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New Russian Module Poised to Launch Toward Space Station

SPACE.com - Mon Nov 9, 7:00 pm ET

A new Russian room that doubles as a docking port for the International Space Station is ready for a planned Tuesday launch toward the orbiting laboratory.

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Astronaut meets with Girl Scouts
Suburban Journals - Thu Nov 5, 2:43 am ET
Sandra Magnus (left) met with approximately 50 Girl Scouts and their volunteers Saturday, Oct. 17, at Southwestern Illinois College in Belleville to present them a council flag she had taken with her on her voyage to the International Space Station last November. In Januaryr, Magnus, who is a Girl Scout alumni, spoke to approximately 100 girls during a live satellite link from the ISS. Girl ...
First Japanese Cargo Ship Leaves Space Station
SPACE.com - Fri Oct 30, 4:49 pm ET
Japan's first space cargo ship cast off from the International Space Station Friday as it nears the end of its maiden voyage.
PHOTOS: World's Volcanoes Erupt
ABC News - Tue Nov 3, 7:09 pm ET
Space station astronauts caught this view of Sarychev volcano erupting.
HTV cargo ship departs International Space Station
Spaceflight Now - Fri Oct 30, 10:31 pm ET
Japan's first cargo-carrying freighter was set free from the International Space Station on Friday, beginning its new role as a garbage scow loaded with 1,600 pounds of trash from the complex.
STS-129 astronauts practice simulations
UPI - Tue Nov 3, 2:58 pm ET
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Nov. 3 (UPI) -- The NASA astronauts scheduled for the STS-129 mission to the International Space Station practiced procedures Tuesday aboard space shuttle Atlantis.
7 colossal construction projects
MSNBC - Tue Nov 3, 10:48 am ET
In 2011, the last rivet should be in place on the International Space Station, but NASA’s complex endeavour isn’t the only giant engineering project humans are working on.
A Look Back - A homeplace in space
The Record and Herald News - Tue Nov 3, 11:03 am ET
The International Space Station, the long-term research laboratory in space that has been under construction in low Earth orbit since 1998, has been continuously inhabited since Nov. 2CQ, 2000, when the first resident crew arrived.
ESA calls for ideas for climate change experiments from ISS
SpaceRef - Tue Nov 3, 10:33 am ET
ESA is looking for ideas to use the International Space Station as a platform to conduct research into global climate change.
ESA to transfer Tranquility node to NASA
UPI - Mon Nov 2, 10:28 am ET
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Nov. 2 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency says it will transfer ownership of the International Space Station's Tranquility node to the U.S. space agency.
Atlantis gets Nov. 16 'maybe' launch date
UPI - Mon Nov 2, 8:58 am ET
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Nov. 2 (UPI) -- NASA has selected a tentative launch date for space shuttle Atlantis' 11-day flight to the International Space Station from the Kennedy Space Center.
Japanese Space Freighter Returns After Mission To ISS
redOrbit - Mon Nov 2, 3:21 pm ET
After completing a mission to the International Space Station (ISS) in September, Japan's new space freighter burned up in the Earth's atmosphere on Friday, BBC News reported.The H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) hauled up some 4.5 tons of supplies to the ISS, including scientific equipment for its Kibo laboratory.Once its mission was complete, the vehicle’s engines fired it into a controlled but ...
History-making Japanese Space Mission Ends in Flames
SPACE.com - Mon Nov 2, 11:16 am ET
Packed with garbage from the International Space Station, the first HTV cargo freighter met a fiery demise over the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, punctuating an historic chapter in the Japanese space program.
REMINDER/Media Advisory: Robert Thirsk Speaks with CSA Colleagues and STS-127 NASA Astronauts
Marketwire - Mon Nov 2, 6:09 am ET
LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Nov. 2, 2009) - Media representatives are invited to the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) for a special Space-to-Earth chat. Steve MacLean, CSA President, will greet Julie Payette and her Mission STS-127 NASA astronaut crewmates visiting Canada and stopping at the Agency for a chat with colleague Robert Thirsk from the International Space Station (ISS). Following some ...
Space station visible from O.C. next 4 days
Orange County Register - Thu Oct 29, 6:41 pm ET
But you'll have to get up early.
ESA Calls For Climate Change Experiment Ideas For ISS
redOrbit - Sat Oct 31, 11:06 am ET
Image Caption: Backdropped by Earth's horizon and the blackness of space, the International Space Station is seen from Space Shuttle Discovery as the two spacecraft begin their relative separation. Earlier the STS-128 and Expedition 20 crew concluded nine days of cooperative work on the Shuttle and Station. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 21:26 CEST on 8 September 2009. Credits: NASA