Broken oxygen generator threatens space station
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A UK space scientist has warned that a broken oxygen generator could spell disaster for the International Space Station (ISS). The Elecktron unit, which converts waste water into hydrogen and oxygen gases, broke
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The International Space Station's main computers remained shut down on Friday following a critical systems crash, while visiting astronauts prepared to fix insulation damage on the space shuttle Atlantis.
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The oxygen generator for the International Space Station craps out, leaving the two astronauts on board weighing alternative sources for breathable air.
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Problems with ground equipment are expected to delay a test launch of a new Russian rocket designed to ferry cargo to the International Space Station.
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Oxygen and food will be worrisomely low on the international space station by Christmas, and  it is crucial that a Russian supply ship get there by then, a top NASA official said Friday.
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The International Space Station (ISS) and its astronaut crews routinely face a series of potentially disastrous risks in Earth orbit, an independent safety panel reported Tuesday. But available backup systems and procedures minimize the likelihood of the most catastrophic scenarios.
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Parts of the International Space Station lost power for much of Sunday, but the three-member crew wasn't at risk and everything was fixed by Monday morning, officials said.
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An array of solar panels that stubbornly refused to fold back into their box threatened to derail an attempt to rewire the International Space Station.
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A technical glitch with a docking system of a Russian spaceship might postpone the next crew&#39;s launch to the International Space Station by five to 10 days, media
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The astronauts aboard the international space station got their broken oxygen generator running after three tries Friday, but the machine shut down again after barely an hour of operation.
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What would happen if an astronaut came unglued in space and, say, destroyed the ship's oxygen system or tried to open the hatch and kill everyone aboard?
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Crew members on the international space station have ended their 10-day effort to repair a failed Elektron oxygen generator, and in its place they have installed a jury-rigged unit that previously failed.
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Astronauts at the International Space Station prepared for a third space walk Friday to repair torn space shuttle insulation, amid problems with computers controling the ISS&#39;s oxygen supply and orbital position.
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Astronauts will attempt to repair the primary oxygen generator on the international space station, and plenty of backup oxygen sources mean Russian Gennady Padalka and American Mike Fincke are in no danger, NASA said Thursday.
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NASA scientists were testing systems affected by a weekend power failure aboard the International Space Station. National Aeronautics and Space Administration mission controllers in Houston said none of the station's three crew members was in any danger during the blackout.
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Engineers tested Thursday whether a bad power feed going into the Russian side of the international space station was causing failures in computers that control the outpost's orientation and produce oxygen.
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WASHINGTON - Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are gearing up for an extra spacewalk to tackle solar array joint malfunctions outside their orbital laboratory.