Disney's space ranger Buzz Lightyear returned from space on Sept. 11, aboard space shuttle Discovery's STS-128 mission after 15 months aboard the International Space Station. ...full story at digg
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Butterflies to Hitch Orbital Ride on Space Shuttle » digg Butterflies are slated to get another shot at surviving life aboard the International Space Station, when thousands of students join scientists in watching NASA's space shuttle Atlantis launch to the space station on Nov. 16 |
| 20 Jul 09 |
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Astronauts Deal With Clogged Toilet At Space Station » digg (AP) -- The bathroom lines at the already crowded space shuttle and space station complex got a lot longer Sunday because of a flooded toilet. One of two commodes aboard the international space station malfunctioned, right in the middle of complicated... |
| 05 Dec 09 |
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ISS Can Now Watch Sea Traffic From Space » slashdot gyrogeerloose writes "During its last mission, astronauts from the Space Shuttle Atlantis installed an Automatic Identification System antenna on the outside of the International Space Station that will allow astronauts aboard the ISS to monitor signals... |
| 07 Jul 09 |
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Interplanetary internet gets permanent home in space » digg A new protocol which could one day handle deep-space communications is now being tested aboard the International Space Station. The the newly installed system aboard the ISS could one day allow data to flow between Earth, spacecraft, and astronauts... |
| 16 Jun 08 |
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Discovery glides home safely » the register (uk) Next shuttle mission: Hubble Space shuttle Discovery returned to Earth on Saturday, touching down at 15:15 GMT at the Kennedy Space Center at the end of a successful 14-day jaunt to the International Space Station.… |