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U.S., Japanese astronauts arrive at ISS in SpaceX ship

Kyodo News
Posted at Nov 17 07:57 PM

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - The commercially developed SpaceX Crew Dragon ship carrying a group of four U.S. and Japanese astronauts successfully docked with the International Space Station on Monday following its liftoff from NASA's space center a day earlier. Read more »

Blast off: SpaceX launches four astronauts to International Space Station

Issam Ahmed and Ivan Couronne, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 16 11:03 AM

Four astronauts were successfully launched on the SpaceX Crew Dragon "Resilience" to the International Space Station on Sunday, the first of what the US hopes will be many routine missions following a successful test flight in late spring.   Read more »

Russia shuns US lunar program, as space cooperation under threat

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 13 07:16 AM

Russia is unlikely to participate in the Moon-orbiting station planned by the United States, a Russian official said Monday, marking the probable end of the type of close cooperation seen for two decades on the International Space Station. Read more »

Japan, US astronauts 'ready to fly' in Oct. 31 SpaceX mission

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 30 04:30 PM

The upcoming mission will mark the first in a series of regular, rotational flights to the International Space Station by SpaceX's new crew transportation system following its certification by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.   Read more »

US astronaut crew on SpaceX's Crew Dragon to cast ballots from space

Joey Roulette, Reuters
Posted at Sep 30 07:36 AM

Three NASA astronauts launching next month on SpaceX's first operational Crew Dragon mission plan to vote in the upcoming presidential election from the International Space Station, the crew said Tuesday as they named the spacecraft "Resilience."   Read more »

Chinese space station could end US space supremacy, says NASA chief

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 24 11:46 AM

NASA chief Jim Bridenstine told lawmakers Wednesday it was crucial for the US to maintain a presence in Earth's orbit after the International Space Station is decommissioned so that China does not gain a strategic advantage.   Read more »

TINGNAN: ‘Bright turquoise’ na view ng Earth tampok sa larawan ng NASA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 12:30 PM

Tanaw sa larawan ang mga Cuba, The Bahamas, and southern Florida na kuha ng isa sa kanilang astronauts. Read more »

'Trampoline is working': Elon Musk taunts Russia

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 01 01:54 PM

MOSCOW - Russian space agency chief Dmitry Rogozin once ridiculed the lack of a US manned flight program, saying it might as well "deliver its astronauts to the ISS by using a trampoline". Read more »

SpaceX Docking: Highlights from astronauts’ arrival at the space station

Kenneth Chang, The New York Times
Posted at Jun 01 08:32 AM

A SpaceX capsule carrying two NASA astronauts docked at the International Space Station on Sunday morning, less than a day after a historic launch that marked the first time humans had ever traveled to orbit in a spacecraft built and operated by a private company. Read more »

Russia applauds SpaceX launch but calls Trump's reaction 'hysteria'

Maria Kiselyova and Andrew Osborn, Reuters
Posted at Jun 01 07:11 AM

MOSCOW - Russia's space agency criticized U.S. President Donald Trump's "hysteria" about the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from U.S. soil in nine years, but also said on Sunday it was pleased there was now another way to travel into space.   Read more »

US astronauts enter space station in milestone mission

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 01 07:32 AM

NASA astronauts entered the International Space Station on Sunday after a landmark 19-hour journey on the first crewed US spacecraft in nearly a decade, a triumph for SpaceX and private enterprise. Read more »

SpaceX, NASA to try again for landmark launch of two astronauts from Florida

Joey Roulette, Reuters
Posted at May 30 07:55 PM

Elon Musk's private rocket company SpaceX was set for a repeat attempt at launching two Americans into orbit on Saturday from Florida for a mission that would mark the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from US soil in nine years. Read more »

Weather iffy for SpaceX astronaut launch

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 26 09:31 AM

Scheduled for Wednesday, the launch to the International Space Station will be the first US crewed space launch in nine years.   Read more »

SpaceX ready to launch astronauts into space for the first time

Ivan Couronne, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 24 01:36 PM

Elon Musk's SpaceX on Wednesday hopes to make history by ferrying two NASA astronauts into space, the first crewed flight from US soil in nine long years.  Read more »

Astronaut tips to survive lockdown: talk, teamwork, treats

Paul Carrel, Reuters
Posted at Mar 27 08:00 AM

BERLIN - Stick to a daily routine, stay connected with family and treat yourself occasionally - those are some of the tips German astronauts gave for surviving lockdown during the coronavirus crisis, which they said was much like their time in space. Read more »

SpaceX announces partnership to send tourists to ISS

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 06 07:48 AM

SpaceX on Thursday announced a partnership to send three tourists to the International Space Station (ISS), the first private trip in more than a decade. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 7, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 08 01:54 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Woman in space

Sergei Ilnitsky, Pool via Reuters
Posted at Feb 07 08:51 AM

NASA astronaut Christina Koch reacts shortly after landing of the Russian Soyuz MS-13 space capsule in a remote area southeast of Zhezkazgan in the Karaganda region of Kazakhstan, Thursday. Read more »

US astronaut returns to Earth after longest mission by woman

Christopher Rickleton, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 06 10:03 PM

NASA's Christina Koch returned to Earth safely on Thursday after shattering the spaceflight record for female astronauts with a stay of almost 11 months aboard the International Space Station. Read more »

NASA, Boeing investigating why Starliner spacecraft missed orbit

Joey Roulette
Posted at Dec 22 08:56 AM

The Boeing Co Starliner spacecraft that failed to hit the right orbit to reach the International Space Station is healthy, in a stable orbit and expected to land in New Mexico on Sunday morning, NASA said.   Read more »