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Soyuz launches Japanese private astronauts to ISS SpaceNews · 8 Dec 2021 A Soyuz spacecraft launched Dec. 8 carrying two Japanese private astronauts and a Roscosmos cosmonaut on the first flight in more than a decade for space tourism company Space Adventures.
Soyuz MS-20 space tourism flight docks with ISS NASASpaceflight · 8 Dec 2021 Roscosmos and Space Adventures has launched and docked the Soyuz MS-20 space tourism mission to the International Space Station for a 12-day stay. The crew of three—including two Japanese space tourists—are flying onboar...
Japanese billionaire ready for launch to International Space Station Spaceflight Now · 7 Dec 2021 A Russian Soyuz rocket is set for blastoff Wednesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan carrying Yusaku Maezawa, a Japanese billionaire businessman, his production assistant, and a veteran Russian cosmonaut comma...
NASA TV Coverage Set for Crewed Soyuz Mission to Space Station NASA · 3 Dec 2021 NASA will provide live coverage of key events in the mission of a veteran Russian cosmonaut and two Japanese private citizens set to launch to the International Space Station on Wednesday, Dec. 8, and return to Earth on...
Crewed missions, new modules, and orbital debris — the ISS’s busy November NASASpaceflight · 3 Dec 2021 November was an eventful month for the International Space Station (ISS) and its crew members. From spacecraft departures and arrivals, new modules, science experiments, and close calls with orbital spacecraft debris, th...
NASA awards funding to three commercial space station concepts SpaceNews · 3 Dec 2021 NASA issued awards Dec. 2 valued at more than $400 million to three groups of companies to advance development of commercial space stations, keeping those efforts on track to succeed the International Space Station by th...
Spacewalkers replace faulty antenna outside space station Spaceflight Now · 2 Dec 2021 Running two days late because of concerns about possibly threatening space debris, a veteran astronaut and a rookie crewmate floated outside the International Space Station Thursday and replaced a faulty antenna in a pro...
Astronauts complete spacewalk to replace faulty antenna NASASpaceflight · 2 Dec 2021 Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have completed a planned spacewalk (or Extravehicular Activity — EVA) to replace a failing component of the station’s communication system.
NASA inspector general warns of space station gap SpaceNews · 1 Dec 2021 Concerns about the long-term viability of some existing International Space Station modules and the potential of delays in development of commercial space stations heighten the risk of a gap in low Earth orbit destinatio...
NASA calls off spacewalk due to possible risk of space debris Spaceflight Now · 30 Nov 2021 A planned spacewalk outside the International Space Station by astronauts Tom Marshburn and Kayla Barron was called off early Tuesday after NASA received an overnight warning about possibly threatening space debris.
NASA postpones ISS spacewalk because of debris SpaceNews · 30 Nov 2021 NASA postponed a spacewalk outside the International Space Station by two astronauts just hours before it was scheduled to start after getting a warning that debris would pass close to the station.
Russian node module docks with International Space Station Spaceflight Now · 26 Nov 2021 Russia’s Prichal docking module linked up with the International Space Station Friday, adding the final planned piece of the Russian segment of the outpost to provide a new connection for future crew and cargo ships.
Russian node module docks with ISS SpaceNews · 26 Nov 2021 A node module billed as the final Russian element of the International Space Station docked with the station Nov. 26.
Russian assembly complete: Roscosmos attaches new docking node to station NASASpaceflight · 26 Nov 2021 After launching a new docking node module to the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, November 24 at 13:06 UTC / 8:06 am EST, Roscosmos has successfully docked the node to the station’s Nauka module.
Saber Astronautics to work with Axiom to bring Australian astronauts to space station SpaceNews · 23 Nov 2021 Saber Astronautics has signed an agreement with Axiom Space to facilitate Australian astronauts’ participation in future missions to the International Space Station.
Axiom Space outlines research plans for first ISS mission SpaceNews · 21 Nov 2021 The three private astronauts on Axiom Space’s first mission to the International Space Station next February will perform more than 100 hours of research on their flight as the company works to advance plans for its own...
Cygnus cargo freighter ends mission at International Space Station Spaceflight Now · 20 Nov 2021 A Northrop Grumman Cygnus supply ship departed the International Space Station Saturday after a three-month stay, heading off on the final phase of its mission to deploy a U.S. military tech demo payload and re-enter the...
Mike Suffredini talks Axiom module additions to ISS, ensuring no gap in LEO station access NASASpaceflight · 19 Nov 2021 It is a lesson the U.S. space program has had to learn many times over: don’t voluntarily give up a space capability without having a successor ready to go or already operational.
NASA Invites Media to SpaceX’s 24th Cargo Launch to Space Station NASA · 18 Nov 2021 Media accreditation is now open for SpaceX’s 24th cargo resupply mission for NASA to the International Space Station.
NASA Television to Air Russian Port Module Launch, Docking to Station NASA · 18 Nov 2021 NASA will provide live coverage of the upcoming launch and docking of a new Russian docking module to the International Space Station.
Station resumes normal operations, but risk from Russian ASAT test continues Spaceflight Now · 18 Nov 2021 The seven-person crew living on the International Space Station resumed normal operations Wednesday, two days after closing off parts of the complex as precaution following a widely-condemned Russian anti-satellite test...
Axiom-1 science & the push toward greater commercialization of space research NASASpaceflight · 17 Nov 2021 When the Axiom-1 mission lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center early next year, it will take with it four humans on the first-ever all-private astronaut flight to the ISS (International Space Station).
NASA Assigns Astronaut Jessica Watkins to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Mission NASA · 16 Nov 2021 NASA has assigned astronaut Jessica Watkins to serve as a mission specialist on the agency’s upcoming SpaceX Crew-4 mission, the fourth crew rotation flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Statio...
NASA Administrator Hosts Crew-1 Astronauts, Exhibit on Capitol Hill NASA · 16 Nov 2021 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and the agency’s SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts will visit Capitol Hill Wednesday, Nov. 17, to meet with members of Congress, discuss work aboard the International Space Station, tour the Destina...
U.S. officials: Space station at risk from ‘reckless’ Russian anti-satellite test Spaceflight Now · 15 Nov 2021 Russia shot down an old Soviet-era military spacecraft Monday in an anti-satellite weapons test, smashing the spacecraft into hundreds of thousands of tiny fragments that will remain in orbit for years or decades, U.S. g...
NASA Administrator Statement on Russian ASAT Test NASA · 15 Nov 2021 On Monday Moscow Standard Time, the International Space Station (ISS) Flight Control team was notified of indications of a satellite breakup that may create sufficient debris to pose a conjunction threat to the station.
Russia tests anti-satellite missile, debris disrupts International Space Station NASASpaceflight · 15 Nov 2021 Russia’s Kosmos 1408 satellite was destroyed in orbit earlier on Tuesday in what appears to have been a demonstration of Russia’s Nudol anti-satellite missile. While the Russian government has not yet acknowledged the ca...
NASA to Air Spacewalk to Swap Communications Antenna on Space Station NASA · 12 Nov 2021 Two NASA astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station on Tuesday, Nov. 30, for a spacewalk to replace a faulty antenna system.
SpaceX crew capsule docks at International Space Station Spaceflight Now · 12 Nov 2021 The day after a sky-lighting Florida launch, four astronauts aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule chased down the International Space Station Thursday and glided in for a problem-free docking, kicking off a half-year stay...
Crew Dragon Endurance delivers Crew-3 to International Space Station NASASpaceflight · 11 Nov 2021 Crew Dragon Endurance docked to the International Space Station (ISS) at 6:32 PM EST (23:32 UTC) following 22 hours of free flight after launching from the Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, delivering the Crew-3 conting...
SpaceX debuts new Dragon capsule in launch to the International Space Station Spaceflight Now · 11 Nov 2021 SpaceX launched four astronauts toward the International Space Station on a brand new Dragon spacecraft Wednesday night from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, continuing the company’s swift acceleration of crew mis...
Crew-3 arrives at ISS SpaceNews · 11 Nov 2021 A Crew Dragon spacecraft docked with the International Space Station Nov. 11, less than 24 hours after its launch from Florida.
SpaceX Dragon delivers astronauts to space station ahead of schedule Teslarati · 11 Nov 2021 Crew Dragon Endurance has delivered four Crew-3 NASA and ESA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) half an hour ahead of...
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 Astronauts to Discuss Mission, Splashdown NASA · 10 Nov 2021 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts will answer questions about their International Space Station mission during a post-landing news conference at 9:15 a.m. EST Monday, Nov. 15.
SpaceX launches mostly-rookie Crew-3 mission to ISS NASASpaceflight · 10 Nov 2021 SpaceX and NASA have successfully launched four astronauts to the International Space Station on the Crew-3 mission. The crew took flight onboard a Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon Endurance from Kennedy Space Center’s Pad 39A W...
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Astronauts Headed to International Space Station NASA · 10 Nov 2021 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts are in orbit following their launch to the International Space Station on the third commercial crew rotation mission aboard the microgravity laboratory.
SpaceX launches Crew-3 commercial crew mission for NASA SpaceNews · 10 Nov 2021 Four NASA astronauts are on their way to the International Space Station after SpaceX’s fifth crewed launch in less than 18 months Nov. 10.
SpaceX crew capsule brings astronauts home after nearly 200 days in orbit Spaceflight Now · 9 Nov 2021 Two NASA astronauts and mission specialists from Japan and France closed out a 199-day space flight Monday on a SpaceX crew capsule, departing the International Space Station and riding their Dragon spacecraft through a...
Dragon to perform first 360-degree flyaround of space station since shuttle Spaceflight Now · 8 Nov 2021 Four astronauts closing out an expedition of nearly 200 days in orbit floated into their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule at the International Space Station Monday, a couple of hours before the ship was scheduled to undock and...
Crew-2 returns to Earth after six-month stay on the ISS NASASpaceflight · 8 Nov 2021 NASA and SpaceX teams has completed the safe return of the Crew-2 mission from the International Space Station (ISS) with four astronauts on board. Crew Dragon Endeavour undocked from the ISS at 2:05 p.m. EST (19:05 UTC)...

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