Space Shuttle Capsule

Astronauts sheltering on International Space Station

International Space Station Astronauts Ordered To Prepare For Evacuation, As If They Have Somewhere Else To Go

If you're claustrophobic, you probably can't imagine a worse place to be than the International Space Station — 356 feet of interior space in which you're meant to live, work, and maintain the thin sh...

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NASA orders astronauts to take shelter after new leak aboard the International Space Station

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International Space Station — Everything you need to know about the orbital laboratory

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Astronauts took shelter and prepared to evacuate after air leak on International Space Station

Astronauts were told to shelter in their spacecraft and get ready to leave the floating laboratory (file picture) (Reuters)

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Astronauts Are Preparing To Evacuate The ISS If This Problem Gets Any Worse

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Astronauts return to ISS after sheltering during air leak repair attempt

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International Space Station astronauts resume normal duties after evacuation order

The four astronauts of Nasa’s Crew-12 mission on the station – two US astronauts, a French astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut – received orders from Nasa mission control at 9.04am ET (2pm BST) on Frida...

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ISS Astronauts Had To Shelter In Place In The SpaceX Dragon Capsule Because Of An Air Leak

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Sky News interrupted for bombshell breaking news from the International Space Station

DC Bureau: Private space programs

PKG} <Frank Lucas / (R) Oklahoma 0:08> <Sen. John Hickenlooper / (D) Colorado 1:09> WHEN NASA RETIRED THE SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM.... THE AGENCY CHOSE TWO PRIVATE COMPANIES...TO TAKE ASTRONAUTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

Why Americans Land Spacecraft In The Ocean While The Russians Go For Solid Ground

The primary issue is that a returning spacecraft is hurtling at the Earth at breathtaking speed; Orion hit Mach 35. How on Earth (literally) do you slow that down enough for a nice, gentle landing? All vehicles coming back from space use parachutes,

Ars Technica

Putin OKs plan to turn Russian spacecraft into flying billboards

These are tough times for Russia’s civilian space program. In the last few years, Russia has cut back on the number of Soyuz crew missions it is sending to the International Space Station, and a replacement for the nearly 60-year-old Soyuz spacecraft ...

The Space Shuttle Files: Up, Up and Away!

T minus 10 - the acoustic shock absorption system starts - a huge fountain of water cascades from underneath the launch pad. Its role is to absorb the sound waves that come from the exhaust of the engines.