Private spacecraft cleared for ISS link-up

WASHINGTON — The International Space Station has a radiator leak in its power system. The outpost’s commander calls the situation serious, but not life-threatening.

SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft will launch from Cape Canaveral on Friday, March 1, performing its second NASA-funded cargo shipping mission to the International Space Station.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A private rocket blasted off Friday on a supply run to the International Space Station. The unmanned Falcon rocket is owned by the SpaceX company. The Dragon capsule on board is filled with more than a ton of space station supplies and experiments. NASA is paying SpaceX to deliver cargo to the space station, and bring back science samples and other goods. This will be the company’s third delivery mission.

Russia seems to be planning for a future where international co-operation is no longer the norm for space travel. The issue came up when the deputy chief designer for Russia’s space corporation was discussing four new modules the Russians were bringing online for the International Space Station.

The US shuttle Atlantis was headed for a Sunday rendezvous with the International Space Station (ISS) on the final mission for the 25-year-old spacecraft.The shuttle began its 12-day trip Friday afternoon, when it blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida into a clear blue sky.The 32nd and final scheduled voyage for Atlantis, first launched in 1985, will take the astronauts to the orbiting space research facility, delivering an integrated cargo carrier and a Russian-built mini research module.

White flakes floating across your window would be a welcome sight for a kid on Christmas, but on Thursday it was a dangerous warning sign for astronauts aboard the International Space Station.