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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 21, 2021
Russia just created a cloud of bullets in space
It's important to look at Russia's use of a missile to destroy a satellite in the context of the increasing weaponization of the cosmos.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 30, 2021
International Space Station thrown out of control by misfire of Russian module
The crew members — a Japanese astronaut, two Russian cosmonauts, three NASA astronauts and an astronaut from France — were never in immediate danger, NASA said.
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 21, 2019
Boeing's Starliner astronaut capsule fails key test of reaching space station
Boeing Co.'s new astronaut capsule failed on Friday to climb high enough in orbit to reach the International Space Station, cutting short a critical unmanned test mission in the embattled aerospace giant's race to send humans to the outpost.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Mar 30, 2019
Room with a view
'Is the ISS (International Space Station) a hotel for astronauts?'
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 9, 2019
Unmanned SpaceX capsule returns to Earth after successful mission to ISS
An unmanned capsule from Elon Musk's SpaceX splashed into the Atlantic Ocean on Friday, successfully completing a mission crucial to NASA's long-delayed quest to resume human space flight from U.S. soil later this year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 2, 2018
Japan's space agency taps astronaut Akihiko Hoshide for International Space Station command
Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide will be onboard the International Space Station for about six months from around May 2020 and serve as its commander during the latter part of his stay, Japan's space agency said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 30, 2016
Onishi, ISS crewmates safely back on Earth
A Japanese astronaut and two other members of the International Space Station returned to Earth on Sunday after completing a nearly four-month mission, the Japanese and U.S. space agencies said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 14, 2016
JAXA 'surprised' by response to stress test trial
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said it was surprised at the number of people who submitted applications to take part in a two-week trial to test stress levels in a closed environment that will simulate conditions on the International Space Station.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 8, 2015
Japan to stay in space station project through 2024
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces that Japan will remain part of the U.S.-led International Space Station project when it is extended until 2024.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2015
Japan's unmanned cargo ship arrives at International Space Station
An unmanned cargo ship that blasted off aboard a rocket from Japan last week arrived at the International Space Station on Monday, according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 7, 2015
Failed Russian ISS resupply spacecraft expected to burn up on re-entry Friday
An unmanned Russian spacecraft on a failed resupply run to the International Space Station is heading back toward Earth faster than original predictions, with a fiery demise in the atmosphere expected early on Friday, U.S. Air Force tracking data show.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 13, 2015
International Space Station crew don Jedi garb ahead of voyages
Six astronauts, including Japan's Kimiya Yui, are dressed as warriors from the "Star Wars" film series in a poster NASA released Thursday ahead of their travel to the International Space Station later this year.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 1, 2014
Commercial rockets go boom like NASA's
There's no risk-free way to launch 5,000 pounds of food, science experiments and equipment to the International Space Station. As Orbital Sciences found out last week, some ways are far more dangerous than others.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 30, 2014
U.S. rocket explosion probed; space station resupplied
Authorities on Wednesday started investigating what made an unmanned U.S. supply rocket explode in a fireball moments after lifting off from a launchpad in Virginia, destroying supplies and equipment bound for the International Space Station.
EDITORIALS
May 20, 2014
Reconsider Japan's space program
As budget pressures become more competitive, it will be up to Japan's experts and taxpayers to consider what approach will best serve the nation's needs for space exploration — not bureaucrats and politicians.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 13, 2014
Wakata hands over command of space station
Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata passed the title of commander of the International Space Station to U.S. astronaut Steven Swanson early Monday and prepared to return to Earth. He spent 66 days in the role, marking a first for any astronaut from Asia.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 10, 2014
Wakata first Japanese astronaut to lead International Space Station
Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata assumed command of the International Space Station on Sunday, becoming the first Japanese to oversee a manned space mission.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 15, 2013
2013: A space conundrum
Long ago, in a dreamier era, space stations were imagined as portals to the heavens. In the 1968 movie "2001: A Space Odyssey," the huge structure twirled in orbit, aesthetically sublime, a relaxing way station for astronauts heading to the moon. It featured a Hilton and a Howard Johnson's.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 16, 2013
Houston, we have a superstar: Crooning astronaut Hadfield's enthusiasm goes viral down on Earth
Chris Hadfield, who crawled out of a space capsule on the plains of Kazakhstan early Tuesday, is dealing with gravity for the first time in five months and sudden global celebrity after singing a gone-viral made-in-space music video.

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