ISS News
ISS maybe hit by space debris
A very strange noise, like "a tin can was being crushed" warned Crew's attention this morning.
An early visual inspection of outer surfaces denoted no signs of evident damage.
All the systems are operating normally and there are no changes in the internal atmosphere of the station.
Investigation might reveal that the noise has been caused by devices inside the station but for now it looks like that some light debris hit ISS.
Full story at Space.com
ISS STATUS REPORTS 03-42,43
Progress 12, carrying more than 5,000 pounds of fuel, air and water, fresh and prepared foods, clothing, and experiment hardware, is scheduled to arrive at the International Space Station tomorrow.
ISS STATUS REPORT #03-41
An unmanned Russian Progress vehicle successfully blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan tonight to deliver almost three tons of food, fuel, water, and supplies to the residents of the International Space Station.
ISS STATUS REPORT #03-40
An unmanned Russian Progress vehicle successfully undocked from the International Space Station today, heading for a plunge into the Earth's atmosphere with discarded items from the orbital complex.....
NEXT INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION CREW 8
Launch time: October 18 - 0537 GMT (0137 EDT)
Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch the Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft to the International Space Station carrying the next resident crew. Docking will occur at approximately 0706 GMT on Oct. 20.
US Firm Wants To Buy Soyuz For Tourist Mission
US firm Space Adventures is potentially interested in buying a Russian Soyuz space craft to make tourist flights to the International Space Station (ISS), ITAR-TASS Saturday quoted the company's chief as saying. Eric Anderson, chief executive officer, told the news agency in Los Angeles that Space Adventures was keen to send the two space tourists on board one spaceship accompanied by a professional astronaut
Full Story At: SpaceDaily.com
ISS NEXT CREW NAMED
Veteran NASA astronaut Michael Foale and seasoned Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri are set to be the eighth crew to live aboard the International Space Station. They're scheduled to begin their mission in October, when they launch into space aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft.
Out-of-this-World Wedding De-Orbited?
Plans for the long-distance wedding between Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, currently ensconced in the International Space Station (ISS), and his fiance, the earth-bound Ekaterina Dmitriev, appeared to have been grounded Friday
Expedition 7 Begins Unloading Progress 11 Cargo
Expedition 7 Commander Yuri Malenchenko and NASA ISS Science Officer Ed Lu began unpacking cargo from the Progress 11 spacecraft Friday. The Progress 11, which docked to the International Space Station on Wednesday.....
ISS WAITING FOR SUPPLY SHIP
The Progress 11 cargo ship will carry about 2,404 kilograms (5,300 pounds) of supplies to the orbital outpost. Progress 11 is scheduled to link up with the orbital outpost's Pirs Docking Compartment at 6:17 a.m. CDT (1117 GMT) June 11.