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VideoMatthias Maurer talks science and spacewalks on the space station
Matthias Maurer's last name in German means brick layer. Naturally, Maurer says, that means he has been assigned to perform an experiment with concrete during his six-month stint on the International Space Station.
Russian Progress supply ship poised for launch from Baikonur
A Soyuz rocket is ready to boost Russia's Progress MS-18 supply ship into orbit Wednesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, setting course for a two-day chase of the International Space Station.
VideoLive coverage: Crew Dragon cleared for Wednesday launch
NASA and SpaceX managers have given a 'go' for the launch of four astronauts aboard a Crew Dragon to the space station at 9:03 p.m. EST Wednesday (0203 GMT Thursday).
Progress cargo ship relocated to new module at International Space Station
A Russian Progress supply ship docked with the new Nauka lab module at the International Space Station Friday, completing a 29-hour free flight after detaching from a different port at the complex. The relocation positions the Progress spacecraft to assist with leak checks of the Nauka module's propulsion system.
Boeing zeros in on cause of Starliner launch delay
Engineers are zeroing in on the "root cause" of a disappointing August launch scrub that grounded Boeing's Starliner astronaut ferry ship: humidity-triggered corrosion in key propulsion system valves, company managers said Tuesday.
Russian actress returns to Earth after space station movie shoot
A Russian actress and her director-cameraman, wrapping up a 12-day movie shoot aboard the International Space Station, returned to Earth Sunday and promptly filmed a few additional scenes that will be part of the film’s conclusion.
VideoLive coverage: Russian actress, film director, cosmonaut back on Earth
Closing out a nearly 12-day high-flying film shoot on the final frontier, Russian actress Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko returned to Earth Sunday with cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy. The crew's Soyuz spacecraft landed in Kazakhstan at 12:35 a.m. EDT (0435 GMT), following an undocking from the International Space Station three hours earlier.
Astronauts in final training for flight on brand new SpaceX crew capsule
The four astronauts set to blast off Oct. 30 to the International Space Station visited Cape Canaveral over the weekend for a test run inside SpaceX's new Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft, one of the last training events before they return to Florida on launch week.
Astronauts choose ‘Endurance’ as name for new SpaceX crew capsule
The astronauts who will ride SpaceX's newest Dragon spaceship into orbit later this month said Thursday they named their spacecraft "Endurance" as a tribute to the human spirit and a historic sailing vessel used by Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton.
NASA swaps two astronauts from Boeing missions to SpaceX crew flight
NASA has reassigned two rookie astronauts from missions on Boeing's troubled Starliner crew capsule to a SpaceX crew mission to the International Space Station late next year, a move agency officials said will allow the astronauts to gain spaceflight experience for future lunar expeditions.