News Archive / Tagged: Expedition 39
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Dragon Spacecraft returns to Earth, bearing gifts
Josh TallisMay 18th, 2014At approximately 9:26 a.m. EDT (1326 GMT) this morning, Space Exploration Technologies’ (SpaceX) Dragon spacecraft began “part one” of its six-hour return journey to Earth. After it was detached from the Earth-facing side of the Harmony module on the International Space Station (ISS). Dragon was then positioned alongside the orbiting laboratory (ISS) by mission control personnel at NASA’s Johnson […]
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Expedition 39 trio makes safe landing in Kazakhstan after six months in space
SpaceFlight InsiderMay 14th, 2014It was all smiles as NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio, Commander Koichi Wakata of the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Russian Cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin were carried from their Soyuz TMA-11 after a textbook landing in Kazakhstan at 9:58 p.m. EDT ( 7:58 a.m. local time on Wednesday). The Soyuz TMA-11M undocked from the Rassvet module at […]
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ISS officials looking into space station’s recent power failure
James TuttenMay 10th, 2014Flight controllers working on Earth for the International Space Station (ISS) are investigating a power failure that occurred in the space station’s 3A power channel on Thursday, May 8. NASA officials have stated that the power issue will not impact the departure of the Expedition 39 crewmembers on Tuesday, May 13. The space agency also […]
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NASA Expedition 39 crew conduct successful, speedy spacewalk
Britt RawcliffeApril 23rd, 2014Only three days after the International Space Station (ISS) received their supplies from SpaceX’s Dragon capsule on Easter, Expedition 39 astronauts hurried to replace a backup computer relay system today. Rick Mastracchio and Steve Swanson ventured outside to the space station’s truss at 9:56 a.m. EDT which marked the start of the spacewalk.
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SpaceX President Shotwell talks recovery efforts during recent ribbon-cutting ceremony
Jason RhianApril 21st, 2014Space Exploration Technologies’ (SpaceX) President and Chief Executive Officer Gwynne Shotwell answered the question that is on many a space enthusiasts minds this week – what happened in terms of the company’s efforts to recover the first stage of the Falcon 9 v1.1 booster that launched on Friday April 18 at 3:25 p.m. EDT (1925 […]
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SpaceX Dragon Easter Egg reveals needed supplies for Expedition 39 crew
SpaceFlight InsiderApril 21st, 2014Most of us here on Earth dream of chocolate bunnies and candy eggs as Easter treats, but the astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) were awaiting the arrival of much-needed supplies on Easter Sunday. Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata successfully captured the cargo vehicle using the station’s Canadarm2 at 7:14 a.m. EDT (1114 GMT). The […]
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Falcon 9 v1.1 with Dragon roars (loudly) to ISS on CRS-3 resupply mission
Jason RhianApril 18th, 2014CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and NASA launched the third of the company’s Dragon spacecraft under the $1.6 billion Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract that the NewSpace firm has with the space agency. Liftoff occurred right on time at 3:25 p.m. EDT (1925 GMT), marking the fourth time overall that a Dragon […]
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SpaceX Launch of CRS-3 set for Friday, with spacewalk for following Wednesday
Jason RhianApril 16th, 2014KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla — NASA and Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) have announced that they will attempt to launch the Falcon 9 v1.1 with its payload of a Dragon spacecraft carrying more than 4,500 lbs of supplies to the International Space Station on Friday, April 18 at 3:25 p.m. EDT (1925 GMT). This will mark at […]
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SpaceX to use Launch Complex 39A for Falcon Heavy – sets first launch in first quarter of 2015
Scott JohnsonApril 16th, 2014KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – On Monday, April 14, Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) signed a 20 year lease agreement with NASA for the use of its Pad “A” located at Kennedy Space Center’s (KSC) Launch Complex 39 (LC-39A), the pad from which all Apollo Moon landing missions, and many space shuttle missions, departed the planet.
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Helium leak causes further delay for SpaceX’s CRS-3 mission to ISS
Jason RhianApril 14th, 2014CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — Space Exploration Technologies hopes that they could conduct the third flight under the $1.6 billion Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract that the company has with NASA were dashed by a helium leak in the Falcon 9 v1.1’s first stage. The technical issue forced a scrubbed to be called just shy of […]
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NASA/SpaceX highlight science payload for CRS-3 mission
Scott JohnsonApril 14th, 2014KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – On Sunday afternoon, in the lead up to Monday’s anticipated SpaceX launch, NASA held a news briefing to shed some light on a few of the science payloads being flown to the International Space Station (ISS) on the CRS-3 mission.
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NASA “Good to go” to support SpaceX launch of Falcon 9 v1.1 with Dragon on CRS-3 mission
Jason RhianApril 13th, 2014CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has, after a number of delays, one of the company’s Falcon 9 v1.1 boosters ready to carry out the Commercial Resupply 3 (CRS-3) mission. Launch is currently slated to take place from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) in Florida at 4:58 p.m. EDT (2058 […]
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Launch Viewing Guide: SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 with CRS-3
Jason RhianApril 11th, 2014CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) is preparing to launch one of the company’s upgraded Falcon 9 rockets. This particular F9 will launch a Dragon spacecraft, filled with approximately 4,600 lbs of supplies to the International Space Station. The Falcon 9 will fly in the v1.1 configuration (that’s rocket scientist speak for a […]
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SpaceX reschedules CRS 3 launch for April 14
James TuttenApril 5th, 2014CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has confirmed the rescheduled launch for their third contracted cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS), SpaceX CRS-3, is now set for Monday, April 14 at 4:58 p.m. EDT. This launch will come after nearly a month of delays concerning multiple issues with both range […]
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Soyuz TMA-12M flight extended from 6 hours – to 2 days
Jason RhianMarch 26th, 2014What started out with a flawless night launch atop a Soyuz FG rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrone in Kazakhstan on March 25 – has become a waiting game for the three crew members who rode fire atop the rocket in their Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft. What has been described as a “hiccup” in the rocket’s performance […]
