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Cygnus Spacecraft's Cargo Unloaded by Space Station Astronauts

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Cargo delivered to the International Space Station by Orbital Sciences' Cygnus spacecraft is now completely unloaded from the commercial resupply ship and aboard the orbiting laboratory.

Astronauts on the space station opened Cygnus' hatch on Sept. 30 after its historic first launch atop an Antares rocket from NASA's Wallops Island Flight Facility on Sept. 18. After launch, mission controllers on the ground took Cygnus through a variety of test maneuvers before it was allowed to approach the station.

Once the supply ship leaves the station, it is designed burn up in Earth's atmosphere. International Space Station crewmembers have now loaded a layer of trash onto Cygnus. "The crew will be working this week loading the second layer of trash," Orbital Sciences officials wrote in a mission update on Oct. 7. The third layer will be loaded the week of Oct. 14, and the capsule is set to leave the station on Oct. 22, re-entering the atmosphere on Oct. 24, Orbital officials said.

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Lets Play Mavericks 3 Zero’s Revenge Episode 11 – Dark Dizzy in the Space Station – Video

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Scythe Plays Space Station Silicon Valley – E8 – [ICE] Level 14 (Let’s Play 100% Walkthrough) – Video

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International Space Station to pass in front of the moon tonight

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A RARE SPACE event is to take place tonight when the international space station (ISS) will pass in front of the moon.

The international space station is the biggest and most expensive spacecraft ever to be put into orbit.

Spectacular sight

At 8.54pm tonight, it will rise in the west, travel through the sky towards the moon, with what Astronomy Ireland promises will be a spectacular sight.

David Moore, editor of Astronomy Ireland magazine is urging everyone to get out and see the spectacle. He said the ISS will almost look as if it will crash into the moon, but of course this wont happen, as the Moon is about a thousand times further away than the space station, he said.

He added:

If you imagine a line drawn from Dublin to Bantry Bay in Cork, people along that line can look up and see the ISS pass in front of the Moon. This is a very rare event and we want everyone who can to go out and see it!

The ISS will continue to pass over Ireland every evening until 26 October.

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NanoRacks, LLC Celebrates Over One Hundred Payloads Delivered to International Space Station

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Houston, TX - October 9, 2013 - NanoRacks is proud to announce it has now fulfilled over one hundred customer payloads delivered to space. The berthing of the Orbital Sciences Cygnus Mission D-1 brought 11 customer payloads to the International Space Station. Since its founding in 2009 NanoRacks has realized a total of 109 space station payloads, marking the company as the market leader in low earth orbit utilization.

"We are proud that Orbital's first ISS mission brought us over the century mark," said NanoRacks' CEO Jeff Manber. "We are excited to be part of the new era of commercial space science and research on the International Space Station (ISS). Our customers are pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We look forward to working with NASA and the other ISS partners to reach the next 100 payloads."

NanoRacks operates under a Space Act Agreement with NASA to provide commercial access to the ISS. The most recent payloads include student experiments from the NCESSE Student Spaceflight Program some of which were supported by a grant from the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS). NanoRacks customers from thirteen countries cover a broad range of industries and sectors. Customers flown and manifest include startup companies, domestic and international space agencies, Fortune 500 companies, schools and universities.

About NanoRacks

NanoRacks LLC was formed in 2009 to provide quality hardware and services for the U.S. National Laboratory onboard the ISS. The company developed and has research platforms onboard the U.S. National Laboratory, which house plug and play payloads and a family of other research facilities. The current signed customer pipeline includes domestic and international educational institutions, research organizations and government organizations, and has propelled NanoRacks into a leadership position in the emerging commercial market for low earth orbit space utilization and beyond.

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Space Station passes over Ohio sky

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CLEVELAND - It will be as bright as the brightest star in the sky Tuesday night. The International Space Station (ISS) will once again make a prime pass right over northern Ohio this evening. So, grab your sweaters and get ready.

The pass begin at 8:28 p.m. EDT in the southwest sky. You'll see the planet Venus nearby. The ISS will be just as bright. How will you tell the difference? Venus won't be speeding across the sky at warp speed. The bright MOVING object is the Space Station. It will take about 5 minutes to reach its peak in the night sky directly above you. That will occur at 8:33 p.m. EDT. Soon after that, the ISS moves out of the light and should fade very quickly.

Can't see the show Tuesday? Don't worry. The Space Station will make the more passes across northern Ohio this week.

Wednesday evening will provide another show. That will begin at 7:40 p.m. with the satellite appearing in the southwest sky. It will then skirt across the sky before fading at 7:50 p.m. in the northeast sky.

On Friday, the ISS pass begins at 7:41 p.m. in the southwest sky. The pass will end 10 minutes later at 7:51 p.m. in the northeast sky.

Another VERY BRIGHT viewing opportunity occurs this Saturday. The satellite will first appear at sunset, 6:53 p.m. in the southwest sky. it will travel directly overhead and then fade in the northeast sky at 7:03 p.m.. Enjoy!

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Space Station Crosses the Sun in Amazing Photo

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Astrophotographer Dale Mayotte recently sent SPACE.com this spectacular composite photo of the International Space Station crossing the face of the sun.

While Mayotte only submitted the image recently, he actually took the 19 photos that were combined to create the stunning composite view of the International Space Stationand sun on June. 19 from his backyard in Clinton Twp., Mich. at 5:28 p.m.local time.

"I have been trying to get this photo opportunity for a couple of years, but it seems that every time I would get the chance it was either cloudy or the orbit of the ISS would change by a tiny amount and the crossing was no longer in my area. It was either out in the middle of the Lake east of my location or further east into Canada," Mayotte wrote SPACE.com in an email. [Photos: Space Station and Other Spaceships Seen from Earth]

"This is the one and only time everything worked out perfectly and the wait was well worth it."

Mayotte used an 11-inch CelestronCPC telescope with a Baader white light solar filterand a Canon Rebel T1icamera with a yellow filter to give the sun a hint of the color we would see with our eyes. He used the websitesHeavens Abovefor the time andCalSkyto learn the path of crossing.

"It was a beautiful sight to see and was even more awesome knowing that six humans were aboard traveling 17,500 miles per hour (28,163 km/h) some 200 miles (321 km) above our tiny little world," Mayotte said.

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