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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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.
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SpaceX Crew-2 Dragon mission postponed by a day
April 21st, 2021SpaceX and NASA have delayed the Crew-2 Dragon mission’s launch to the International Space Station by a day because of weather concerns.
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Soyuz MS-17 crew returns to Earth after 6 months aboard ISS
April 17th, 2021Three International Space Station Expedition 64 crew members returned to Earth after spending 185 days aboard the orbiting outpost.
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Soyuz MS-18 reaches International Space Station after 2 orbits
April 9th, 2021The Soyuz MS-18 crew took the express lane to the International Space Station, reaching the outpost less the four hours after leaving Earth.
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Cosmonauts still troubleshooting slight air leak aboard ISS
April 8th, 2021Russian cosmonauts are still working to plug a slight air leak aboard the International Space Station, which was first noticed in 2019 and located in 2020.
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Crew-1 Dragon astronauts take spacecraft for a spin around ISS
April 5th, 2021In one of the final major activities of the Crew-1 mission, its astronaut riders suited up to relocate docking ports to clear the way for the Crew-2 Dragon.
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Starship SN11 explodes during landing-flip maneuver
March 30th, 2021Starship SN11 attempted to complete what three previous prototypes could not, launch to 10 kilometers, land and not explode. However, it wasn’t to be.
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New artwork released for SpaceX’s Dragon XL spacecraft
March 27th, 2021NASA recently released new concept art for SpaceX’s Dragon XL cargo ship, which is being designed to service the space agency’s Lunar Gateway.
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NASA assigns Mark Vande Hei to Soyuz MS-18 mission to ISS
March 10th, 2021NASA has assigned astronaut Mark Vande Hei to the Soyuz MS-18 mission for a roughly six-month trip to the International Space Station.
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Spacewalkers begin prepping space station for new solar arrays
February 28th, 2021Expedition 64 flight engineers and NASA astronauts Kate Rubins and Victor Glover ventured outside the International Space Station for the first of two spacewalks to ready the outpost for new solar arrays later this year.
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Perseverance rover transmits ‘iconic’ video from Mars
February 22nd, 2021NASA has released never-before-seen video from Mars — the highly-anticipated views of the Perseverance rover from multiple entry, descent and landing cameras.
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NG-15 Cygnus spacecraft brings supplies and experiments to ISS
February 22nd, 2021Northrop Grumman's NG-15 Cygnus spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station early Monday morning with thousands of kilograms of crew supplies and experiments for the seven-person Expedition 64 crew.
