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ISS Gets New Recycling Gear, Ready for Larger Crew

TnGoastiiaiu submitted a space.com story that expands on coverage we've had earlier about improvements being made to the ISS to increase crew capacity. He writes "ISS gets new recycling gear that transforms human waste to drinking water. Some of the water will be used to get Oxygene, too. This way it will soon be possible to host more crew members. " Also, someone needs to smack the webmaster over there for putting a background texture behind the text. It's pretty unreadable along the left hand side of the screen.

Crew cuts net British school punishment

BURGESS HILL, England, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Three British teenagers have been banned from their school classes until their hair grows back in after a round of crew cuts, a parents says.

Hubble crew faces risk of being hit

HOUSTON: The shuttle crew being dispatched to work on the Hubble Space Telescope faces a higher-than-usual chance of disaster due to orbital debris, the shuttle program manager said on Monday. NASA is preparing for a fifth and final servicing mission to the orbital observatory next month.

Hubble crew faces higher risk of debris hit: NASA (Reuters)

HOUSTON (Reuters) - The shuttle crew being dispatched to work on the Hubble Space Telescope faces a higher-than-usual chance of disaster due to orbital debris, the shuttle program manager said on Monday.

Hubble crew faces higher risk of debris hit: NASA

HOUSTON (Reuters) - The shuttle crew being dispatched to work on the Hubble Space Telescope faces a higher-than-usual chance of disaster due to orbital debris, the shuttle program manager said on Monday.

Hubble crew faces higher risk of debris hit: NASA

HOUSTON (Reuters) - The shuttle crew being dispatched to work on the Hubble Space Telescope faces a higher-than-usual chance of disaster due to orbital debris, the shuttle program manager said on Monday.

'The Wrecking Crew': How conservative Republicans let lobbyists gobbled up D.C.

The Wrecking Crew How Conservatives Rule By Thomas Frank 369 pages. $25. Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt & Company.

Passengers, Crew Fished From Sea After Abandoning Boat

CALABASH, N.C. _ An engine fire at sea Wednesday morning forced 26 passengers and crew members to jump from their charter-fishing boat into the ocean, where they clung to rubber life rafts and watched the burning boat sink until help arrived.

NASA assigns crew for space mission

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Aug. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency has assigned a crew for space shuttle Atlantis on its STS-128 mission to the International Space Station set for launch next July 30.

China Launches Three-Man Crew into Space

(JIUQUAN, China) — China on Thursday successfully launched a three-man crew into space where one of them will make the country's first spacewalk, the country's most challenging space mission since first launching a person into space in 2003.

NASA-TV to cover ISS crew exchange

Astronaut and Mission Specialist Greg Chamitoff, departs from the crew quarters at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida on May 31, 2008. During the fourteen day mission, Chamitoff will serve as Flight Engineer and Science Officer during the mission and will spend the next five months on the International Space Station. (UPI Photo/Joe Marino-Bill Cantrell)

Sushi in space? Japanese astronaut plans meals for ISS crew

Washington - Astronaut Koichi Wakata's preparations to become the first Japanese crew member to live long-term aboard the International Space Station won't neglect his tastebuds. Wakata will join the International Space Station's Expedition 18 this winter, joining US astronauts Michael Fincke and Sandra Magnus and Russian cosomonaut Yuri Lonchakov, who are set to launch aboard a Russian Soyuz in October.

Sushi in space? Japanese astronaut plans meals for ISS crew

Washington (ANTARA News/dpa) - Astronaut Koichi Wakata's preparations to become the first Japanese crew member to live long-term aboard the International Space Station won't neglect his tastebuds.

Aerojet Completes Additional Risk Reduction Engine Testing for NASA's Orion Crew Module

company, successfully completed a hot-fire testing program of NASA's Orion Crew Module's 160 lb. thrust mono-propellant engine. Test program objectives were met by demonstrating pulse mode operation of the engine at expected Orion flight conditions.

Analysts see near-term risks in problems with online sales system at J. Crew

NEW YORK (AP) - Analysts on Wednesday were concerned that problems with J. Crew Group Inc.'s online system could hurt the apparel retailer's sales in the coming quarters, after the company reported second-quarter results below Wall Street estimates and slashed its full-year outlook.

Sushi in space? Japanese astronaut plans meals for ISS crew

Sushi in space? Japanese astronaut plans meals for ISS crewWashington - Astronaut Koichi Wakata's preparations to become the first Japanese crew member to live long-term aboard the International Space Station won't neglect his tastebuds.

Aerojet Completes Additional Risk Reduction Engine Testing For NASA's Orion Crew Module

Sacramento, CA - Aerojet, a GenCorp company, successfully completed a hot-fire testing program of NASA's Orion Crew Module's 160 lb. thrust mono-propellant engine. Test program objectives were met by demonstrating pulse mode operation of the engine at expected Orion flight conditions.

Space Shuttle successor will not fly before 2014: NASA

A NASA handout artists concept image shows the new Orion crew capsule which could be used to ferry crew members and cargo to the International Space Station. NASA announced it has pushed back the launch of the Orion the spacecraft designed to replace ...

Space station prepares for population boost

This cutaway view of an artist's rendering of the International Space Station shows a very busy crew inside and outside the orbital lab. The station's current three-person crew size is expected to double to six-person teams in spring 2009.

NASA's Ares I Rocket Passes Review to Reach Critical Milestone

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA has taken a major step toward building the nation's next generation launch vehicle with Wednesday's successful completion of the Ares I rocket preliminary design review. Starting in 2015, the Ares I rocket will launch the Orion crew exploration vehicle, its crew of four to six astronauts, and small cargo payloads to the International Space Station. The rocket also will be used for missions to explore the moon and beyond in the coming decades. The preliminary design review is the first such milestone in more than 35 years for a U.S. rocket that will carry astronauts into space. The review was conducted at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. It examined the current design for the Ares I launch vehicle to assess that the planned technical approach will meet NASA's

NASA's Ares I Rocket Passes Review to Reach Critical Milestone

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA has taken a major step toward building the nation's next generation launch vehicle with Wednesday's successful completion of the Ares I rocket preliminary design review. Starting in 2015, the Ares I rocket will launch the Orion crew exploration vehicle, its crew of four to six astronauts, and small cargo payloads to the International Space Station. The rocket also will be used for missions to explore the moon and beyond in the coming decades. The preliminary design review is the first such milestone in more than 35 years for a U.S. rocket that will carry astronauts into space. The review was conducted at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. It examined the current design for the Ares I launch vehicle to assess that the planned technical approach will meet NASA's

Shuttle Mission to Hubble Delayed

Because of delays and complications from Hurricane Ike, the launch date for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope has been delayed four days until Oct. 14 at 10:19 p.m. EDT. The delay is not a surprise. The crew and mission controllers missed out on a week of valuable training time when they were forced to evacuate the Houston area when Hurricane Ike which hit on September 13. "You come to the question of either slipping the launch or cutting out events," said STS-125 Commander Scott Altman when the crew arrived at Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday to prepare for a launch rehearsal. "All [our training] needs to be done and we have to make it happen before we fly… And that, of course, may mean a bit of a slip.

Crew quotes Mao before first space walk

THE astronauts about to attempt China's first space walk quoted Mao Zedong and hailed the importance of their mission in this Olympic year as they voiced confidence in the success of their historic voyage, which was scheduled to begin overnight.

Hubble Crew Boards Space Shuttle For Practice Run

The seven astronauts scheduled to fly NASA's last mission to the Hubble Space Telescope climbed aboard their spaceship Wednesday as part of practice countdown for the launch.

Hubble crew boards space shuttle for practice run

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The seven astronauts scheduled to fly NASA's last mission to the Hubble Space Telescope climbed aboard their spaceship Wednesday as part of practice countdown for the launch.

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