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New Russian Docking Port Launches Toward Space Station

SPACE.com - 55 minutes ago

A Russian rocket launched into space Tuesday carrying a brand-new docking port for the International Space Station.

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Russian space junk threatens International Space Station
Orlando Sentinel - Fri Nov 6, 3:19 pm ET
EDITOR'S UPDATE : After studying the latest information on the trajectory of a two-inch piece of space debris that threatens to buzz the International Space Station, NASA has decided to order the six crew members on board the outpost to take refuge tonight in two Russian Soyuz lifeboats just in case the junk collides with the complex.
Orbital debris threatens space station later today
Spaceflight Now - Fri Nov 6, 12:16 pm ET
Flight controllers are monitoring a piece of space debris that is expected to make a close approach to the International Space Station later this evening.
NASA sets date for Caldwell's trip to the space station
Orange County Register - Sun Nov 8, 12:26 pm ET
Cal State Fullerton grad will spend six months on outpost.
Close Encounters of the Trash Kind
Discovery Channel - Tue Nov 10, 9:31 am ET
A piece of space junk originally thought to pose a threat to the International Space Station passed harmlessly by last Friday night, NASA spokesperson Robert Navius told Discovery News. But not before Mission Control had alerted the six-member crew of ...
Blog - Poisk Poised For Launch
Technology Review - Tue Nov 10, 12:14 am ET
Russia is set to add a new module to the International Space Station after an eight-year hiatus.
New Module for ISS Launches
Universe Today - Tue Nov 10, 10:13 am ET
A new module for the space station blasted off today from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan at 9:22 a.m. EST. The Poisk (which means "explore" in Russian) is a combination docking module/airlock/future research module. It will meet up with the ISS on Thursday at 10:44 am. Poisk is the first permanent pressurized module [...]
Poisk Ready For Live NASA TV Space Station Docking
redOrbit - Thu Nov 5, 3:06 pm ET
NASA Television will air the docking of the newest Russian module to the International Space Station starting at 9 a.m. CST Nov. 12.The Mini Research Module-2, known as "Poisk," which means "explore" in Russian, will deliver 1,800 pounds of cargo to the station.
NASA's Scrubbed Escape Pod Glides to New Home
Wired News - Mon Nov 9, 5:26 pm ET
NASA's cute, wingless escape pod for the International Space Station, which was in development until 2002, finally has a home. Sadly, it's not in space, but in Ashland, Nebraska at the Strategic Air and Space Museum.
Poisk Poised for Live NASA TV Space Station Docking
SpaceRef - Thu Nov 5, 3:28 pm ET
NASA Television will air the docking of the newest Russian module to the International Space Station starting at 9 a.m. CST Nov. 12.
Honored for NASA uplinks
Queens Courier - Tue Nov 10, 10:29 am ET
Simcha Waisman, president of the One Stop Richmond Hill Community Center (left) and director Joan Bachert (right) presented Neme Alperstein, director of the after-school program, with an award for her hard work and dedication. “This community center had the vision,” said Alperstein, who is integral in coordinating uplinks with NASA and the International Space Station, among others.
Astronauts to begin pre-launch quarantine
UPI - Mon Nov 9, 1:13 pm ET
HOUSTON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- NASA says the six STS-129 astronauts scheduled to lift off next week to the International Space Station are ready to begin their quarantine period.
NASA Space Station Crew Timeline 5 October 2008
SpaceRef - Sat Nov 7, 9:32 pm ET
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NASA tightens safety regulations
Massachusetts Daily Collegian - Tue Nov 10, 12:51 am ET
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Spurred by a post-Columbia safety review, NASA is stepping up exterior inspections of the international space station and making numerous improvements, including installation of more extensive shielding against orbiting debris.
Device Like 'Star Trek' Replicator Might Fly on Space Station
SPACE.com - Wed Nov 4, 3:31 pm ET
NASA engineers have developed electron beam fabrication technology that may remind people of Star Trek's replicator, and awaits launch for testing on the International Space Station.
Atlantis Set For Nov. 16 Launch To ISS
Aviation Week & Space Technology - Mon Nov 9, 12:10 am ET
Atlantis' next mission will preposition big International Space Station spares for the post-shuttle era