International Space Station

Space Adventures, Ltd., announced that its orbital client Richard Garriott and his crew successfully launched aboard a Soyuz TMA spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan en route to the International Space Station (ISS).  

Washington (dbTechno) - Video game designer Richard Garriott, 47, has blasted off as a tourist and is on his way to a 10-day mission at the International Space Station. Garriott is the son of a U.S. astronaut, 77-year old Owen Garriott.  Owen flew aboard one of the final Apollo missions some 35...  

An American space tourist and two professional astronauts are closing in on the International Space Station.  

Beijing, China (XNA) Oct 13, 2008 - The three Shenzhou 7 astronauts are reportedly recovering well after completing China's first spacewalk during the country's third manned space mission. They have been undergoing a series of physical examinations and rehabilitation in Beijing since returning...  

A new crew rocketed into orbit early Sunday aboard a Soyuz spacecraft. U.S. astronaut E. Michael Fincke, Russian cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov and Richard Garriott, lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 2:01 a.m. CDT.  

STATUS REPORT Date Released: Sunday, October 12, 2008 Source: NASA HQ - Comments All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.  

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan — A Soyuz spacecraft with two Americans and a Russian on board lifted off from Kazakhstan on Sunday for the international space station. The Soyuz TMA-13 capsule carrying American computer game millionaire Richard Garriott soared into a clear sky atop a Russian rocket as the...  

Overnight on 10/9-10, the Russian BITS2-12 onboard telemetry measurement system failed, resulting in a shutdown of RS (Russian Segment) SOZh/ECLSS equipment.  

NASA: Expedition 18 Wikipedia: Expedition 18 CBS News Space Place Quote: Expedition 18 commander Mike Fincke, flight engineer Yuri Lonchakov and Richard Garriott, a space tourist, are scheduled for launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 3:01 a.m. EDT on Oct. 12 aboard...  

An astronaut from Oregon has been scheduled to make his second trip into space. Don Pettit, a native of Silverton, will be aboard the next space shuttle mission to the International Space Station.  

Game designer Richard "Lord British" Garriott and his "immortality drive" -- containing Crecente's genetic material -- is officially in orbit now. Sorry I missed this earlier, but Garriott rode the candle out of Baikonur early Sunday, and his Soyuz craft will dock with the International Space...  

A Soyuz spacecraft carrying two Americans and a Russian lifted off from Kazakhstan headed for the international space station. On board was a computer game millionaire, himself the son of a former astronaut.  

Baikonur (Kazakhstan), Oct 12: The crew of the 18th main mission to the International Space Station (ISS) fired off from Baikonur aboard the Russian Soyuz spaceship at 11.01 Moscow time, Itar-Tass reported from the southern cosmodrome. Soyuz TMA-13 ...  

Space Adventures, Ltd., the only company that provides human space missions to the world marketplace, today announced that its orbital client Richard Garriott and his crew successfully launched aboard a Soyuz TMA spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan en route to the International...  

A new crew for a lengthy stay on board the International Space Station was launched Sunday morning from the Baikonur space centre.