three International Space Station (ISS) crew members to Earth after 127 days in orbit.
Astronauts train to survive in subzero temperatures
13:01 02/02/2012
The crew of Expedition 35/36 to the International Space Station are in training for how to react to an emergency landing. They will have to spend several days in a winter forest before being found by rescue teams.
Cosmonauts rediscover gravity upon their return from the International Space Station
12:28 20/09/2011
After just returning from the International Space Station, Alexander Samokutyaev and Andrei Borisenko talked about rediscovering gravity following nearly six months in space. They spoke about their experience at a press-conference in Star City on September 19.
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