Organisation: Space Station

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PICTURES: See the SpaceX Dragon cross the Irish sky

After a day of delays due to stormy weather, SpaceX’s Dragon capsule

finally blasted off from Cape Canaveral. Among the supplies being ferried to the International Space Station (ISS) was the first espresso maker ever put into Earth’s orbit.

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Space Station gets its own 3D printer in Dragon delivery

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New private spacecraft will take crews into orbit

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Space Station greets new delivery service

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'Serious' power system leak aboard ISS

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Blood-test firm wins €1m space station contract

Astronauts 'become like 80-year-olds' in space

Astronauts who spend months in space become as physically weak as 80-year-olds, a study has found.

Wed, 18 Aug, 2010

Space Station's new viewing deck experiences problems

Astronauts ran into trouble trying to move the International Space Station’s fancy new observation deck, and the job was put on hold as Mission Control debated what to do.

Mon, 15 Feb, 2010

Podge and Rodge get their dirty hands on Fás ads

MOVE aside Miriam O’Callaghan, stand down Sean O’Rourke and forget The Frontline.

Wed, 25 Nov, 2009

Space station visible from Ireland this evening

Irish people will have a rare chance to see the largest man-made object in space pass in front of the moon this evening.

Sun, 24 Dec, 2006

Discovery shuttle blasts off

The US shuttle Discovery finally blasted off into space today, taking British-born astronaut Piers Sellers with it.

Tue, 04 Jul, 2006

EU constitution gets sent into space

Europe’s proposed new constitution is about to be launched - into space.

Fri, 11 Feb, 2005