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Private mission carrying Saudi astronauts launches to ISS

Gregg Newton with Lucie Aubourg in Washington, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 22 09:36 AM

The second-ever private mission to the International Space Station (ISS), organized by Axiom Space, blasted off from Florida Sunday, carrying the first two Saudi astronauts to travel to the orbiting laboratory. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 3, 2023

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 04 12:01 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Dawn launch for SpaceX Crew-6 mission

Jim Watson, AFP
Posted at Mar 03 02:42 PM

The SpaceX Crew-6 mission lifts off on a Falcon 9 rocket from pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Read more »

SpaceX Dragon crew blasts off for International Space Station

Jim Watson and Chris Lefkow
Posted at Mar 02 03:33 PM

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off on Thursday to the International Space Station. Read more »

SpaceX crew launch to ISS postponed

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 27 04:58 PM

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch to the International Space Station was postponed on Monday, with officials citing problems with ground systems. Read more »

SpaceX Dragon crew to blast off for ISS

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 27 08:08 AM

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is to blast off Monday for the International Space Station. Read more »

Russia launches empty ship to ISS to replace damaged capsule

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 24 09:23 AM

An uncrewed Russian Soyuz capsule took off early Friday from Kazakhstan for the International Space Station to eventually bring home three astronauts whose return vehicle was damaged by a tiny meteoroid. Read more »

Russia to send rescue mission to space station

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 12 06:18 AM

Russia said Wednesday that it will send an empty spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) next month to bring home three astronauts whose planned return vehicle was damaged by a strike from a tiny meteoroid. Read more »

Space junk, not meteorites, remains biggest threat to spacecraft

Daniel Lawler, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 12 01:57 AM

Colliding space junk creates even more debris, leading to a 'runaway chain reaction' of cascading collisions littering orbit with tiny, dangerous objects, NASA says. Read more »

Russia might send up rescue ship for ISS crew

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 23 07:00 AM

Russia is examining the flight worthiness of a Soyuz crew capsule docked with the ISS that sprang a leak last week, and might need to send up a rescue vessel for stranded crew, officials said Thursday. Read more »

Pinoy student's experiment to be conducted on ISS

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 05 02:53 PM

A proposed experiment by UPLB student William Kevin Abran will be conducted on the International Space Station. Read more »

NASA awards two contracts for next generation spacesuits

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 02 06:47 AM

NASA on Wednesday announced it has awarded contracts to two companies to develop the next generation of spacesuits for missions to the International Space Station and the Moon. Read more »

Boeing's Starliner launches for ISS in key test

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 20 08:47 AM

American aerospace giant Boeing launched its Starliner capsule for the International Space Station Thursday in a critical uncrewed test flight that followed years of failures and false starts. Read more »

UAE to send astronaut on 6-month ISS mission

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 29 08:08 PM

The United Arab Emirates announced Friday it will send an astronaut on a six-month mission to space, as it seeks to become a major player in the industry. Read more »

SpaceX set to launch its latest crew to ISS for NASA

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 27 11:06 AM

Days after a SpaceX Dragon capsule crewed by wealthy adventurers splashed down off Florida's coast, another is set to launch Wednesday. Read more »

Japanese billionaire blasts off to International Space Station

Reuters
Posted at Dec 08 04:47 PM

BAIKONUR - Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa blasted off to the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday in his first space flight, a voyage he sees as a dry-run for his planned trip around the moon with Elon Musk's SpaceX in 2023. Read more »

US slams Russia for 'irresponsible' space missile test

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 16 04:56 PM

The move reignites concerns about the growing space arms race. Read more »

SpaceX to launch 4 astronauts to ISS

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 11 09:59 AM

After a series of delays, SpaceX is set to launch 4 astronauts to the International Space Station on Wednesday night on the "Crew-3" mission. Read more »

NASA-SpaceX crew begins return voyage from International Space Station

Steve Gorman, Reuters
Posted at Nov 09 11:30 AM

4 astronauts who arrived at the International Space Station in April for a long-duration science mission began their return voyage to Earth Monday. Read more »

NASA orders rare medical delay in launch of SpaceX mission to space station

Joe Skipper and Steve Gorman, Reuters
Posted at Nov 02 09:01 AM

NASA announced on Monday a rare, health-related delay in its SpaceX rocket launch of four astronauts to the International Space Station, the second postponement of the mission in a week, citing an unspecified medical issue with one of the crew. Read more »