
Here is the complete collection of stories and files from SPACE.com about the Expedition Two crew's visit to the International Space Station.
Second Station Crew Readapting to Life on Earth
Susan Helms is ready to move into a new apartment. Jim Voss is sleeping soundly back in his Houston home, and Yuri Usachev soon will be making a transoceanic flight back to his native Russia.
Station Crew Wobbles Through Return to Normal Gravity
Jim Voss felt like he had just run a marathon. Yuri Usachev was a bit off-balance, and Susan Helms sensed the weight of the world when normal gravity grabbed hold of her for the first time since March.
Discovery Astronauts and Homebound Station Crew Return to Earth
Shuttle Discovery's astronauts dove through cloudy skies and landed here Wednesday as a homebound International Space Station crew felt the firm tug of Earth gravity for the first time in nearly six months.
Simple Pleasures Sought by Returning Station Crew
Yuri Usachev is in the mood for "real cheese, real coffee," and after five months of thermo-stabilized BBQ beef brisket, Jim Voss is looking forward to "a good old-fashioned hamburger" and "maybe some ice cream for dessert."
Longtime Station Crew Headed Home After Shuttle Departure from Outpost
Shuttle Discovery's astronauts taxied the second full-time crew of the International Space Station crew back toward planet Earth Monday, leaving an American and two Russians to fend for themselves on the frontier outpost.
Homebound Station Crew Bids Adieu to Orbital Abode
The new crew of the International Space Station bid bon voyage to their homebound predecessors Monday as a Russian cosmonaut and two American astronauts took leave of their orbital abode after 165 days in space.
Formal Change-Of-Command Ceremony Staged at Station
A veteran Russian cosmonaut formally relinquished command of the International Space Station Friday as he and his crewmates prepared to return to Earth next week after more than five months aboard the outpost.
Station Astronaut Helms In No Hurry to Get Home
Two Americans and a Russian will return to Earth next week after almost a half-year on the International Space Station, but one of the home-bound astronauts is in no big hurry to leave her orbital abode.
Homebound Station Crew Packs Up Amid Spacewalk Prep Work
A homebound crew started packing up aboard the International Space Station Wednesday as astronauts aboard visiting shuttle Discovery geared up for a spacewalking excursion outside the outpost.
Homebound Station Crew Ready for Return to Terra Firma
The soon-to-be homebound crew of the International Space Station is ready to return to Earth after five busy months of critical outpost construction work, but a vacation break will have to wait.
Equipment Problems Nag Space Station Crew
About two weeks into their four-month mission, the second crew of Space Station Alpha already is fighting nagging equipment problems on the outpost.
Changing of the Guard Takes Place at Space Station Alpha
A U.S. Navy skipper relinquished command of the International Space Station to a Russian cosmonaut Sunday as astronauts aboard shuttle Discovery set out to ferry the outpost's vanguard crew back to Earth.
Station-Bound Astronaut Severs Ties with Earth
Susan Helms is about to embark on "The Great Escape," having severed almost all ties that bind her to planet Earth.
Next Station Crew Will Welcome Any Visitors - Even Tito
Just like Bob Barker - the ageless host of the American TV game show The Price Is Right - the next resident crew of the International Space Station might find themselves saying "Come On Down!" to U.S. millionaire Dennis Tito.
Station Crew to Spacewalk Inside, But Not Outside, Alpha Outpost
An American astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut will perform a spacewalk inside the International Space Station next week, but the pair will not be sent outside the outpost to fix a balky robot arm.
Space Station Construction Delayed: Blame 'Canadarm 2'
Two American astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut will spend an extra month aboard the International Space Station, but the crew said Thursday that they are in no hurry to return to Planet Earth.
First Spacewalk from ISS May Include Robot Arm Repair Work
A U.S. astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut might swap out a balky electronics box on the International Space Station's new $600 million robot arm next month during what will be the first spacewalk ever staged from within the outpost.
Astronauts Deny Frosty Tito Treatment
NASA officials on Thursday refuted Russian claims that American astronauts were ordered to be less than hospitable to California financier Dennis Tito during his recent $20 million tourist trip to the International Space Station.
Equipment Problems Nag Space Station Crew
About two weeks into their four-month mission, the second crew of Space Station Alpha already is fighting nagging equipment problems on the outpost.
Transcript: Change in Command Ceremony Aboard Space Station Alpha
Here is a transcript of the change-in-command held at 7:31 p.m EST Sunday inside the U.S. Destiny science laboratory, while all 10 astronauts and cosmonauts looked on:
Relief Crew Welcomed Aboard Space Station
The International Space Station's first full-time tenants rolled out the red carpet for a relief crew Saturday, celebrating an impending return to Earth after their ride home arrived at the orbiting outpost.