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Be Ready to Eat http://global.fncstatic.com/static/managed/img/fn2/travel/2_expedition_34_fresh_food_celebration.jpgAn astronaut's daily food intake consists of three meals and a snack, so that means there's no getting away with skipping breakfast. This photo, taken March 3 at the International Space Station, shows the Flight Engineers of Expedition 34 celebrating the arrival of fresh food supplies delivered earlier that day.Expect the Expected http://global.fncstatic.com/static/managed/img/fn2/travel/1_Flight%20Engineer%20Chris%20Hadfield.jpgThe crew at the Space Station operates on a 10-day menu cycle. That means every meal has been planned well in advance, so no surprise homemade cheesecake. Every calorie consumed has been orchestrated months before take-off. To give you an idea, here is an example of a menu at the Space Station. In this photo, Expedition 34 Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield juggles some tomatoes onboard the Earth-orbiting International Space Station.Pack a Lunch http...
Staying fit in space is about to get easier now that astronauts on the International Space Station have finished building a new zero-gravity treadmill named after TV...
For rookie astronauts flying aboard the International Space Station , the food is good, the rocket thrusters are loud and there's an odd tang in the air — apparently...
The space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of six arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) Wednesday to drop off some massive spare parts for the orbiting labor...
The crew of the shuttle Atlantis plans to spend today wrapping up work at the International Space Station (ISS) in preparation for departure tomorrow.The seven STS-1...
The crew of the shuttle Atlantis plans to spend today wrapping up work at the International Space Station (ISS) in preparation for departure tomorrow.The seven STS-1...
When it comes to grabbing a bite to eat, the international space station is living up to its first name.It's a veritable food court of international cuisine, observe...
WASHINGTON — The space shuttle Atlantis roared into space Monday afternoon to begin a vital 11-day delivery run to the International Space Station .The shuttle blast...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Shuttle Atlantis undocked from the International Space Station early Wednesday, headed home with one astronaut eager to hold his newborn daugh...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Shuttle Atlantis undocked from the International Space Station early Wednesday, headed home with one astronaut eager to hold his newborn daugh...
Two astronauts breezed through the first spacewalk of their mission Thursday as they upgraded the International Space Station with a spare antenna and other gear.Atl...
Two astronauts breezed through the first spacewalk of their mission Thursday as they upgraded the International Space Station with a spare antenna and other gear.Atl...
Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of seven landed safely in Florida Friday morning after an 11-day flight to resupply the International Space Station .With bright ...
The news of the iconic astronaut Neil Armstrong's death Saturday plunged American astronauts and spaceflyers around the world into mourning, with some expressing the...
NASA technicians have begun filling the space shuttle Discovery's enormous external fuel tank in preparation for her final launch later today.The roughly three-hour ...
It may be the mother lode of all bad timing: Atlantis shuttle astronaut Randy Bresnik is stuck at the International Space Station , hundreds of miles from his pregna...
Astronauts in the United States and Europe sent congratulations to Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner today (Oct. 14), showering the daredevil with praise after he ...
A broken device that recycles astronaut urine into clean drinking water on the International Space Station may have a slight impact to life onboard next week when NA...
As if being an astronaut wasn't already a dream job, add personal calls from the band U2 to the list of perks in space.U2 members Bono and The Edge, along with Bono'...
At 11:51 A.M., NASA's space shuttle Atlantis has docked with the International Space Station , 220 miles in the air over Australia and Tasmiania.We're crashing the p...