Space Station to Grow Faster, Mark Firsts Throughout Year
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HOUSTON, Jan. 31  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Already spanning an acre in orbit, the International Space Station this year will grow faster in size, power, volume and mass than ever before, significantly expanding its capabilities and setting new records for humans in orbit.
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MELBOURNE, Fla.  - The crew aboard the  International Space Station slipped into spacesuits and floated  out a hatch early on Wednesday to begin a planned 5 1/2-hour  spacewalk, the first since the men arrived at the outpost three  months ago.
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The crew of the International Space Station is expecting a visitor on Christmas Day, but it wonât be Santa Claus. Instead, it will be the cargo ship, the ISS Progress 16, carrying 2.5 tons of goodies and supplies to the Space Station.
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The new crew to the international space station will conduct experiments to research new AIDS vaccines and plant growth, and work on new space vehicles that will help future missions to the moon and Mars, crew members said Thursday.
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The two astronauts aboard the International Space Station moved the Soyuz spacecraft that brought them to the orbiting outpost to prepare for a pair of spacewalks to be conducted next year.
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By RASHA MADKOUR  HOUSTON - Two spacewalking astronauts Tuesday began installing the first big addition to the international space station in more than 3 1/2 years, and NASA pronounced the outing a success, even though a small bolt floated off and got lost.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Space station flight controllers on Tuesday began the delicate task of unfurling the outpost's new solar power wings, which two spacewalking astronauts installed during the first major task of shuttle Atlantis' 13-day flight.
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Spacewalk records are being set this week at the International Space Station.  Following Sunday's second spacewalk of the current series, Cmdr.
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NASA's plan to increase the number of space shuttle flights it launches this year, in an effort to speed up final assembly of the international space station, has stoked concern among independent experts that the space agency is placing scheduling demands on the 27-year-old fleet similar to those...
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The largest window built for use in space has been completed, promising a spectacular view from the International Space Station.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - For a second day in a row, astronauts began toiling like construction workers during a six-hour spacewalk, bringing to life a new 17 1/2-ton addition to the international space station today.
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By Associated Press  HOUSTON -- A new set of solar panels gleamed in the sunlight Tuesday on the international space station as the freshly installed array started opening up.
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STAR CITY, Russia  -- The next crew for the international space station said Thursday it will conduct experiments to research new AIDS vaccines and plant growth and work on new space vehicles that will help future missions to the moon and Mars.    Russian cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov and U.S...
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  -- U.S. astronaut Sunita Williams has now spent more time spacewalking than any other woman, setting the record on Sunday as she and a crew mate upgraded the international space station's cooling system.
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Space shuttle Atlantis astronauts are setting up a new set of solar arrays on the International Space Station, which will eventually double the orbiting laboratory's power capabilities, according to NASA.
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Launched nearly eight years ago, the International Space Station is an orbiting laboratory that NASA considers crucial to its ambitions to send humans to Mars.
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The crew of the international space station has successfully re-docked a spaceship at a new port. Today&#39;s maneuver is in preparation for two upcoming spacewalks.