(Okay, we'll try to stop saying Benjamin.) For the results, Kayak looked at both domestic and international round-trip flights in economy class; evaluating search dates between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017 for travel dates in that same period. Of course, What are the cheapest days to fly? is a complicated question.
A Russian Soyuz capsule usually takes at least two days to rendezvous with the ISS, because of the carefully timed dance of manoeuvres that must take place for a spaceship to safely meet the orbiting laboratory. Using a new launch process, three astronauts have now made the trip in just under 6 hours.
Mission STS-121, NASA's second return to flight test mission is soon to lift off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. How is the launch time determined and how long will it take the Space Shuttle to reach the International Space Station? NASA Launch Director Mike Leinbach has been working closely with orbiter Discovery and her crew. Mike, thanks for taking time out of your busy day to share your insight about launching a space shuttle into space.