Here's a scenario that might be going through the minds of NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff and his two fellow Russian crew members on the International Space Station (ISS).
Lawmakers warned this week that escalating tensions with Russia may leave the
Here's a scenario that might be going through the minds of NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff and his two fellow Russian crew members on the International Space Station (ISS).
Lawmakers warned this week that escalating tensions with Russia may leave the
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Experts are growing increasingly concerned that the United States will have to rely entirely upon Russia to take astronauts to and from the international space station for at least five years.
NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Experts are growing increasingly concerned that the United States will have to rely entirely upon Russia to take astronauts to and from the international space station for at least half a decade.
NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson
CLEVELAND -- Crew members of the space shuttle mission STS-124 and the International Space Station crew for Expedition 16 will visit NASA's Glenn Research Center on Wednesday, August 20.
The following events are available to the media:
At Glenn's Plum
Astronaut Peggy Whitson, 48, has deep Iowa roots, growing up in Beaconsfield, graduating from Mount Ayr Community High School and earning her bachelor's degree from Iowa Wesleyan College. She later earned a doctorate in biochemistry from Rice
Former Des Moines Buccaneers coach Regg Simon has switched jobs again. Simon, who resigned from the Buccaneers in the middle of last season, initially took a job as coach and general manager of the St. Louis Bandits of the North American Hockey League.
August 7, 2008-- Peggy Whitson always dreamed of becoming an astronaut. Now, the Iowa native holds records for both men and women in space. She came home to Iowa to share her story with kids at the Science Center of Iowa. Whitson is the first female
(AFP)--Russian engineers have yet to discover what has caused the Soyuz capsule to experience troublesome descents in its last two trips back to Earth carrying astronauts, the NASA chief said Wednes...
Iowa was never far from Peggy Whitson's thoughts during six months in command of the International Space Station.
"I knew I was over the Midwest when I saw the telltale mile-by-mile squares formed by the roads that crisscross the states," said the Iowa