Expedition One Crew Told to Expect Company
The crew of the International Space Station got some welcome news before turning in Wednesday night: Visitors - and the station's first science lab - are on their way.

NASA Yields to Use of Alpha Name for Station
The crew of space station Alpha still had to remind people what to call their home Wednesday three months after moving in.

NASA, Russia to Discuss Sending Tourists to International Space Station
The United States and Russia are on the verge of entering uncharted diplomatic territory -- opening up formal discussions about the possibility of flying "space tourists" to the International Space Station.

Atlantis Delay Scrambles Shuttle Flight Schedule
Shuttle Atlantis is set to head back to its launch pad with a newly inspected booster-separation system Friday, but its delayed launch is forcing NASA to once again push back the return to Earth of the International Space Stations first resident crew.

ISS Crew Works Feverishly; Shepherd OK with Tourist Tito
The workdays are long and hectic. Communication with the ground is spotty. And the International Space Stations (ISS) first full-time tenants already have a few gems of advice to their replacement crew.

Space Station Crew Ready for 'Three-Month-Wall'
The crew of the International Space Station (ISS) is more than halfway through its planned four-month-long mission, but a major psychological barrier is approaching: the so-called "three-month wall."

Shuttle To Carry First Lab To Station In January
The International Space Station's first laboratory is targeted to launch in January, but not much research will be conducted on the station until March.

Three Spacewalks Will Attach Lab To Space Station
The International Space Station's first full-time tenants will be rooming at the outpost a little longer than expected. The reason: Their ride home is going to be at least a week or two late.

First Station Crew Faces Extended Time In Orbit
MirCorp, an international company that has been devoted to keeping the Mir space station open for commercial business is now turning its attention to the International Space Station (ISS) to help foster public space travel.

Mir Backers Will Shift Focus to ISS
The death knell may have tolled for the Mir space station, but for Dennis Tito, the man intent on becoming the world's first space tourist, it's music to his ears.

EXCLUSIVE: Tito to ISS? 'In Whose Rocket?' Asks Russian Space Agency
The chances of would-be space tourist Dennis Tito flying to the International Space Station next year might be slim to none, but NASA -- at least publicly -- isnt completely slamming the door shut on the controversial idea.

NASA Leaves Door Ajar for Tito Flight to ISS
Space Station Alphas first full-time tenants are busy this week getting outpost systems up and running, working long days in advance of the arrival of their first visitors -- a construction crew set for launch Thursday aboard NASAs shuttle Endeavour.

Station Crew Prepares For Endeavour Arrival
A wobbling Russian space freighter linked up with Space Station Alpha (ISS) Friday after a failed automatic docking system forced the outpost crew to take control of the high-flying hook-up.

Supply Ship Makes Dicey Docking with Station Alpha
It's not easy being a Russian cosmonaut. In the age of Mir and the International Space Station (ISS), contemporary space travelers can often spend months away from home, living in cramped quarters in less than ideal conditions.

Olga Gidzenko and Elena Krikalev: The Cosmonauts' Wives Talk Space
NASA successfully tested the latest prototype of an emergency rescue boat for the International Space Station on Thursday, just hours after the orbiting outpost received its first tenants.

Space Station Lifeboat Sails to Success in Desert Test
Call Bill Shepherd the Alpha Male of the International Space Station. During his first official communiqu with Mission Control, the tenacious Commander of the Expedition One crew extracted a pledge out of NASA chief Daniel S. Goldin to refer to the orbiting lab with the name "Alpha."

The Name Game: Bill Shepherd, Tradition and the Politics of Space Travel
An American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts settled in aboard Space Station Alpha Friday, gearing up for the long haul -- and a spartan existence -- aboard the international outpost.

Space Station Alpha Crew Settles Into Daily Routine
An American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts settled in aboard Space Station Alpha Friday, gearing up for the long haul -- and a spartan existence -- aboard the international outpost.

Space Station Is Opened For Business As Expedition One Crew Floats Aboard
The International Space Station's first full-time tenants hitched a modern-day Conestoga wagon to the frontier outpost Thursday, opening up a new era of exploration that could lead to human colonization of the universe.

Expedition One Crew Wins Bid To Name Space Station Alpha
The International Space Station at long last has a real name -- or at least a radio call sign -- a moniker for a mythical mountaintop where mere mortals could make contact with other worlds above.

Expedition One Crew On Course for Thursday Docking With Space Station
The first full-time crew of the International Space Station is half-way to hanging an "occupied" sign at the frontier outpost.

Expedition One Crew Arrives In Orbit
A U.S.-Russian crew is headed back to the International Space Station today -- and this time, the aim is to stay.

Commander William Shepherd: From Navy SEAL to Space Pioneer
The story goes something like this: A job candidate from one of the most feared military commando forces in the world sat before NASAs astronaut selection board back in the 1980s, and the panel -- primarily made up of veteran space fliers -- asked him a standard interview question.

Destination: International Space Station
The human race is poised to take up permanent residence in space.

First Space Station Crew Prepares for Flight
The first International Space Station (ISS) crew and their backup team tried the Soyuz spacecraft that will carry them to the outpost on for size last week and found it a perfect fit.

Mission Discovery: The 100th Shuttle Voyage

Mission Atlantis: Outfitting the Outpost

Mission Endeavour: Space Station Power Trip