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Astronauts return to Earth on Russian spacecraft Moscow (AFP) March 18, 2010 
A Russian cosmonaut and a US astronaut returned to Earth on Thursday from the International Space Station (ISS) after 169 days in space, mission control in Moscow said.
"The crew of the Souyz TMA-16 craft is on Earth," it said in a statement, after Jeffrey Williams of the United States and Russia's Maxim Surayev touched down after five-and-a-half months together on the ISS.
At 1125 GMT, ... read moreChange Of Command As Expedition 22 Prepares For Return 
Houston TX (SPX) Mar 18, 2010The crew aboard the International Space Station conducted a change of command ceremony Wednesday as Expedition 22 comes to a close and two crew members prepare for an early Thursday return home. In a brief ceremony at 8:45 a.m. EDT, Expedition 22 Commander Jeff Williams thanked the international ground teams and his fellow crewmates, Flight Engineers Maxim Suraev, Oleg Kotov, Soichi Noguch ... more
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Vietnam says parched Red River at record low
China to be world's third biggest wind power producer: media Cost-cutting NASA eyes three cheap space missions Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Russia in secret plan to save Earth from asteroid: official Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax French carbon tax ruled illegal Brazil's Lula signs law cutting CO2 emissions 2009 a 'benign' year of natural disasters: German re-insurer Greenpeace Spain demands Denmark release its director 
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Crew Does Science, Prepares For Undocking
Houston TX (SPX) Mar 17, 2010The Expedition 22 crew aboard the International Space Station conducted scientific research Tuesday while preparing for the departure of two of its members. Flight Engineer T.J. Creamer worked on the Long Term Microgravity: A Model for Investigating Mechanisms of Heart Disease with New Portable Equipment (Card) experiment that studies blood pressure decreases when the human body is exposed ... more World Space Agencies Confirm Serviceability Of ISS Through 2020 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Mar 15, 2010There are no technical constraints to extending the operation of the International Space Station (ISS) until at least 2020, top international space officials said on Thursday. The heads of space agencies from Canada, Europe, Japan, Russia and the United States involved in the ISS project met in Tokyo to review the prospects for cooperation over the next decade. "The heads of the agen ... more Space station could operate until 2028, says consortium 
Paris (AFP) March 11, 2010The consortium of agencies building the International Space Station (ISS) wants to see if the orbital outpost can operate until 2028, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Thursday. "There are no identified technical constraints to continuing ISS operations beyond the current planning horizon of 2015 to at least 2020," it said in a press release after a meeting of ISS partners in Tokyo. ... more ISS Expedition 22 To Return To Earth On March 18 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Mar 12, 2010A Soyuz-TMA-16 space capsule carrying two astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled to land in central Kazakhstan on March 18, Russian Mission Control said on Wednesday. The undocking of the Soyuz TMA-16 from the ISS is scheduled for 11:03 Moscow time [08:03 GMT]. "At the present moment, the work of Expedition 22 at the ISS is coming to an end. Russian Maxim ... more |
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Canada to boost space research
Ottawa (AFP) March 3, 2010The Canadian government is to boost its support for research of space technologies, Governor General Michaelle Jean said Wednesday in a speech to open parliament. "Canada has been a space faring nation for 50 years," Jean said in the Speech from the Throne - an address that traditionally opens every session of the Canadian parliament. "Our government will extend support for advanced res ... more Space agencies find new use for 'Leonardo' 
Houston (UPI) Mar 2, 2009 U.S. and Italian space agency officials say they have found a new use for an existing Multi-Purpose Logistics Module known as "Leonardo." The officials said the Italian-built module has been flown inside the payload bays of NASA space shuttles for more than a decade, aiding in the delivery of supplies to the International Space Station. Now, Leonardo will be used as a permanent module a ... more Endeavour Home After Completing A Special Delivery To ISS 
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Feb 24, 2010Space Shuttle Endeavour landed early this morning at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida after a flight delivering more living space, equipment and a bay window to the International Space Station. Shuttle mission STS-130 made a total of 217 full orbits of Earth in a flight lasting 13 days, 18 hours, 6 minutes and 24 seconds since launch on 8 February. "I feel very satisfied that the ... more Endeavour Crew Delivered Last Major US Portion Of ISS 
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Feb 23, 2010Space shuttle Endeavour and six astronauts ended a 14-day journey of more than 5.7 million miles with a 10:20 p.m. EST landing Sunday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The STS-130 mission to the International Space Station included three spacewalks and the installation of the Tranquility node, a module that provides additional room for crew members and many of the space station's ... more |
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