Space Shuttle Capsule

Astronauts sheltering on International Space Station

International Space Station Astronauts Ordered To Prepare For Evacuation, As If They Have Somewhere Else To Go

If you're claustrophobic, you probably can't imagine a worse place to be than the International Space Station — 356 feet of interior space in which you're meant to live, work, and maintain the thin sh...

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NASA orders astronauts to take shelter after new leak aboard the International Space Station

Space.com · 1y

International Space Station — Everything you need to know about the orbital laboratory

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NASA Reverses Evacuation Alert Order For Astronauts Aboard Space Station

A worsening air leak aboard the International Space Station prompted five astronauts to take shelter and prepare for evacuation for roughly two hours on Friday as Russia attempted to fix a crack on i...

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Astronaut who has dealt with Space Station leaks speaks to CNN

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Astronauts return to ISS after sheltering during air leak repair attempt

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NASA live updates: ISS astronauts to return to planned operations after air leak prompts evacuation alert

The four astronauts of NASA's Crew-12 mission on the station got orders from NASA mission control at 9:04 a.m. ET Monday to enter their Crew Dragon spacecraft docked to the station and don their space...

Honolulu Star-Advertiser · 9h

NASA reverses space station evacuation order after air leak scare

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International Space Station astronauts resume normal duties after evacuation order

Why Americans Land Spacecraft In The Ocean While The Russians Go For Solid Ground

The primary issue is that a returning spacecraft is hurtling at the Earth at breathtaking speed; Orion hit Mach 35. How on Earth (literally) do you slow that down enough for a nice, gentle landing? All vehicles coming back from space use parachutes,

Ars Technica

Putin OKs plan to turn Russian spacecraft into flying billboards

These are tough times for Russia’s civilian space program. In the last few years, Russia has cut back on the number of Soyuz crew missions it is sending to the International Space Station, and a replacement for the nearly 60-year-old Soyuz spacecraft ...

The Space Shuttle Files: Up, Up and Away!

T minus 10 - the acoustic shock absorption system starts - a huge fountain of water cascades from underneath the launch pad. Its role is to absorb the sound waves that come from the exhaust of the engines.

DC Bureau: Private space programs

PKG} <Frank Lucas / (R) Oklahoma 0:08> <Sen. John Hickenlooper / (D) Colorado 1:09> WHEN NASA RETIRED THE SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM.... THE AGENCY CHOSE TWO PRIVATE COMPANIES...TO TAKE ASTRONAUTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.