In his description of that first trip west, Waterman Ormsby explained why the station was called "the Pinery."

VOA: special.2010.04.26

The new capsule could also be used if astronauts need to leave the station in an emergency.

VOA: special.2010.04.28

The workers were to quickly change the horses or mules whenever a stagecoach reached the station.

VOA: special.2010.04.26

A cow is released from the station if the computer decides it should not be milked.

VOA: special.2009.05.12

"...the victim,who has not been identified, was killed instantly. Reports say it appears she was pushed off the station platform into the path of the oncoming train.

VOA: special.2010.10.30

But these strikes caused little damage, mostly to the station's solar energy collectors.

VOA: special.2009.04.01

He got back to the station, but died several hours later.

VOA: special.2009.06.25

It is unclear how close the object came to the station.

VOA: special.2009.04.01

Astronaut Tim Kopra will travel to the station to replace Koichi Wakata, who will return to Earth aboard the shuttle.

VOA: standard.2009.06.16

The station has been the subject of GAO and State Department investigations into mismanagement and allegations of fraud and abuse.

VOA: standard.2009.06.18

The renderings were so controversial that some critics blamed the disturbing images for the station's delayed by one-month opening.

VOA: standard.2010.07.10

Astronauts will conduct three space walks during the mission to install some of the equipment to the station.

VOA: standard.2010.04.05

The station was set up by local red shirt leader. Jakapong says the red shirts have registered 500,000 members in Udon Thani province.

VOA: standard.2010.05.14

While critical of mismanagement and other problems uncovered at TV Marti, California Republican Dana Rohrabacher says scrapping the station would be a mistake.

VOA: standard.2009.06.18