Cosmonaut Careers: Russian Interest in Homegrown Spaceflyers Flags
MOSCOW – A career as a cosmonaut—once the dream job of a lifetime for millions in this country—is increasingly less attractive because it is no longer the ticket to international fame or a fortune. As a result, the pool of qualified candidates for positions in Russia’s cosmonaut corps is shrinking, experts said.

Space Station's Former Tenants Adjust to Life Back on Earth
Nearly a month after returning from their mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS), the outpost's most recent caretakers are slowly adapting back to life on their home planet.

Space Station Astronauts Say Rigorous Program Needed to Support Extended Missions
STAR CITY, Russia (AP) -- The American and Russian space crew, just back from a six-month stint aboard the International Space Station, reacted cautiously Wednesday to calls for doubling the length of space flights saying that the optimal time in orbit depended on the tasks set.

Smooth Landing for Expedition 8 Crew
The two-man crew of the eighth expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) and a European astronaut are back on terra firma after a smooth landing on the steppes of Kazakhstan.

Russia Reports Small Leak on Soyuz Spacecraft
MOSCOW (AP) -- The Russian Soyuz spacecraft that will return three astronauts to Earth from the International Space Station this week is leaking helium, Russian space officials said Wednesday.

NASA Says ISS Spacewalk Successful

NASA officials are lauding a spacewalk by the current crew of the International Space Station (ISS) despite a spacesuit glitch that forced an early end to the outing.

Space Suit Glitch Cuts EVA Short for Station Crew

It was a space suit malfunction, not a space station emergency, that cut short a much-anticipated spacewalk by the two crewmembers of Expedition 8 aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

Space Station Gets a Figurehead as Radiation Dummy Attached Outside

It may not be suitable for crash tests, but a dummy now rides on the outside of the International Space Station (ISS) It's mission: to give scientists a better idea of the radiation bombarding astronauts during spacewalks.

A First: Thursday's Spacewalk Will Leave Space Station Unattended
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) _ The two men aboard the international space station will venture outside on Thursday, leaving the orbiting complex unattended during a spacewalk for the first time ever.

Progress Freighter Docks at Space Station
A Russian Progress freighter docked with the International Space Station Saturday, delivering food, fuel and other supplies. The automatic docking of the unmanned vessel went as planned.

Progress Freighter En Route to Space Station

HOUSTON -- A fresh load of food, fuel and supplies was launched to the International Space Station on Wednesday, allowing the orbiting outpost to continue to operate while waiting for NASA's shuttle fleet to return to flight

NFL Commissioner Chats with ISS Crew
HOUSTON -- National Football League commissioner Paul Tagliabue toured Johnson Space Center today, taking time to speak with the crew of the International Space Station (ISS) and promote education.

Convenient Crew Handhold Caused Station Air Leak
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A poorly designed flexible air hose used by one too many astronauts as a makeshift handhold caused the recent air leak at the International Space Station, NASA's top station manager said Friday.

Cause of Dropping Pressure on Space Station Believed Found
MOSCOW (AP) -- The leak which caused air pressure to drop on the International Space Station was caused by the malfunction of a valve that disposes of extra pressure, Russian space officials said Monday.

Search for Leak on Space Station Widens
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- The cabin pressure aboard the international space station dropped again Friday as the crew ruled out a Russian-made air purifier as the possible cause of the mystery leak.

Station Crew Hunts for Elusive Air Leak
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A Russian device for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere of the International Space Station may be the source of a slow air leak flight controllers are monitoring, officials said Tuesday.

Mission Control Alerts Station Crew to Slow Air Leak
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The international space station is experiencing a slow, steady drop in air pressure, and American and Russian flight controllers are investigating possible causes of the leak.

Space Station Crew Orbits Into a New Year
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Following a chaotic year for NASA's human spaceflight program, 2003 will end on a hopeful note for the new year as an astronaut and a cosmonaut continue flying high aboard the International Space Station.

Russia Plans to Deliver New Crew to ISS
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia will deliver all regular crews and cargo to the International Space Station next year, filling in again for NASA, the head of the Russian space agency said Friday.

NASA Relies on Russian Thrusters for ISS
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- NASA is relying on Russian-made thrusters to periodically turn the international space station following a new malfunction with the U.S. motion-control system, officials said Friday.

Dress Rehearsal on the ISS

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Expedition Eight crewmembers Alexander Kaleri and Michael Foale soon could be taking a stroll outside the International Space Station.

NASA Asks Pentagon to Examine Space Station for Damage
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- At NASA's request, the Pentagon is using spy satellites to check the international space station for any exterior damage that might explain the loud metallic noise heard last week by the two men on board.

Debris May Have Hit Space Station
MOSCOW (AP) -- The U.S.-Russian crew of the international space station heard a grinding sound as if an object had scraped its outer surface, but Russian space officials said Thursday that the men were safe and there was no immediate sign of any damage.

Veteran Skylab Astronauts Trade Notes with ISS Crew
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Some of America's first astronauts to work aboard an orbiting space station took time Monday to compare notes with the Expedition Eight crew now living at the International Space Station (ISS).

U.S. and Russia View Space Station Safety Differently
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- It was just four high-energy batteries, the kind that are found in a lot of military equipment such as walkie-talkie sets and night vision equipment. Similar batteries already were being used on the International Space Station.

Earth Pounded: Second Major Space Storm in Two Days Hits
Expedition Eight crewmembers Mike Foale and Alexander Kaleri aboard the International Space Station took cover from the storm for several 20-minute periods Tuesday and Wednesday as the station orbited through areas where Earth's magnetic field did not offer much protection.

Pen, Paper and Weightlessness: Astronaut Pedro Duque's Soyuz/ISS Diary
European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque was launched toward the International Space Station on Oct. 18, docking there two days later. He is to return to Earth on Oct. 27. During his stay he filed periodic reports as a diary from space.

Congress Wants NASA To Explain Decision-Making Process
WASHINGTON -- NASA officials headed to Congress late today to brief the House Science Committee on the agency's decision making process in light of revelations that the most recent space station crew was launched Oct. 18 over the objections of two space agency doctors responsible for overseeing health and environmental conditions aboard the orbiting laboratory.

New Station Crew Was Launched Despite Safety Warnings
WASHINGTON (AP) -- NASA dispatched a new crew to the International Space Station after taking into account warnings by experts about unreliable medical equipment and air and water monitoring devices aboard the orbiting lab, an agency spokesman said Wednesday night.

Soyuz Craft Docks With International Space Station
MOSCOW (AP) -- A three-man crew docked with the International Space Station on Monday, the second time a Russian Soyuz has visited since the U.S. shuttle program was grounded after the disintegration of shuttle Columbia.

Soyuz Launches New Crew Toward Space Station
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AP) -- A Soyuz spacecraft carrying a Russian, an American and a Spaniard blasted off Saturday for the International Space Station from the Russian space program's cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Russia to Launch U.S., Spanish Astronauts to ISS Tonight
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AP) -- The countdown began Friday to the launch of a Soyuz capsule carrying a Russian and American team to the International Space Station, a mission that underscores Russia's crucial role in space flight.

Soyuz Rocket Rolled Out to Launch Pad
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Russian space workers moved a Soyuz rocket out to its Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad in Kazakhstan early Thursday in anticipation for a planned liftoff Saturday at 1:37 a.m. EDT (0537 GMT).

Next ISS Crew Puts Out Welcome Sign for China
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- By all accounts China's long-anticipated first manned spaceflight remains targeted for launch in November, but U.S. astronaut Michael Foale -- who should be in command of the International Space Station (ISS) by then -- said he isn't expecting any guests.

Next Space Station Crew Not Sure How They'll Get Home
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The post-Columbia grounding of NASA's shuttle fleet has left a new crew headed for the International Space Station with no firm reservation for a ride back to Earth.