The launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery, which was scheduled at 1:36 EDT on August 25th has been rescheduled. The launch was scrubbed due to rain and lightning. Discovery was to deliver a new Fridge and...
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The US Shuttle Discovery is set to be launched on its latest mission at 1:36 am on August 25 at the Kennedy Space Station in Florida with 7 crew members. Shuttle Discovery will deliver a freezer and a furnace to the International Space Station during the course of a 13-day...
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If you want to go and the toilet is broken, where do you go? Well, if you need to do just the number one, then the yard will work just fine. But what if you're inside the International Space Station?"Astronauts...
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40 years ago history was made when Neil Armstrong made his first tiny steps on the moon. Today Canada made space history, for the first time two Canadian astronauts met in space. The space shuttle...
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The International Space Station has taken photos of an erupting volcano from space. Stunning images of Sarychev Peak Volcano erupting were snapped by crew on board the International Space Station as it...
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This is a historic day for the Canadian Space Agency. Canadian astronaut Bob Thirsk will be the first Canadian to spend time on the International Space Station. He is scheduled to spend six months.His...
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The space shuttle Atlantis is stuck in orbit for at least another day as stormy weather prevented them from touching down at Cape Canaveral at their planned 10am EDT landing time on Friday. The shuttle, with seven...
As the space shuttle Atlantis' crew made final checks on their flight systems, the astronauts aboard the International Space Station tried out the new water recycling system. The ISS is getting ready to double the...
Despite winning the votes to name the new wing for the international space station, Stephen Colbert's name won't be appearing on the side of the new lab, but it will be on the new treadmill. NASA has decided to name the treadmill the 'Combined Operational Load Bearing...
Take a look at this stunning footage of an orb like UFO fleet filmed from the International Space Station. The footage is in black and white however this does not take away from the visuals. You can...
An American space tourist was thrust into orbit today, his second trip into outer space. It was blast off time for US billionaire Charles Simonyi and the crew of the Russian rocket Soyuz, Thursday, amidst...
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One year ago today, then-Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee became the first to suggest putting Hillary Clinton on a rocket ship to the moon. Now, it appears as if the statement made by the former...
The International Space Station (ISS) which began construction in 1998 has reached full power with the delivery of the final solar wings by space shuttle Discovery. Discovery, which launched on Sunday March, 15...
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The 18 occupants of the International Space Station hastily packed their bags in preparation for a quick escape as a result of a space debris collision warning. The Station has since safely passed by the debris...