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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Final Kounotori cargo spacecraft leaves ISS
August 18th, 2020After more than a decade of service, Japan’s final first-generation HTV cargo resupply spacecraft has departed the International Space Station, setting the stage for a new HTV-X vehicle capable of service in low Earth orbit and beyond.
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Demo-2 Crew Dragon splashes down after 2-month mission
August 2nd, 2020After two months aboard the International Space Station, Dragonship Endeavour with its two-person astronaut crew is back on Earth, having splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida.
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Progress MS-15 cargo ship takes ‘express lane’ to ISS
July 23rd, 2020The Russian Progress MS-15 cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station in a reported record time to deliver supplies and experiments to the Expedition 63 crew, despite a last-second misalignment.
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Spacewalkers set the stage for future ISS additions
July 21st, 2020NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Bob Behnken completed their fourth spacewalk in less than a month to upgrade the International Space Station, setting the stage for future additions to the 20-year-old outpost.
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Crew Dragon Endeavour docks with International Space Station
May 31st, 2020Less than 19 hours after soaring into orbit from Florida, SpaceX’s Demo-2 Crew Dragon mission with NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken has reached the International Space Station.
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Japan launches its last ‘white stork’ to the International Space Station
May 20th, 2020Lifting off from its seaside launchpad, Japan’s final H-2B rocket sent the final Kounotori cargo ship into orbit to service the International Space Station.
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NG-13 Cygnus departs ISS for extended mission
May 11th, 2020After 83 days attached to the International Space Station, the three-person Expedition 63 crew today bid farewell to the NG-13 Cygnus cargo ship after it supplied the outpost with some 3,400 kilograms of supplies and equipment.
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NG-11 Cygnus released to begin multi-month post-ISS mission
August 6th, 2019Northrop Grumman’s NG-11 Cygnus departed the ISS after a 109-day stay aboard the outpost to begin a multi-month free-flying secondary mission.
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Progress MS-12 makes fast-track flight to ISS
July 31st, 2019Two orbits after launching from Kazakhstan, Russia’s Progress MS-12 cargo spacecraft rendezvoused and docked with the International Space Station.
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CRS-18 Dragon arrives at ISS with new docking adapter
July 27th, 2019Days after threading the needle with weather to launch, SpaceX’s CRS-18 Dragon spacecraft rendezvoused and berthed with the International Space Station.
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Gallery: CRS-18 another check in the ‘Win Box’ for SpaceX
July 25th, 2019CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with the CRS-18 Dragon on the capsule's third flight to the International Space Station on Thursday, July 25. In many ways it marked a repeat performance for the NewSpace company.
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Soyuz MS-11 trio returns to Earth after 7 months in space
June 25th, 2019Three International Space Station crew members returned to Earth in the Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft, bringing an end to their 204-day mission.
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Huh? Trump says NASA should stop talking about the Moon
June 7th, 2019For 18 months, NASA has been focused on returning humans to the Moon under Space Policy Directive 1—signed by President Trump. Is he changing course?
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NASA selects companies for commercial Moon landing services
June 3rd, 2019The first commercial Moon landing missions under NASA’s Artemis program have been announced as precursors to human missions by 2024.
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Gallery: Northop Grumman tests OmegA first stage
May 31st, 2019PROMONTORY, Utah — In the Blue Spring Hills north of Salt Lake City, Northrop Grumman test fired the first stage of its OmegA rocket.
