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  ISS Mission Managers Approve Saturday Spacewalk Repairs

  Posted by Mark Carreau 9:27 PM on May 10, 2013

  The International Space Station's Mission Management Team approved a contingency space walk late Friday, an excursion that will send NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn... Read More >>

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  Station Crew Prepares For Spacewalk to Deal With Radiator Leak

  Posted by Mark Carreau 5:57 AM on May 10, 2013

  International Space Station crew members Chris Cassidy and Tom Marsburn began preparations early Friday for a weekend spacewalk to investigate a coolant leak on the station’s... Read More >>

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  NASA Troubleshoots Growing ISS Thermal Control System Leak

  Posted by Mark Carreau 8:54 PM on May 09, 2013

  NASA flight control teams began powering down systems aboard the International Space Station late Thursday, after the six man crew spotted a growing ammonia coolant leak from the o... Read More >>

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  U.S., European Observations Link Black Hole Rotations to Galactic Evolution

  Posted by Mark Carreau 3:48 PM on Feb 27, 2013

  U.S. and European X-ray space observatories have measured the spin rate of a super massive black hole in a bright nearby galaxy, demonstrating a feature of Einstein's General ... Read More >>

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  ESA Gives Spain Mid-January Deadline to Confirm Funding

  Posted by Amy Svitak 6:49 AM on Dec 06, 2012

  With Spain mired in economic crisis, the European Space Agency (ESA) is seeking reassurance that Madrid can put its money where its mouth is. In a Nov. 30 document detailing plann... Read More >>

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  UK Ups ESA Investment 25% Ahead of Key Budget Meeting

  Posted by Amy Svitak 10:05 AM on Nov 09, 2012

  Despite budget pressures at home, the UK plans to invest £1.2 billion in European Space Agency (ESA) programs over the next five years, a 25% increase over current spending a... Read More >>

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  SpaceX Dragon Begins Initial ISS Mission Under $1.6 Billion NASA Resupply Contract

  Posted by Mark Carreau 5:43 PM on Oct 07, 2012

  SpaceX's Falcon 9/Dragon Commercial Resupply Services 1 mission lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., late Sunday, signaling the restoration of a regular U. S. In... Read More >>

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  ISS Managers Welcome Return of U.S. Cargo Launch, Return Capabilities

  Posted by Mark Carreau 5:18 PM on Oct 06, 2012

  International Space Station managers welcome the return of a U.S. re-supply capability that regular SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon operations promise, Mike Suffredini, NASA's ISS program m... Read More >>

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  SpaceX CEO Elon Musk: Inaugural Commercial Re-Supply Contract Flight a Challenge

  Posted by Mark Carreau 12:52 PM on Oct 05, 2012

  SpaceX CEO Elon Musk sounded a note of caution Friday as the launching of the Hawthorne, Calif.,-based company's first Falcon 9/Dragon mission to the International Space Station un... Read More >>

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  ESA's ATV-3 Departs ISS With Final Assignment

  Posted by Mark Carreau 3:40 PM on Sep 28, 2012

  ESA's ATV-3 departs the ISS. Photo Credit: NASA TV The European Space Agency's third Automated Transfer Vehicle departed the International Space Station late Sept. 28 with ... Read More >>

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