Russia is squeezing NASA for more than $3.3 billion — and there's little...
NASA is in quite a financial pickle with the Russians.When the agency retired its space shuttle program in 2011, it was banking on commercial carriers — ultimately SpaceX and Boeing— to design, build,...
View ArticleNASA is in a strange and expensive pickle with the Russians
NASA, in dealing with Russia's monopoly on human spaceflight, is hoping Boeing can help — that is, by buying tickets the company owns for rides aboard Russian rockets.When NASA retired its last space...
View ArticleNew crew arrives at the International Space Station after a 2-month delay
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla (Reuters) - A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying three new crew for the International Space Station arrived at the orbital outpost on Wednesday after a two-month launch delay, a NASA TV...
View ArticleA Russian rocket will launch 3 astronauts into space tonight — here’s how to...
Tonight at 9:36 pm ET, a Russian rocket will launch three astronauts to the International Space Station. The rocket, an upgraded Soyuz rocket, will launch out of Kazakhstan.The launch was originally...
View ArticleA Russian rocket just successfully launched 3 astronauts into space
Tonight at 9:36 pm ET, a Russian rocket launched three astronauts to the International Space Station. The rocket, an upgraded Soyuz rocket, launched out of Kazakhstan.via GIPHYThe launch was originally...
View ArticleRussia is squeezing NASA for more than $3.3 billion — and there's little...
NASA is in quite a financial pickle with the Russians.When the agency retired its space shuttle program in 2011, it was banking on commercial carriers — ultimately SpaceX and Boeing— to design, build,...
View ArticleNASA is paying Russia more than $70 million to bring an astronaut home in...
Tonight three people who have spent 172 days in orbit above the Earth will attempt to return home.But they won't be riding in a US spacecraft.NASA retired its space shuttle fleet in 2011. Meanwhile,...
View ArticleNASA is in a strange and expensive pickle with the Russians
NASA, in dealing with Russia's monopoly on human spaceflight, is hoping Boeing can help — that is, by buying tickets the company owns for rides aboard Russian rockets.When NASA retired its last space...
View ArticleA tiny satellite filmed a rocket launching 48 more tiny satellites into space
So far, humanity has launched more than 4,000 satellites into orbit above Earth.That may seem like a lot, but the party is just getting started.On July 14, a company called Planet Labs launched four...
View ArticleAstronauts may soon have no way to reach NASA's $100 billion space station
A House subcommittee held a hearing on Wednesday on NASA's program to build new spaceships to reach the International Space Station.Boeing and SpaceX, the two contractors in the program, are...
View ArticleRussia's rocket failure leaves NASA astronauts with no way to get into orbit...
A Soyuz rocket carrying a NASA astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut failed in mid-flight on Thursday, though the crew survived without injury.Roscosmos, Russia's space agency, is looking into the failure....
View ArticleA Russian rocket failed with 2 people on board, and the moment was recorded...
A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying two people failed mid-flight on October 12.The crew — Nick Hague, a NASA astronaut, and Alexey Ovchinin, a Russian cosmonaut — had their space capsule ejected from the...
View ArticleAn Army helicopter pilot just blasted off for 6 months aboard the...
An Army helicopter pilot and astronaut will strap into a Soyuz rocket on Monday for the trip from Kazakhstan to the International Space Station, according to a release from Army Space and Missile...
View ArticleRussian cosmonauts stabbed a spaceship with a knife to locate a mysterious...
A drill hole was discovered and plugged in a Soyuz spacecraft at the International Space Station in September.Two Russians performed a spacewalk outside the ISS on Tuesday to study the leak site from...
View ArticleWATCH LIVE: After escaping a doomed rocket, an astronaut and cosmonaut will...
Three people are scheduled to launch into space at 3:14 p.m. EDT on Thursday aboard a Russian rocket ship called Soyuz.Two of the crew members — NASA astronaut Nick Hague and cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin...
View ArticleNASA says Boeing's new spaceship for astronauts is ready to launch on an...
On Friday, Boeing plans to launch its new CST-100 Starliner spaceship into orbit for the first time atop a United Launch Alliance rocket.No people will ride inside the space capsule on this flight:...
View ArticleBoeing's launch of a new spaceship for NASA went awry, and the vehicle no...
On Friday, Boeing launched its new CST-100 Starliner spaceship built for NASA astronauts into orbit for the first time.However, Starliner encountered a problem about half an hour into its flight that...
View ArticleWatch 2 Russian cosmonauts and one NASA astronaut return from their visit to...
Summary List PlacementA six-month journey on board the International Space Station has come to a close for two Russian cosmonauts and one NASA astronaut: The three crew members returned safely to Earth...
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