Engineers resolve station-to-cargo module power problem

03/31/2012 01:45 PM Filed in: Space News | International Space Station

Flight controllers and the crew of the International Space Station successfully hooked up a backup power channel Saturday to route station power to a European Space Agency cargo ship, avoiding the prospect of a hurried unloading and premature undocking. (UPDATED) Read More...

Space debris forces station crew to take shelter in Soyuz capsules

03/24/2012 03:16 AM Filed in: Space News | International Space Station | Russian Space

The six-man crew of the International Space Station split up and briefly took shelter inside two three-seat Russian Soyuz re-entry vehicles early Saturday as a piece of space junk whizzed harmlessly past the lab complex.
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European cargo ship launched on flight to space station

03/23/2012 01:49 AM Filed in: Space News | International Space Station

An Ariane 5 rocket blasted off from Kourou, French Guiana, early Friday, boosting a European Space Agency cargo ship into orbit for a flight to the International Space Station (UPDATED).
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