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- NASA considering returning Starliner astronauts on Crew Dragon SpaceNews · 7 Aug 2024 NASA is evaluating options to have the two astronauts who flew to the International Space Station on a Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft return instead on a SpaceX Crew Dragon in early 2025, given questions about the s...
- Carving Canyons NASA · 7 Aug 2024 Erosion, tectonic uplift, and a human-built dam have all helped shape the Upper Lake Powell area in Utah. This astronaut photograph was acquired on July 28, 2023, with a Nikon D5 digital camera using a focal length of 1,...
- ISS prepares for Starliner contingencies and resumption of EVAs NASASpaceflight · 7 Aug 2024 The last month has been an eventful one for the Expedition 71 crew on the International Space Station and their two helpers from the Starliner Crew Flight Test (CFT). It is still not known when – or even if – CFT will re...
- As it happened: NASA discusses ISS schedule shuffle, SpaceX Crew-9 launch delay, Boeing Starliner questions Spaceflight Now · 7 Aug 2024 The media briefing came after the agency formally pushed back the launch of the SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station from mid-August to late-September.
- NASA delays Crew-9 launch as it grapples with Starliner problems SpaceNews · 7 Aug 2024 NASA is postponing the launch of the next crew rotation mission to the International Space Station by a month as examines when, or if, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft can complete its test flight.
- From Star City to Cape Canaveral, how a cosmonaut trains for a SpaceX flight NASASpaceflight · 6 Aug 2024 Although US astronauts are able to launch from Florida, some American astronauts still launch aboard Soyuz. Tracy Caldwell Dyson, an American, is aboard the ISS as of this writing, arriving after a liftoff from Kazakhsta...
- Crew-9 Launch Slips to Give NASA More Time to Analyze Starliner Data SpacePolicyOnline.com · 6 Aug 2024 NASA is delaying the launch of the next International Space Station crew exchange mission, Crew-9, as it continues to assess the health of Boeing’s Starliner capsule. Framing the decision as
- NASA pushes Crew-9 launch to September amid uncertainty of Starliner’s return timeline Spaceflight Now · 6 Aug 2024 The adjustment of the launch manifest is in line with NASA’s desire to have a direct handover between its two long-duration crews on the International Space Station.
- NASA to Provide Crew Flight Test, Space Station Missions Update NASA · 6 Aug 2024 NASA will host a media teleconference at 12:30 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, Aug. 7, to discuss ongoing International Space Station operations, including the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test and NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission. Audi...
- Hungary, Poland, and India Astronauts Join Axiom Space's Next Private Mission to ISS The Launch Pad · 6 Aug 2024 Hungary, Poland, and India Astronauts Join Axiom Space's Next Private Mission to ISS
- ISRO Astronauts To Begin Training At NASA for Upcoming ISS Missions The Launch Pad · 6 Aug 2024 ISRO Astronauts To Begin Training At NASA for Upcoming ISS Missions
- Cygnus completes two-day journey to the International Space Station Spaceflight Now · 5 Aug 2024 Northrop Grumman engineers were able to create a new burn plan for the spacecraft after it missed two attempts to perform its “targeted altitude burn.” Capture using the robotic Canadarm2 happened at 3:11 a.m. EDT (0711...
- Axiom Space’s fourth private astronaut crew named, begins training in Houston Spaceflight Now · 5 Aug 2024 Ax-4 will mark the first time an astronaut from India or Poland visits the International Space Station. The mission will be commanded by former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, making her second trip to the ISS on behalf of...
- Sławosz Uznański from Poland will fly to International Space Station on fourth Axiom Space mission ESA · 5 Aug 2024 Polish project astronaut Sławosz Uznański is scheduled to fly to the International Space Station on Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4).
- Hungary and Poland to join India on Ax-4 SpaceNews · 5 Aug 2024 Astronauts from Hungary and Poland will fly alongside an Indian astronaut on Axiom Space’s next private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
- NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 21st Northrop Grumman Mission to Station NASA · 4 Aug 2024 Following a successful launch of NASA’s Northrop Grumman 21st commercial resupply mission, new scientific experiments and cargo for the agency are bound for the International Space Station. Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spac...
- Cygnus spacecraft suffers glitches after launch SpaceNews · 4 Aug 2024 A Falcon 9 launched a Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station Aug. 4, but the spacecraft suffered problems that have delayed maneuvers needed to reach the station.
- Indian astronauts to start training for ISS mission SpaceNews · 3 Aug 2024 Two Indian astronauts will soon start training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, with one of them flying to the International Space Station on an upcoming private astronaut mission.
- Science and supplies fly on Falcon 9, Cygnus NG-21 NASASpaceflight · 3 Aug 2024 For the second time in 2024, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft will deliver a bounty of science experiments and cargo to the crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The CRS NG-21 mission dodged the weather...
- NASA and SpaceX launch a Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station Spaceflight Now · 3 Aug 2024 The mission, dubbed NG-21, will be the second out of three planned launches of a Cygnus spacecraft onboard a Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff is set for Sunday, Aug. 4, at 11:02 a.m. EDT (1502 UTC).
- NASA Shares its SpaceX Crew-10 Assignments for Space Station Mission NASA · 1 Aug 2024 As part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission, four crew members are preparing to launch for a long-duration stay aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Commander Anne McClain and Pilot Nichole Ayers, JAXA (J...
- SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center Spaceflight Now · 1 Aug 2024 The launch came as SpaceX is also preparing to launch a Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station over the weekend. Liftoff of the Starlink 10-6 mission happened at 1:01 a.m. EDT (0501 UTC).
- Booz Allen deploys advanced language model in space SpaceNews · 1 Aug 2024 A generative AI large language model is being run on a supercomputer aboard the International Space Station
- Boeing takes additional $125 million loss on Starliner SpaceNews · 1 Aug 2024 Boeing took another loss on its CST-100 Starliner commercial crew program as the company works to prepare the spacecraft for its delayed return from the International Space Station.
- NASA Sets Coverage for Northrop Grumman’s 21st Station Resupply Launch NASA · 30 Jul 2024 NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX are targeting 11:28 a.m. EDT on Saturday, Aug. 3, for the next launch to deliver science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. This launch is the 2...
- Overview for NASA’s Northrop Grumman 21st Commercial Resupply Mission NASA · 30 Jul 2024 NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 11:28 a.m. EDT on Saturday, Aug. 3, for the next launch to deliver scientific investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. F...
- Repair Kit for NASA’s NICER Mission Heading to Space Station NASA · 30 Jul 2024 NASA will deliver a patch kit for NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer), an X-ray telescope on the International Space Station, on the agency’s Northrop Grumman 21st commercial resupply mission. Astronauts w...
- NASA to Highlight 13th Space Station Research, Development Conference NASA · 29 Jul 2024 NASA will broadcast groundbreaking discoveries, benefits for humanity, and how the agency and its commercial and international partners are maximizing research and development in orbit from the 13th annual International...
- CFT Continues Safely: Starliner and the Commercial Crew Return Process Space Scout · 29 Jul 2024 Boeing’s Crew Flight Test mission is continuing its stay aboard the International Space Station. On July 25, NASA and Boeing held a press conference to provide an update on the mission including ongoing tests, the curren...
- More thruster tests for Starliner before return SpaceNews · 26 Jul 2024 NASA and Boeing will fire thrusters on the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft docked to the International Space Station this weekend in what may be a final test before approving the spacecraft’s delayed return to Earth.
- Boeing’s crewed Starliner flight won’t return until at least August, NASA says CNBC · 25 Jul 2024 Boeing’s crew spacecraft Starliner will stay docked with the International Space Station into August, NASA confirmed on Thursday, as the mission remains on hold while the company and agency study problems that arose earl...
- NASA, SpaceX Share Updates on ISS Deorbit Vehicle Space Scout · 25 Jul 2024 In a teleconference on July 17th, NASA and SpaceX provided additional information about the United States Deorbit Vehicle (USDV), the spacecraft which will be tasked with pushing the International Space Station out of or...
- As it happened: NASA, Boeing provide update on the Starliner Crew Flight Test mission Spaceflight Now · 25 Jul 2024 The update comes after NASA said it and Boeing completed ground hot fire testing of a reaction control system (RCS) to better understand some of the in-flight anomalies seen during the spacecraft's rendezvous and docking...
- From Concordia to the Moon ESA · 25 Jul 2024 Concordia is a research station in Antarctica that places you farther away from humankind than even the International Space Station. Every year, ESA sponsors a medical doctor to spend a year, or "winterover," at Concordi...
- Hungary to Send Astronaut to ISS aboard Axiom AX-4 Mission European Spaceflight · 25 Jul 2024 Hungary has finalized an agreement with Axiom Space to launch its recently-selected astronaut to the International Space Station aboard the commercial space transportation company’s upcoming AX-4 mission. In 2021, Hungar...
- UPDATE: NASA, Boeing to Stream Flight Test Mission Briefing on NASA+ NASA · 24 Jul 2024 NASA and Boeing will host a news conference with mission leadership at 11:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, July 25, to provide the latest status of the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test aboard the International Space Station. NASA p...
- A Graceful Exit, Part 2: What Comes After ISS? Space Scout · 24 Jul 2024 The end of the International Space Station will mark a tectonic shift in human spaceflight. The ISS program united the efforts of fifteen nations, including a landmark union between the United States and Russia, and citi...
- NASA Streams First 4K Video from Aircraft to Space Station, Back NASA · 24 Jul 2024 A team at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland streamed 4K video footage from an aircraft to the International Space Station and back for the first time using optical, or laser, communications. The feat was part of...
- NASA, Boeing to Discuss Crew Flight Test Mission, Ground Testing NASA · 23 Jul 2024 Leadership from NASA and Boeing will participate in a media teleconference at 11:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, July 25, to provide the latest status of the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test mission aboard the International Space...
- NASA’s 21st Northrop Grumman Mission Launches Scientific Studies to Station NASA · 23 Jul 2024 NASA and its international partners are sending scientific investigations to the International Space Station on Northrop Grumman’s 21st commercial resupply services mission. Flying aboard the company’s Cygnus spacecraft...