Astronauts on board the International Space Station are reminded of the continuing brutal conflict between Israel and Gaza as they witness air strikes from hundreds of miles above ground. European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst shared photos taken from space of Israel and the Gaza Strip onto Facebook and Twitter with a bleak caption:…
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ISS Flying Over Planet Earth (Video)
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Experience what it feels like to fly over planet Earth in this cool time-lapse video taken from the front of the International Space Station as it orbits our planet at night. This movie begins over the Pacific Ocean and continues over North and South America before entering daylight near Antarctica. http://www.youtube.com/v/74mhQyuyELQ?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0 via Viral Viral Videos…
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Live Webcast: Three Astronauts Head to ISS
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At 3:57 EDT, three astronauts will launch aboard a Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft, bound for the International Space Station, where they will serve as the crew during the Expedition 40/41 missions. Expedition 41 will end in November. The astronauts heading into space today will be: Reid Wiseman (NASA), Alexander Gerst (ESA), and Maxim Suarev (RKA). They…