International Space Station

Espresso In Orbit: SpaceX Craft Brings Coffee Machine To Space Station

2:07pm April 17, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The coffee on the International Space Station is about to get much better. The SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule linked up with the station Friday morning, bringing a long-awaited ISSpresso machine.

Astronaut Terry Virts points to his helmet as he sits inside the International Space Station on Wednesday.

ISS Spacewalkers Perform Tricky Cable, Antenna Installation

5:44pm March 02, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Two American astronauts at the Space Station are outside the craft for the last of three jobs aimed at paving the way to receive a new generation of crew modules beginning in 2017.

Expedition 45 poses for a Star Wars themed portrait

Space Station Astronauts In Star Wars-Themed Crew Pic

5:39pm February 12, 2015

by Scott Neuman

First there was suited-up astronaut Leland Melvin posing with his dogs. Now, a Space Station crew set for launch in September has donned Jedi robes.

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WATCH: SpaceX Booster Crashes On Barge

5:25pm January 16, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The company's resupply mission to the International Space Station went off without a hitch last week, but an attempt to land the spent booster on a floating platform didn't go as well.

The Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Saturday.

SpaceX Launch Successful; Recovery Attempt 'Close, But No Cigar'

6:46pm January 10, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The private launch contractor resupplying the ISS said a plan to recover the rocket's spent first stage at sea hit a snag.

The new capsules are being built by Boeing and SpaceX. They look similar, but there are differences.

How NASA's New Spaceships Stack Up

10:24pm September 19, 2014

by Geoff Brumfiel

Earlier this week, NASA awarded two contracts for new spaceships to commercial companies. Here's how they compare.

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Russian personnel are the first to meet space station crew members when they return to earth.

Despite Diplomatic Tensions, U.S.-Russia Space Ties Persist

7:40am March 11, 2014

by Geoff Brumfiel

NASA needs Russian rockets to reach the International Space Station, and Russia needs NASA's money to help finance operations.

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NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy performs a spacewalk in May to inspect and replace a pump controller box on the International Space Station. On Saturday, two astronauts will perform the first in a series of similar spacewalks to fix a broken cooling line on

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Astronauts Ready For Marathon Spacewalks

6:46pm December 21, 2013

by Geoff Brumfiel

NASA astronauts will be heading out to conduct critical repairs on the International Space Station early Saturday morning. The 6 1/2-hour spacewalk, the first in a series, will replace a faulty piece of cooling equipment.

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Education

Guilford County Students Connect With International Space Station

7:56pm May 02, 2013

by Keri Brown

Students in Guilford County had an out-of-this world conversation Thursday with an astronaut orbiting above Greensboro in the International Space Station.

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New Guilford County Elementary School Hopes to Inspire Future Scientists

9:46pm February 13, 2013

by Keri Brown

An elementary school named after astronaut and physicist Ronald McNair opened in Guilford County last week. A special ribbon cutting ceremony was held Wednesday for the new school in Brown Summit.

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