Station Astronauts Eager for Orbital Houseguests
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Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are rolling out the welcome mat for seven spaceflyers aboard NASA's shuttle Atlantis.
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HOUSTON -- A pair of astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station (ISS) one last time Sunday to prime the orbital laboratory&#39;s newest solar wings to rotate and track the Sun.
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Smiling and confident, two Russians and an American prepared for their first mission in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft - breaking the nearly 30-year tradition of having at least one crewman with previous experience in piloting the capsule.
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Separated from the international space station Saturday, their heat shielding inspected one last time for damage and all their goals accomplished, the astronauts of the space shuttle Discovery were ready to come home.
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Two US astronauts are set to attach a two-tonne metal segment to the International Space Station during the first of three spacewalks scheduled in the Discovery shuttle mission.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER HOUSTON - Astronauts James Reilly and Danny Olivas were planning to keep their eyes on their gloves Monday during the first spacewalk of Atlantis' visit to the international space station.
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Ordinary people are being given the chance to have their name go into space with the first X-Prize contender craft.
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With two of their three spacewalks completed, the astronauts aboard the linked shuttle-station complex focused Thursday on getting the new Columbus lab up and running.
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The next three humans bound for the International Space Station (ISS) are spending their final hours on Earth before launching into space tonight atop a Soyuz rocket.
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Seven NASA astronauts are poised to launch into orbit tonight aboard the shuttle Atlantis to haul vital new solar arrays to the International Space Station (ISS).
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Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are preparing their orbital laboratory for a crew swap that will begin with the arrival of three new spaceflyers next month.
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The seven-man crew  assigned to the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis&#39; upcoming mission  to the International Space Station arrived at the Kennedy Space  Center on Monday in preparation for Friday&#39;s planned liftoff.
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With the Columbus lab now secured to the international space station, the 10 orbiting astronauts rolled up their sleeves on Tuesday for their next big job: getting the lab running.
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HOUSTON - Two spacewalking astronauts helped deliver a new orbital room to the International Space Station (ISS) Friday and primed a massive solar power tower for its own move early next week.
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With just a week to go before their launch, the new crew of the International Space Station are preparing for blast-off, CCTV reported Friday.
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Space shuttle Discovery and a crew of seven rocketed into orbit Tuesday in pursuit of the international space station, where a formidable construction job awaits them
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By RASHA MADKOUR  HOUSTON - In a routine familiar to travelers on Earth, shuttle astronauts were spending Tuesday packing their things, indulging in their surroundings one last day and making sure their vehicle is ready for the ride home.