A new Progress cargo carrier docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station at 2:18 a.m. EST Friday with more than 2.4 tons of oxygen, air, propellant and other supplies and equipment aboard.
Aboard the International Space Station, Flight Engineer Sandy Magnus shares her thoughts on living and working in space and puts her culinary skills to work to spice up traditional space food fare.
A new Progress cargo carrier launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesday.
Astronaut Greg Chamitoff is ready to resume the unique Earth vs. space chess match he started on orbit.
While people on Earth were exchanging cards and fruitcake this holiday season the Expedition 18 crew aboard the International Space Station received similar salutations, except for the fruitcake.
International Space Station Commander Mike Fincke and Flight Engineer Yury Lonchakov wound up a 5-hour, 38-minute spacewalk to install an electromagnetic energy probe and other experiments at 1:29 a.m. EST Tuesday.
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› View the videos →Expedition 18 Commander Mike Fincke works with the Smoke Point in Co-flow Experiment, or SPICE, which determines the point at which gas-jet flames begin to emit soot in microgravity.
› View This VideoExpedition 18 Commander Mike Fincke works with the Component Repair Experiment, which will help develop effective in-space repair strategies such as component-level repair of electronics for future space missions.
› View This VideoWhile wishing both Super Bowl XLIII teams good luck, Expedition 18 Commander and Pittsburgh native Mike Fincke throws his support behind the Steelers.
› View This VideoExpedition 18 Commander Mike Fincke takes you on a guided tour of his home in orbit (open captioned).
› View This VideoExpedition 18 Commander Mike Fincke, a Pittsburgh native, showed his true colors as he offered encouragement for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
› View This VideoExpedition 18 Commander Mike Fincke and Flight Engineers Sandy Magnus and Yury Lonchakov send a New Year's message from the International Space Station.
› View This VideoExpedition 18 Flight Engineer Greg Chamitoff makes a move in the Earth vs. Space Chess match after his return to Earth.
› View This VideoExpedition 18 Commander Mike Fincke and Flight Engineer Sandy Magnus beam down season's greetings from the International Space Station.
› View This VideoSTS-126 Commander Chris Ferguson and Expedition 18 Commander Mike Fincke mark the 10th anniversary of the launch of the first module of the International Space Station.
› View This VideoExterior photos show the Station's growth as new components are added.
See how the International Space Station orients itself.