Tag: International Space Station
NASA’s space ‘robot hotel’ launches tomorrow
NASA announced that it is launching a "robot hotel" into space with the upcoming SpaceX commercial resupply mission. The Robotic Tool Stowage (RiTS), a protective storage unit for critical robotic ... Read More
Cash-strapped NASA to allow private tourism to International Space Station
US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has been forced to take on some extra work to pay the bills: playing host to private tourists aboard the International Space Station. ... Read More
Lunar landing 50ᵗʰ anniversary: Celebrate in Ohio
To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of Ohioan Neil Armstrong's first steps on the moon, Ohio is celebrating its groundbreaking history in space and aviation with special space-inspired celebrations throughout the ... Read More
Russia’s CosmoCourse could launch private space tourism in five years
According to Russian National AeroNet Technology Initiative co-leader, Russia could see the start of private space tourism in around five years. National AeroNet Technology Initiative's Sergei Zhukov was talking about ... Read More
Roscosmos: Russia to resume space tourism after 2013
The head of Roscosmos' manned flights department, Alexei Krasnov, said that Russian Federal Space Agency plans to send Soyuz spacecraft with two space tourists to the International Space station (ISS) Read More
Russia to end space tourism
Well, it looks like Charles Simonyi might have to wait a while for a third trip, because space tourism is going on hiatus. Read More
International Space Station changes orbit awaiting tourist
Moscow — The orbital path of the International Space Station (ISS) was successfully adjusted Saturday to accommodate the landing of the world's sixth space tourist in eight days time, Interfax ... Read More