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- Saudi astronauts selected for Axiom private astronaut mission SpaceNews · 13 Feb 2023 The government of Saudi Arabia has announced the two astronauts who will fly to the International Space Station this spring on a private astronaut mission by Axiom Space.
- Progress cargo spacecraft at ISS suffers coolant leak SpaceNews · 11 Feb 2023 A Progress cargo spacecraft docked to the International Space Station experienced a coolant leak Feb. 11, the second such incident involving a Russian spacecraft at the station in less than two months.
- Russian cargo ship docks as second Progress suffers sudden loss of coolant Spaceflight Now · 11 Feb 2023 A Russian Progress supply ship successfully docked with the International Space Station early Saturday but in an unlikely, presumed coincidence, another Progress, docked at a different port, suffered a sudden loss of coo...
- Progress MS-22 arrives at ISS, MS-21 develops coolant loop leak NASASpaceflight · 11 Feb 2023 Roscosmos’ latest Progress resupply craft has docked at the International Space Station (ISS). Liftoff of the Progress MS-22 mission occurred at 06:15 UTC on Feb. 9 from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan...
- Russian Progress resupply ship launches on flight to space station Spaceflight Now · 9 Feb 2023 A Russian Soyuz rocket blasted off Thursday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, boosting a Progress resupply ship into orbit in pursuit of the International Space Station with more than 5,500 pounds of cargo, fue...
- Watch live: Russian Progress resupply ship ready for launch to space station Spaceflight Now · 9 Feb 2023 A Russian Soyuz rocket is ready for blastoff Wednesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, boosting a Progress resupply ship into orbit in pursuit of the International Space Station with more than 5,500 pounds of...
- New York Students to Hear from NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station NASA · 7 Feb 2023 Students from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 9 in Rochester, New York, will have an opportunity this week to hear from a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station.
- NASA Invites Media to SpaceX’s 27th Resupply Launch to Space Station NASA · 6 Feb 2023 Media accreditation is open for SpaceX’s 27th commercial resupply mission for NASA to the International Space Station. Liftoff of the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket is targeted for no earlier than Fr...
- Space station astronauts finish preps for next pair of new solar arrays Spaceflight Now · 2 Feb 2023 Continuing work left over from a spacewalk last month, astronauts Nicole Mann and Koichi Wakata headed outside the International Space Station Thursday to finish installing a mounting bracket for new solar arrays due to...
- Astronauts conduct second EVA to lay groundwork for final iROSA arrays NASASpaceflight · 2 Feb 2023 Astronauts Koichi Wakata and Nicole Mann have completed another spacewalk, continuing work to enable the final set of upgraded ISS Roll-Out Solar Array (iROSA) “solar wings” to be installed on ISS sometime this summer.
- Governments to be major customers of future Axiom Space private astronaut missions SpaceNews · 1 Feb 2023 Axiom Space says the customers for its upcoming private astronaut missions to the International Space Station are dominated by governments rather than individuals.
- VP Awards Former NASA Astronauts Congressional Space Medal of Honor NASA · 31 Jan 2023 On behalf of President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris awarded former NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken the Congressional Space Medal of Honor Tuesday for their bravery in NASA’s SpaceX Demonstrat...
- NASA hits limits of space station utilization SpaceNews · 31 Jan 2023 NASA has effectively reached full utilization of the International Space Station given limitations on crew time and the ability to get cargo to and from the station, an agency official said Jan. 30.
- First commercial crew astronauts receive Congressional Space Medal of Honor SpaceNews · 31 Jan 2023 The two men who flew on the first NASA commercial crew mission to the International Space Station in 2020 received a rarely awarded medal from the White House Jan. 31.
- Former NASA Astronauts to Receive Congressional Space Medal of Honor NASA · 30 Jan 2023 Vice President Kamala Harris will award former NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken the Congressional Space Medal of Honor at 4:15 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Jan. 31. Hurley and Behnken will receive the award for...
- NASA to Air Live Coverage of Spacewalk for Power System Upgrades NASA · 30 Jan 2023 Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station will conduct a spacewalk Thursday, Feb. 2, to continue the installation of hardware for future power system upgrades. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin at 8:15 a.m....
- Oklahoma Students to Hear from NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station NASA · 27 Jan 2023 Students from Choctaw Nation Head Start, Jones Academy Elementary, and seven area public schools in Durant, Oklahoma, will have an opportunity this week to hear from a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Statio...
- NASA still working on long-term plans for ISS seat barters SpaceNews · 27 Jan 2023 As NASA prepares to launch another commercial crew mission with a Russian cosmonaut on board, the agency says it has yet to work out an agreement with Roscosmos on future crew swaps.
- Montana Students to Hear from NASA Astronaut on Space Station NASA · 23 Jan 2023 Students from the Boys & Girls Club of the Flathead Reservation and Lake County in Ronan, Montana, will have an opportunity this week to hear from a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station. The space-to-Ear...
- SpaceX’s latest Falcon Heavy launch captured from a rare perspective Teslarati · 22 Jan 2023 NASA cameras installed on the International Space Station happened to be in the right place and at the right time to capture...
- Astronauts conduct EVA to lay groundwork for final set of iROSA arrays NASASpaceflight · 20 Jan 2023 Astronauts Koichi Wakata and Nicole Mann are conducting a spacewalk that will enable the final set of upgraded ISS Roll-Out Solar Array (iROSA) “solar wings” to be installed on ISS sometime this summer.
- Astronauts complete spacewalk to prep for new ISS solar arrays Spaceflight Now · 20 Jan 2023 Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata and NASA astronaut Nicole Mann suited up and floated outside the International Space Station Friday for a spacewalk to prepare the lab for arrival of another pair of new solar arrays late...
- Space station activities move ahead amid Soyuz shuffle SpaceNews · 19 Jan 2023 It is largely business as usual on the International Space Station as NASA adapts its current activities and future plans to Russia’s decision to replace a damaged Soyuz spacecraft docked there.
- Briefings, Interviews Set for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Mission NASA · 18 Jan 2023 A pair of news conferences on Wednesday, Jan. 25, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston will highlight the agency’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station in February. The mission is NASA’s sixth cr...
- NASA scales back project to send scientists to ISS SpaceNews · 18 Jan 2023 A budget shortfall has caused NASA to scale back plans for a project that would support sending scientists to the International Space Station to conduct research.
- NASA to Provide Coverage of US Spacewalk, Preview News Conference NASA · 13 Jan 2023 Two astronauts on the International Space Station will conduct a spacewalk Friday, Jan. 20, to install hardware for future power system upgrades.
- Russia to launch replacement for damaged Soyuz crew ship at space station Spaceflight Now · 11 Jan 2023 Russian space agency and NASA officials said Wednesday they will accelerate the launch of the next Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station, and fly it to the complex next month without anyone on-board to repl...
- Roscosmos to launch uncrewed Soyuz to replace damaged spacecraft at ISS SpaceNews · 11 Jan 2023 Russia will launch a Soyuz spacecraft without a crew to the International Space Station in February after concluding a damaged Soyuz spacecraft docked there cannot safely return its crew to Earth.
- SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule streaks to predawn splashdown in Gulf of Mexico Spaceflight Now · 11 Jan 2023 A SpaceX-owned Dragon cargo capsule parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico early Wednesday, returning 4,400 pounds of science equipment and hardware from the International Space Station after a 45-day resupply mission.
- NASA to Host Media Update on Space Station Plans, Soyuz Status NASA · 10 Jan 2023 NASA will host a media teleconference at 9 a.m. EST Wednesday, Jan. 11, to discuss results from the investigation of the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-22 external coolant leak and the forward strategy for uninterrupted human operat...
- SpaceX cargo capsule undocks from space station, heads for splashdown Spaceflight Now · 9 Jan 2023 A SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule departed the International Space Station Monday to close out a month-and-a-half of docked operations, heading to a predawn splashdown Wednesday off the coast of Florida with several tons of...
- NASA to Provide Live Coverage of SpaceX Cargo Craft Station Departure NASA · 6 Jan 2023 A SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply spacecraft is set to depart the International Space Station on Monday, Jan. 9, returning scientific research samples and hardware to Earth for NASA.
- Airbus joins Starlab commercial space station project SpaceNews · 4 Jan 2023 Airbus Defence and Space is joining a commercial space station project led by Voyager Space, a move that could potentially make it easier for European governments to use the station after the retirement of the Internatio...
- Russian space program facing challenges ahead of ambitious 2023 NASASpaceflight · 28 Dec 2022 In the new year, Russia plans to launch its first probe to the Moon since 1976, debut a new member of the Soyuz rocket family, and launch the new Soyuz GVK resupply spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS).
- NASA made sole-source award for space station spacesuit SpaceNews · 28 Dec 2022 A task order Collins Aerospace received to develop a new spacesuit for the International Space Station was awarded on a sole-source basis, a move NASA says was intended to preserve competition for later phases of the pro...
- New spacecraft, new firsts, new hardware – International Space Station wraps up a busy and historic 2022 NASASpaceflight · 23 Dec 2022 2022 has marked another busy chapter for the International Space Station (ISS). Along with its constant plethora of scientific and engineering experiments, the Station saw the first docking of Starliner, the all-private...
- US spacewalk to install fourth iROSA completed after debris avoidance maneuver NASASpaceflight · 22 Dec 2022 Two NASA astronauts conducted a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday, Dec. 22, to install a fourth new iROSA (ISS Roll-Out Solar Array). The Extra-Vehicular Activity (EVA) follows a previou...
- Astronauts unfurl fourth roll-out solar array outside International Space Station Spaceflight Now · 22 Dec 2022 Another roll-out solar array was installed and deployed by astronauts Frank Rubio and Josh Cassada outside the International Space Station on on a spacewalk Thursday, a day later than previously planned after the space s...
- Investigation into Soyuz leak continues SpaceNews · 22 Dec 2022 As astronauts completed a delayed spacewalk outside the International Space Station, NASA and Roscosmos officials said they are continuing to study whether a Soyuz spacecraft that suffered a coolant leak can safely retur...
- NASA to Host Media Briefing on Space Station Spacecraft Leak Probe NASA · 21 Dec 2022 NASA will host a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EST on Thursday, Dec. 22, to discuss the ongoing investigation of an external leak that occurred Dec. 14, from the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft docked to the Rassvet m...