Tag: ISS
NASA Intends to Extend ISS Lifespan Through 2030
New NASA chief Bill Nelson told Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozin about his intention to extend the operation of the International Space Station (ISS) through...
US-Made Water Processor System Breaks Down on ISS – NASA
The water processor mechanism has got out of order on the US segment of the International Space Station (ISS), with the crew members planning...
NASA and SpaceX launch astronauts to ISS, ending reliance on Russia
NASA and SpaceX on Sunday launched four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) from US soil, ending nine years of reliance on Russia...
NASA and SpaceX to launch first crewed mission to space
NASA announced on Friday to launch its first SpaceX crewed flight to the International Space Station (ISS) on May 27.
NASA astronauts...
JENA gears up for peace campaign
The Jesuit Justice and Ecology Network Africa (JENA) will launch “Silencing the Guns” campaign in Accra on Wednesday, March 4, to enforce a just,...
Italy confirms 528 coronavirus cases as number of recoveries increases
A total of 528 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Italy, Angelo Borrelli, chief of the Civil Protection Department and extraordinary commissioner for the...
U.S. rocket launched to bring NASA cargo to International Space Station
A U.S. rocket was launched on Saturday from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's Eastern Shore, carrying cargo with the space agency's resupply mission...
Space station crew safely returns to Earth
The Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft carrying the international crew of the International Space Station (ISS) safely landed in Kazakhstan on Thursday, the Russian state space...
AMISOM urged to meet Somalia’s political, security prerogatives amid call for lasting political solution
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) should be reconfigured to meet Somalia's political and security prerogatives, according to a new report by the...
SpaceX’s Dragon aborts planned docking with ISS
SpaceX's unmanned Dragon cargo spacecraft has missed Wednesday morning's planned docking with the International Space Station (ISS), said U.S. space agency NASA.
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Russia’s Soyuz MS-03 Spacecraft Launched
The launch of the Soyuz-FG carrier rocket with the spacecraft took place at 11:20 p.m. Moscow time (2020 GMT) from the Baikonur cosmodrome in...
Russian space shuttle effectively docks with ISS
The three crew members, the two Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko, as well as U.S. astronaut Shane Kimbrough, are expected to move...
April 9 world news summary at 0040 GMT
BRUSSELS -- Belgian police have arrested Mohamed Abrini, who is believed to be involved in the attacks in both Paris and Brussels, the Belgian...
3D and Experiment equipment arrives at ISS on Board US spaceship
The unmanned Cygnus spacecraft docked at the ISS at about 6:51 a.m. EDT (1051 GMT), with the help of Canadarm2 robotic arm operated by...
Africa urged to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction
Security experts, diplomats and policymakers on Monday met at a forum in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
The forum was organized by...
Sept. 3 world news summary at 0030 GMT
NEW YORK -- The U.S. dollar climbed against other major currencies Wednesday as the global equity markets stabilized, lowering demand for safe-haven currency like...
Sarah Brightman defers intended space journey
British singer Sarah Brightman on Wednesday announced the postponement of her space journey to the International Space Station (ISS), which was originally scheduled for...
Return of ISS astronauts delayed to June after Russian cargo craft failure – NASA
The return of three International Space Station (ISS) astronauts, originally scheduled for later this week, has been delayed to early June, due to the...
Cargo spacecraft failure forces the delay in manned mission to international space station
Russian federal space agency Roscosmos said Wednesday that the upcoming manned mission to the International Space Station (ISS) would be re-scheduled due to the...
SpaceX launches sixth cargo mission into ISS
SpaceX, a private U.S. firm, on Tuesday afternoon launched its sixth cargo mission to the International Space Station and made a second attempt to...
NASA successfully completed their third ISS spacewalk
A pair of U.S. astronauts successfully completed their third and final spacewalk in just eight days Sunday to update the International Space Station (ISS),...
Russia to set up space station after 2024
Russia wants to separate its segment of the International Space Station (ISS) to set up its own space base, the Federal Space Agency said...
ISS astronauts move to Russian section
Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) had to move from the station's American section to the Russian section on Wednesday after a suspected...
NASA To Return Human Spaceflight Launches To America
NASA will announce Tuesday the resumption of manned space flights from the United States.
"We're returning human spaceflight launches to America," the US space agency...