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Arkansas, Florida Students to Hear from Space Station Astronauts NASA · 16 Aug 2021 Students in Arkansas and Florida will have opportunities this week to hear from astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
Photos: Antares launches on Northrop Grumman’s 16th space station cargo flight Spaceflight Now · 16 Aug 2021 These images show the liftoff of a Northrop Grumman Antares rocket on Aug. 10 from Wallops Island, Virginia, kicking off an unpiloted resupply mission carrying more than 8,000 pounds of cargo to the International Space S...
NASA, Boeing to Provide Update on Starliner’s Orbital Flight Test-2 NASA · 12 Aug 2021 NASA and Boeing are continuing discussions on the status of the Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission, and will host a joint media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT, Friday, Aug. 13, to discuss the second uncrewed flight of B...
NG-16 arrives at ISS, Northrop Grumman talks Cygnus’ future use NASASpaceflight · 12 Aug 2021 After a 36 hour phasing profile, the S.S. Ellison Onizuka cargo ship, part of Northrop Grumman’s NG-16 mission, has arrived at the International Space Station (ISS). Safely in the grip of Canadarm2, Cygnus will now be at...
Cygnus supply ship arrives at space station with four tons of cargo Spaceflight Now · 12 Aug 2021 Closing out a 36-hour flight from a launch pad in Virginia, a Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station Thursday with a host of biomedical experiments, supplies for a 3D printing tech...
Antares launches NG-16 Cygnus space station cargo spacecraft SpaceNews · 10 Aug 2021 A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket launched a Cygnus cargo spacecraft Aug. 10 carrying more than 3,700 kilograms of cargo for the International Space Station.
Antares launch timeline on the NG-16 mission Spaceflight Now · 10 Aug 2021 Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket will deliver a Cygnus supply ship into orbit Tuesday to begin a pursuit of the International Space Station.
S.S. Ellison Onizuka Cygnus mission launches safely to ISS NASASpaceflight · 10 Aug 2021 Northrop Grumman launched the NG-16 Cygnus cargo vehicle, the S.S. Ellison Onizuka, to the International Space Station at 18:01:05 EDT / 22:01:05 UTC from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Island flig...
Northrop Grumman launches commercial resupply mission to space station Spaceflight Now · 10 Aug 2021 A successful launch from Virginia aboard an Antares rocket Tuesday kicked off Northrop Grumman’s 16th commercial resupply flight to the International Space Station, setting the stage for arrival of more than 8,000 pounds...
NASA Science, Cargo Launches on Northrop Grumman Resupply Mission NASA · 10 Aug 2021 A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with more than 8,200 pounds of science investigations and cargo after launching at 6:01 p.m. EDT Tuesday from NASA’s Wallops...
DoD experiment flying to International Space Station to collect data for missile-tracking sensors SpaceNews · 9 Aug 2021 A Northrop Grumman spacecraft scheduled to launch Aug. 10 on a resupply mission to the International Space Station will carry a Space Development Agency experiment.
Antares rocket ready for launch on space station resupply mission Spaceflight Now · 9 Aug 2021 Northrop Grumman packed last-minute cargo into a commercial Cygnus supply ship Monday on a launch pad in Virginia, putting the finishing touches on a spacecraft set for liftoff Tuesday atop an Antares rocket on a mission...
Starliner investigation continues SpaceNews · 8 Aug 2021 Boeing is continuing its investigation into the thruster issue that delayed the launch of its CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle but could soon run into schedule conflicts on both the International Space Station a...
China’s space station emerges as competitor to commercial ventures SpaceNews · 5 Aug 2021 Companies involved with commercial activities on the International Space Station or planning their own space stations may face a new competitor in China’s new space station.
New details of Russian “movie in space” emerge as producers seek funding SpaceNews · 4 Aug 2021 New information has emerged about the Russian movie “The Challenge” planned to be filmed partly on the International Space Station in October.
NASA TV Coverage Set for Next International Space Station Cargo Launch NASA · 4 Aug 2021 NASA and Northrop Grumman are targeting 5:56 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Aug. 10, for the company’s 16th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station.
SpaceLink to improve International Space Station comms with relay satellites SpaceNews · 3 Aug 2021 Significantly faster communications could be coming to the International Space Station in 2024, after SpaceLink won funding to test its incoming relay satellites.
Launch of Boeing crew capsule scrubbed due to propulsion system issue Spaceflight Now · 3 Aug 2021 Officials scrubbed the planned launch of a Boeing-built crew capsule Tuesday to examine a potential technical issue in the spacecraft’s propulsion system, delaying the start of a critical unpiloted test flight to prove t...
In battle with Russian lab module, space station ‘brought a knife to a gun fight’ Spaceflight Now · 2 Aug 2021 Playing it safe, the seven-member crew of the International Space Station moved into the U.S. segment of the outpost Friday, closed hatches and window shutters and stood by while Russian flight controllers vented helium...
Starliner resets for next launch attempt after ISS problems SpaceNews · 1 Aug 2021 NASA and Boeing say they’re ready to make a second attempt to launch the company’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on an uncrewed test flight after an incident at the International Space Station called off the first attempt...
NASA Updates Coverage, Invites Public to Virtually Join Starliner Launch NASA · 31 Jul 2021 NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch, launch, and docking activities for the agency’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission to the International Space Station.
NASA Extends Contract for Commercialization of Low-Earth Orbit NASA · 30 Jul 2021 NASA has extended a contract to companies around the United States to provide spaceflight hardware, software, and mission integration and operations services on a commercial basis for the agency’s International Space Sta...
Station loses attitude control after Nauka docking, Starliner launch delayed SpaceNews · 29 Jul 2021 A Russian module that docked to the International Space Station July 29 started firing its thrusters hours later, briefly knocking the station out of its normal attitude and forcing NASA to delay a commercial crew test f...
High drama as Russian lab module tilts space station with errant thruster firings Spaceflight Now · 29 Jul 2021 A heavyweight Russian laboratory module that experienced a variety of problems after launch last week docked at the International Space Station Thursday, but in a moment of unexpected drama, inadvertent thruster firings...
NASA Invites Media to International Space Station Update NASA · 29 Jul 2021 NASA will host a media teleconference at 4:30 p.m. EDT today, Thursday, July 29, to discuss the status of International Space Station activities.
MLM Nauka docks to ISS, malfunctions shortly thereafter NASASpaceflight · 29 Jul 2021 Russia’s Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) Nauka, meaning “science,” has defied the odds to successfully dock to the ISS after a long and arduous journey dating back over 20 years and a problematic propulsion system a...
“All eyes on weather” for Friday test launch of Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule Spaceflight Now · 27 Jul 2021 Clouds and the threat of lightning could thwart plans to launch an Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral Friday with a Boeing commercial crew capsule on an unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station, according...
US Interns, Texas, Bulgarian Students to Hear from Space Station Astronauts NASA · 26 Jul 2021 Students across the globe have opportunities this week to hear from astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
NASA Previews Science on Next Northrop Grumman Space Station Mission NASA · 26 Jul 2021 NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Monday, Aug. 2, to discuss science investigations and technology demonstrations launching on Northrop Grumman’s 16th commercial resupply mission for the agency to the I...
Russia’s Pirs module discarded after 20 years of service at space station Spaceflight Now · 26 Jul 2021 Wrapping up nearly 20 years of service as a docking port and airlock, Russia’s Pirs module departed the International Space Station Monday under tow from a Progress supply ship, heading for a destructive re-entry in Eart...
Farewell, Pirs; ISS module decommissioned, destructively reentered NASASpaceflight · 25 Jul 2021 After nearly 20 years in orbit serving as a docking port and airlock for the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS), the Pirs module — also called Stykovochny Otsek 1, or Docking Compartment 1 (DC-1) —...
NASA clears Boeing Starliner for launch on second unpiloted test flight Spaceflight Now · 22 Jul 2021 NASA and Boeing held a day-long flight readiness review Thursday and cleared the company’s CST-100 Starliner astronaut ferry ship for launch July 30 on a second unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station.
Russia launches Nauka module to International Space Station SpaceNews · 21 Jul 2021 Russia launched a long-delayed module for its segment of the International Space Station July 21, but that module reportedly suffered technical problems after reaching orbit.
SpaceX Crew Dragon switches ports to make room for Boeing’s Starliner do-over Teslarati · 21 Jul 2021 Update: For the second time, a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft has successfully swapped International Space Station (ISS) docking ports in orbit –...
Russian science lab heads for International Space Station Spaceflight Now · 21 Jul 2021 The International Space Station is set to receive its biggest expansion in more than a decade after the launch of a Russian research lab and a European robotic arm Wednesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Nauka science module launches to ISS NASASpaceflight · 21 Jul 2021 Good things come to those (modules) that wait. On July 21, at 14:58:25 UTC (10:58:25 EDT), a Proton-M rocket launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome to take the first Russian ISS module in 11 years to orbit. The moment mar...
SpaceX crew capsule relocated outside space station before Boeing mission Spaceflight Now · 21 Jul 2021 Four astronauts rode a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule for a flight from one International Space Station docking port to another Wednesday, clearing the way for arrival of a Boeing Starliner crew ferry ship on an unpiloted te...
Dragon Endeavour performs port relocation to clear way for Starliner NASASpaceflight · 21 Jul 2021 The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour vehicle has swapped docking ports aboard the International Space Station in preparation for the upcoming Starliner OFT-2 mission. The 45-minute maneuver began at 10:45 UTC with undocking...
New major Russian ISS module set to launch tomorrow Space Scout · 20 Jul 2021 JULY 20, 2021--Meet Nauka, the newest ISS module, set to launch tomorrow, July 21.
Russian lab module set for launch to space station Wednesday Spaceflight Now · 20 Jul 2021 A Russian science module in development for more than 20 years is set for liftoff Wednesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on top of a Proton rocket, kicking off an eight-day flight to the International Space...

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