International Space Station

Short Science, June 2, 2013

2 Jun 2013

A Russian spaceship took a shortcut to the International Space Station this past week, delivering a veteran cosmonaut, a rookie Italian astronaut and an American mother on her second flight to the...

2:44AM

American, Russian, Italian blast off into space in Soyuz rocket

29 May 2013

A Soyuz carrying an American, Russian and Italian blasted off on Wednesday for a six-hour trip to the International Space Station, where the new crew will spend six months conducting a variety of...

10:38AM

First music video recorded in space? Brought to you by our favourite tweeting astronaut

14 May 2013

Commander Chris Hadfield leaves the International Space Station after five months with a fitting tribute

1:01PM

Astronaut's 'Space Oddity' farewell

14 May 2013

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield has marked his upcoming departure from the International Space Station by singing a cover version of David Bowie's classic song Space Oddity recorded on the...

3:30AM

What happens when you cry at zero gravity, and answers to other questions about living in space

8 Apr 2013

In his latest dispatch from the International Space Station, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield shows us what happens when you feel like you just need to let it all out.

5:52PM

Briefs, March 4, 2013

4 Mar 2013

Passwords reset after Evernote cyber attack

5:13AM

Opinion

Alex Lo

Chen Guangcheng misled by his new right-wing 'friends'

1:26AM

Tom Holland

The yuan hasn't overtaken the HK$ quite yet, Mr Chan

Updated 4:40AM

SpaceX capsule arrives at International Space Station

A privately-owned unmanned US space capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday, bringing to the space outpost food, scientific materials and other crucial equipment.

7:34PM

Nasa brings bounce to outer-space living

Nasa is partnering with a commercial space company in a bid to replace the cumbersome “metal cans” that now serve as astronauts’ homes in space with inflatable bounce-house-like habitats that can...

11:46AM

Year in space to test effects on astronauts' mind and body

Two veteran spacefarers have been chosen to spend a year aboard the International Space Station - many times longer than the usual tour of duty - as part of research into the physiological effects...

4:01AM

BRIEFS

Briefs, November 20, 2012

FARC rebels announce truce amid peace talks

11:29AM

AEROSPACE

Astronauts touch down in chilly Kazakhstan steppe

Three astronauts touched down in the dark, chilly expanses of central Kazakhstan onboard a Soyuz capsule on Monday after a 125-day stay at the International Space Station.

2:50PM

SPACE

Roadworks damage Russian space communications

Russia lost the ability to send basic commands to most of its satellites and a segment of the International Space Station (ISS) following a cable failure near Moscow.

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