News articles tagged with 'ISS'
Chinks in ISS armour deliver data on space junk impacts
— 17 Sep 2009 13:04 | AstronomyEach pointing in a different direction - forward in the direction of orbit, upwards and sideways out to space - the three 10 by 10 cm aluminium foil panels formed the sensor units of…
Component of the Japanese Kibo laboratory installed on the ISS
— 19 Jul 2009 11:08 | AstronomyThe Japanese Experiment Module Kibo on the International Space Station (ISS) is almost complete as the astronauts Tim Kopra and Dave Wolf prepared the installation of the so-called…
Volcano eruption captured by ISS crew
— 25 Jun 2009 16:02 | Geology and palaeontologyImpressive photograph of the Sarychev Peak volcano has been taken by the ISS crew on 12 June 2009. Sarychev Peak, named after the famous Russian explorer and hydrographer Gavril Sarychev,…
Record boost for ATV to raise International Space Station's orbit
— 22 Jun 2008 12:06 | AstronomyFor the second time since April, ESA's Jules Verne ATV was used to raise the orbit of the International Space Station yesterday. A record boost from the 20 minute burn of the Automated…
A symposium to celebrate ten years of the International Space Station
— 17 Jun 2008 14:05 | AstronomyThe International Astronautical Federation (IAF) is organising, with European Space Agency (ESA) support, a symposium entitled 'Celebrating Ten Years of the International Space Station,'…
Swedish space gym being tested by astronauts
— 8 May 2008 16:46 | TechnologyThe crew of the International Space Station (ISS) is presently testing a Swedish space gym. The gym was developed by Per Tesch, a professor at Mid Sweden University in Sweden. The aim…
Jules Verne ATV boosts ISS orbit
— 25 Apr 2008 22:08 | AstronomyESA's Jules Verne ATV was used for the first time early this morning to raise the orbit of the International Space Station. A 740-second burn of the Automated Transfer Vehicle's main…
ATV Jules Verne docks to the ISS
— 3 Apr 2008 16:05 | AstronomyATV Jules Verne, the European Space Agency's first resupply and reboost vehicle, has successfully performed a fully automated docking with the International Space Station (ISS). This…
Jules Verne ATV cleared for docking
— 3 Apr 2008 02:21 | AstronomyJules Verne was formally cleared to proceed with the first ISS docking attempt, scheduled for 3 April 2008 at 14:41 GMT. The official go-ahead came from the International Space Station…
Columbus lab camera captures first views of Earth
— 12 Mar 2008 17:19 | AstronomyOne of the experiments housed on the European Columbus laboratory's external platform is an automated eye in the sky known as the Earth Viewing Camera (EVC). Now, after several weeks…