Big lab installed on international space station

"With astronauts hustling inside and out, the international space station got its biggest live-in addition yet, a Japanese lab stretching 37 feet that opens for business Wednesday.Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide...

Astronaut hoshide hopes to see Japan from space module

"Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide expressed hope Friday, Japan time, that he will be able to view his country from the main laboratory component of the International Space Station module "Kibo," which he is scheduled to install in May or June.Hoshide, 39, made the remarks...

China Airlines Jet Explodes Upon Landing in Okinawa

"TOKYO — A China Airlines jet exploded into flames at an airport in Okinawa after arriving from Taiwan on Monday, but all 165 people aboard escaped alive, officials said. Police said terrorism was not...

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