News Archive / Author: Derek Richardson
Derek Richardson has a degree in mass media, with an emphasis in contemporary journalism, from Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. While at Washburn, he was the managing editor of the student run newspaper, the Washburn Review. He also has a blog about the International Space Station, called Orbital Velocity.
Articles By Derek Richardson
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Russian ‘Pirs’ becomes first ISS module to be decommissioned
July 26th, 2021After serving the International Space Station for 20 years, the Russian Pirs module was detached from the outpost and pulled away by Progress MS-16.
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Russian Nauka module on its way to International Space Station
July 21st, 2021After more than a decade's worth of delays, the Russian-built Nauka science module has launched toward the International Space Station.
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Progress MS-17 cargo craft docks with International Space Station
July 1st, 2021Two days after launching from Kazakhstan, Russia’s unpiloted Progress MS-17 spacecraft docked with the International Space Station.
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Progress MS-17 cargo freighter sent on a two-day trek to ISS
June 29th, 2021Just before dawn, Russia’s Progress MS-17 cargo spacecraft lifted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to send supplies to the International Space Station.
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NG-15 Cygnus spacecraft departs space station
June 29th, 2021After four months at the International Space Station, Northrop Grumman’s NG-15 Cygnus cargo ship departed the outpost to begin a brief post-ISS mission.
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Astronauts complete deployment of 1st ISS roll-out solar array
June 21st, 2021Two International Space Station astronauts finished installing the first of six new roll-out solar arrays, ensuring the outpost will have a sufficient power supply over the next decade.
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Shenzhou-12 astronaut trio launch to new Chinese space station
June 16th, 2021China launched its first human spaceflight in five years when Shenzhou-12 soared skyward with an astronaut trio bound for the country’s new space station.
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Problems prevent spacewalkers from deploying new solar array
June 16th, 2021A spacesuit glitch and an alignment issue prevented astronauts from fully installing a new solar array on the exterior of the International Space Station.
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Core stage for NASA’s Space Launch System mega rocket stacked
June 14th, 2021The core stage for NASA’s first Space Launch System rocket was placed between twin solid rocket boosters in preparation for the uncrewed Artemis 1 mission.
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SpaceX’s CRS-22 Dragon arrives at ISS with new solar arrays
June 5th, 2021Some 40 hours after launch, SpaceX’s CRS-22 cargo Dragon docked with the International Space Station with new science and solar arrays for the orbiting laboratory.
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China launches Tianzhou-2 cargo craft to new space station
May 29th, 2021Just a month after launching the first part of its multi-module Tiangong space station, China has sent a cargo spacecraft, Tianzhou-2, to the fledgling outpost.
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SpaceX Crew-1 Dragon returns to Earth after 168 days in space
May 2nd, 2021Four astronauts returned to Earth in their Crew-1 Dragon spacecraft after six months aboard the International Space Station, splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida in the dark of night.
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Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins dies at 90
April 28th, 2021Former NASA Gemini and Apollo astronaut Michael Collins died April 28, 2021, after battling cancer, according to his family. He was 90 years old.
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Record-breaking Progress MS-14 undocks from Space Station
April 28th, 2021The autonomous Russian cargo ship Progress MS-14 undocked from the International Space Station after spending a record one year at the orbiting outpost.
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SpaceX Crew-2 Dragon docks with International Space Station
April 24th, 2021A day after launching from Florida, SpaceX’s Crew-2 Dragon arrived at the International Space Station, increasing the crew size aboard the outpost to 11.
