A US astronaut and his Russian crewmate ventured outside the international space station today for a strenuous six-hour spacewalk intended to fix a faulty antenna.

Two astronauts stepped outside the hatch today for the second of what could be a precedent-setting three spacewalks in nine days, making repairs to the international space station’s cooling system.

How’s this for a handicap: A Russian cosmonaut will strike a lightweight golf ball from outside the international space station in a promotional stunt – but he will swing one-handed and with one foot wedged in between the hand rails of a ladder.

An unmanned Russian cargo ship fully docked at the international space station today, after Mission Control solved a problem that had prevented the spacecraft from latching firmly onto the space outpost.

The capsule carrying the first paying female space tourist docked smoothly at the international space station today.

A TELECOMS entrepreneur blasted off yesterday on a Russian rocket bound for the international space station, achieving her dream of becoming the world’s first paying female space tourist.

A Russian-built rocket carrying a new US-Russian crew and the world’s first female space tourist lifted off today and streaked into the cloudless sky over Kazakhstan, heading for the international space station.

The Space Shuttle Endeavour has touched down at Cape Canaveral.

After nearly a week of delays, space shuttle Endeavour blasted off under heavy protection on a flight to deliver a new crew to the international space station.

Space shuttle Discovery has arrived at the international space station bringing three new residents to the 240 mile high outpost.