Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
The International Space Station (ISS) is a habitable artificial satellite in low Earth orbit.
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Worrisome cracks in its spacecraft have forced Russia to postpone two manned launches to the International Space Station (ISS), the Interfax news agency reported Friday -- echoing a 2011 situation that left the country's space transport vehicles grounded and led to speculation that scientists may be forced to abandon the orbiting space base .
Six astronauts are currently aboard the ISS as members of Expedition 30, including two Americans: Commander Dan Burbank and Flight Engineer Don Pettit. Burbank, who has been in space since Nov. 16, was set to return from the station on a March 30 flight that will be postponed until mid-April or the first half of May.It's too early to say what sort of impact the delay could have on the current space station crew, NASA spokeswoman Kylie Clem told FoxNews.com, but current crew should be fine."There is plenty of margin for the current space station crew to stay onboard longer, if necessary, and plenty of margin in our manifest for upcoming launches," C...
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First American to orbit the Earth
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Russia's space agency says an unmanned cargo ship carrying 2.6 tons of supplies and equipment has lifted off for the International Space Station .Roskosmos says the ...
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Space shuttle Discovery docked with the International Space Station for the final time at 2:14 p.m. EST Saturday, where it will make a last delivery to the orbiting ...
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