A galaxy, a space station, and four moons walk into the yard…
A family visit to light-pollutionless ruralia results in some wonderful astronomical viewing opportunities...
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Tag Archives: ISS
First non-US crew launches to ISS
A crew of three, which included no US astronauts, launched for the ISS Wednesday morning, heralding the era of six-person crews permanently in space...
Read more [...] ISS componenet Node 3 to be called Tranquility, despite Stephen Colbert
NASA asked the public to name the newest International Space Station component, and despite a campaign by Stephen Colbert to use his name, the public and NASA chose to honor the Apollo 11 mission with the name Tranquility...
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Charles Simonyi becomes first repeat space tourist
US software engineer Charles Simonyi, who first flew as a space tourist two years ago, today launched on a two-week flight to the International Space Station, becoming the first tourist to fly into space twice...
Read more [...] Help name the newest Space Station component
NASA is soliciting votes for the name of Node 3, scheduled to be attached to the International Space Station late this year...
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Satellites crash in orbit
A dead Russian communications satellite and a live Iridium satellite crashed into each other at an altitude of nearly 500 miles...
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Google’s Sergey Brin pays for spaceflight as Space Adventures plans private mission
Google co-founder Sergey Brin put a $5 million deposit on a tourist flight to the International Space Station. "Travel agency" Space Adventures also announced an agreement with Russian launcher FSA for its first private Soyuz flight...
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NASA, Walt Disney, and Buzz Lightyear in joint education initiative
NASA's Toys in Space program will be launching a Buzz Lightyear action figure aboard the space shuttle Discovery on 31 May to kickoff a new educational partnership with Disney...
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Baen’s entire Webscriptions catalog available for free… in low Earth orbit
Baen Books entire Webscriptions catalog is now available for free to astronauts aboard the International Space Station...
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Excellent ISS viewing opportunities
The International Space Station's orbit will have it in almost continuous sunlight for the next few days, making viewing from North America especially easy and rewarding...
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Fifth space tourist lifts off for ISS; Charles Simonyi will blog his experiences
Software millionaire Charles Simonyi became the fifth paying space tourist when he lifted off today for the International Space Station. He will spend more than a week...
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