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- NASA Sets Coverage, Invites Public to Virtually Join Starliner Launch NASA · 16 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 TV to Air Crew Dragon Port Relocation on Space Station NASA · 15 Jul 2021 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts on the International Space Station will relocate their Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft Wednesday, July 21, setting the stage for a historic first when two different U.S. commercial spacec...
- NASA TV to Air Launch of Space Station Module, Departure of Another NASA · 13 Jul 2021 NASA will provide live coverage of a new Russian science module’s launch and automated docking to the International Space Station, and the undocking of another module that has been part of the orbital outpost for the pas...
- SpaceX cargo capsule splashes down in Gulf of Mexico Spaceflight Now · 10 Jul 2021 Wrapping up a 36-day mission to the International Space Station, a SpaceX Cargo Dragon capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico Friday night with biomedical experiments, spacewalk equipment, and other hardware returni...
- NC, Wisconsin, NY Students to Hear from Astronauts on Space Station NASA · 9 Jul 2021 Students from three states will hear from astronauts from three different countries aboard the International Space Station next week.
- SpaceX Cargo Dragon spacecraft heads home after a month in orbit Teslarati · 9 Jul 2021 After more than a month in orbit, SpaceX’s second upgraded Cargo Dragon spacecraft has undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) on...
- Dragon cargo ship departs space station and heads for Earth Spaceflight Now · 8 Jul 2021 A SpaceX cargo capsule undocked from the International Space Station Thursday and headed for splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico after a two-day delay to wait for Tropical Storm Elsa to clear the area.
- Cargo Dragon splashes down to complete SpaceX CRS-22 mission NASASpaceflight · 8 Jul 2021 The SpaceX CRS-22 mission has come to a close, with Cargo Dragon having departed the International Space Station on Thursday, July 8 after a series of weather delays. NASA and SpaceX teams continued to monitor weather at...
- NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman’s August Launch from Virginia NASA · 7 Jul 2021 Media accreditation is open for the launch from Virginia of Northrop Grumman’s 16th commercial resupply services mission to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station...
- New York Students to Hear from NASA, JAXA Astronauts on Space Station NASA · 6 Jul 2021 Students from Harlem Link Charter School will have an opportunity this week to hear from astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
- Progress supply ship docks with space station Spaceflight Now · 2 Jul 2021 Russia’s automated Progress MS-17 cargo ship docked with the International Space Station Thursday, wrapping up a two-day journey from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan with nearly 2.7 tons of fuel, food, water, and s...
- NASA to Air Departure of SpaceX Cargo Dragon from Space Station NASA · 30 Jun 2021 NASA’s SpaceX Dragon cargo freighter, loaded with approximately 5,000 pounds of scientific experiments and other cargo from the International Space Station, will depart Tuesday, July 6, bound for a splashdown in the Atla...
- Roscosmos Launches Progress MS-17 to ISS NASASpaceflight · 29 Jun 2021 Roscosmos has launched their latest resupply mission to the International Space Station, Progress MS-17. The launch occurred at 23:27 UTC on June 29 from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
- Cygnus supply ship departs space station after four-month mission Spaceflight Now · 29 Jun 2021 A Cygnus spacecraft owned by Northrop Grumman departed the International Space Station Tuesday, concluding a four-month mission that delivered more than 8,000 pounds of cargo. The automated resupply freighter will deploy...
- Russia successfully launches space station resupply ship Spaceflight Now · 29 Jun 2021 A Russian Progress supply ship launched Tuesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, commencing a two-day chase of the International Space Station with more than 5,000 pounds of fuel, water, spare parts, and exper...
- Why is Russia launching a new module to the space station if it’s pulling out? Ars Technica · 28 Jun 2021 Nauka will be the largest module the Russians have sent to the ISS.
- Spacewalking astronauts install second upgraded solar array Spaceflight Now · 25 Jun 2021 French astronaut Thomas Pesquet and NASA crewmate Shane Kimbrough floated back outside the International Space Station Friday and deployed a 60-foot-long roll-out solar array, the second of six new blankets being install...
- Pesquet & Kimbrough complete new solar array installation on ISS NASASpaceflight · 25 Jun 2021 For the third time in 9 days, Thomas Pesquet and Shane Kimbrough donned their spacesuits and ventured outside the International Space Station (ISS), this time to install the second of six new Boeing-built ISS Roll Out So...
- Watch live as space station astronauts make spacewalk Spaceflight Now · 25 Jun 2021 European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet and NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough will head outside the International Space Station for a planned six-and-a-half hour spacewalk beginning around 8 a.m. EDT (1200 GMT). The...
- NASA to Air Launch, Docking of Roscosmos Cargo Ship to Space Station NASA · 23 Jun 2021 Live coverage of Russia’s Progress 78 cargo spacecraft’s launch and docking to the International Space Station will begin at 7 p.m. EDT Tuesday, June 29, on NASA Television, the agency’s website, and the NASA app.
- NASA to Air Northrop Grumman Cygnus Departure from Space Station NASA · 22 Jun 2021 Northrop Grumman’s uncrewed Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled to depart the International Space Station Tuesday, June 29, more than four months after delivering nearly 8,000 pounds of supplies, scientific investigations, co...
- Starliner capsule fueled for unpiloted test flight to International Space Station Spaceflight Now · 22 Jun 2021 Boeing finished loading hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide maneuvering propellants over the weekend into the company’s second space-rated Starliner capsule at the Kennedy Space Center, days after stacking of its Atlas 5 la...
- NASA to Air Third Spacewalk to Install New Station Solar Arrays NASA · 22 Jun 2021 Two astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station Friday, June 25, for a third spacewalk to continue power system upgrades that are already increasing output and proving the technology that will enable...
- Spacewalkers unfurl first of six new space station solar arrays Spaceflight Now · 20 Jun 2021 Astronauts Thomas Pesquet and Shane Kimbrough floated outside the International Space Station Sunday to deploy and unroll a new solar array blanket after encountering spacesuit glitches and an interference issue during a...
- ESA/NASA complete ISS spacewalk to install first new solar array NASASpaceflight · 20 Jun 2021 Two astronauts went outside the International Space Station (ISS) to complete installation of the first of six new Boeing-built solar arrays — part of a program to increase the station’s electrical power generation capac...
- Spacewalkers run out of time before unrolling new space station solar array Spaceflight Now · 16 Jun 2021 Two astronauts floated outside the International Space Station Wednesday and attached a rolled-up solar array, the first of six intended to boost the lab’s power back to factory fresh levels. But a spacesuit glitch and t...
- ESA/NASA astronauts complete scaled-back spacewalk to install new solar array on ISS NASASpaceflight · 16 Jun 2021 Two astronauts ventured outside the International Space Station (ISS) to attempt to install the first of six new Boeing-built solar arrays — part of a program to increase the station’s electrical power generation capacit...
- NASA soliciting proposals for two private astronaut missions SpaceNews · 14 Jun 2021 NASA announced June 11 that it is requesting proposals for two private astronaut missions to the International Space Station that would fly between the fall of 2022 and the end of 2023.
- Axiom signs deal with SpaceX for three more private crew missions Spaceflight Now · 9 Jun 2021 SpaceX has signed a deal with Axiom Space, a Houston company that arranges private astronaut expeditions, for three more fully commercial Crew Dragon missions to the International Space Station beyond Axiom’s first Drago...
- NASA to Air Briefing, Spacewalks to Install New Station Solar Arrays NASA · 7 Jun 2021 Expedition 65 astronauts will conduct two spacewalks – one Wednesday, June 16, and the other Sunday, June 20 – to install new solar arrays to help power the International Space Station.
- Dragon capsule delivers 7,300 pounds of cargo to International Space Station Spaceflight Now · 5 Jun 2021 Wrapping up a two-day transit from a launch pad in Florida, a SpaceX Dragon capsule autonomously linked up with the International Space Station Saturday with more than 7,300 pounds of cargo, including new solar arrays, c...
- SpaceX cargo ship launches on mission to upgrade space station electrical grid Spaceflight Now · 3 Jun 2021 Trailing a brilliant orange flame, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket thundered into orbit Thursday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida with a Dragon cargo capsule launching on a two-day pursuit of the International Space Sta...
- Nelson to speak with Rogozin on the future of the ISS SpaceNews · 3 Jun 2021 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson says he will soon speak with his Russian counterpart in the hopes of continuing longstanding cooperation between the two countries in space even as Russia’s ties to China grow stronger.
- Science, Solar Arrays Launch on NASA’s SpaceX Cargo Mission NASA · 3 Jun 2021 The latest SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station after launching at 1:29 p.m. EDT Thursday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, bearing more than 7,300 pounds of scien...
- Falcon 9 launches cargo Dragon mission to ISS SpaceNews · 3 Jun 2021 A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a cargo Dragon spacecraft June 3, carrying experiments and a new set of solar panels for the International Space Station.
- Launch timeline for SpaceX’s 22nd space station resupply mission Spaceflight Now · 3 Jun 2021 SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will go from Cape Canaveral to low Earth orbit in less than 10 minutes Thursday with a Dragon capsule heading for the International Space Station carrying more than 7,300 pounds of supplies and e...
- SpaceX CRS-22 delivers new solar arrays & science to International Space Station NASASpaceflight · 3 Jun 2021 The CRS-22 cargo mission to the International Space Station lifted off right on time at 13:29 EDT (17:29 UTC) on Thursday, June 3. The Cargo Dragon 2 spacecraft, carrying the first two of six new solar arrays to the stat...
- Axiom Space purchases three Crew Dragon missions SpaceNews · 3 Jun 2021 Axiom Space has signed a contract with SpaceX for three additional Crew Dragon missions, enough to meet its projections for private astronaut missions to the International Space Station through at least 2023.
- SpaceX set for second Falcon 9 launch in 60 hours Teslarati · 2 Jun 2021 Update: After successfully docking Cargo Dragon to the ISS on June 5th, SpaceX is on track to complete its second Falcon 9...
- Spacewalkers prepare space station’s Russian Pirs module for disposal Spaceflight Now · 2 Jun 2021 Two cosmonauts floated outside the International Space Station early Wednesday to wrap up preparations for detaching the two-decades-old Pirs airlock and docking compartment next month, clearing the way for the long-plan...