Tag Archives : ISS

Come Friday, July 8th, 2011, the world will witness the glorious end to a three decade long and highly successful U.S  space shuttle program, as Shuttle Atlantis will mark the final flight with a cargo of four astronauts heading for the International Space Station (ISS). Under the auspices of the world’s most advanced space agency, NASA, the U.S [...]

Come July 8th, 2011, the long standing and highly successful NASA shuttle program will finally meet its end as Shuttle Atlantis will ferry the last four U.S astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). This historic event will eventually result in establishing the domination of the Russian Federation in the so called ‘Space Race’ that [...]

The year 2010 was one of the most thrilling and eventful time for nearly all technology aficionados as well as online tech blogs. With the launch of Apple iPhone 4G and iPad, the previous year offered a wealth of options for consumers to consolidate their lifestyles with mobile technology, while connecting to rest of the world in a more advanced and [...]

The world of space tourism as seen from the Russian perspective has been quite a lucrative prospecting for the country’s economy. However, one of the premier space tourism companies in Russia, Space Adventures, had to halt its space tourist services last year, as the International Space Station (ISS) was packed full to capacity. Now, Space Adventures [...]

It was a launch that was marred by weather delays and other issues that had sprouted a hint of skepticism among the public in regards to the launch of NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis. But,m everything went smoothly and Atlantis successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS). After successfully completing the tasks given to them, [...]

NASA is pretty renowned for screw ups that only it can manage to pull off and after re-recording on the moon landing tapes its reputation has been on a one way trip down the spiral. With the International Space Station (ISS) in eternal need of repairs and pare parts and the space shuttles at NASA’s disposal only operation for another year or so, [...]

There is absolutely no denying the fact that an astronaut’s job is not at all rosy. The amount of hardships an astronaut endures in the space station is perhaps beyond a layman’s imagination. Nevertheless, it appears to be very fascinating to many of us. The European Space Agency (ESA) has created a wearable augmented reality system, which [...]

Nasa cancelled the launch of space shuttle Endeavour yesterday. Several hours before launch some hydrogen leak was discovered. So the launch now stands delayed. The space shuttle was to carry seven crew members and equipments for Japan’s Kibo laboratory to International Space Station (ISS). A crew member already stationed at ISS was to be brought [...]

That sounds pretty disgusting when you think about it, even though we are saying that the urine will be recycled! Irrespective of your personal tastes and fancy for delicacies, if you want to be a part of the crew that constantly keeps the International Space Station in shape and gets a fabulous view of the Earth and the vast cosmos, then you will have [...]