News Archive / Tagged: International Space Station

• NASA awards contracts for commercial spacesuits for ISS, Moon

  Theresa CrossJune 3rd, 2022

  Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace have been selected by NASA to build commercial spacesuits for the International Space Station and Artemis programs.

• Starliner completes second orbital flight test

  Cullen DesforgesMay 26th, 2022

  After spending six days in space, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft successfully returned to Earth, setting the stage for a crewed flight later this year.

• 2nd uncrewed Starliner mission finally gets to space

  Theresa CrossMay 19th, 2022

  Starliner’s second uncrewed orbital flight test, OFT-2, is finally underway after a delay of 10 months following problems with the spacecraft’s propulsion system.

• Crew-4 arrives at International Space Station in Dragon ‘Freedom’

  Derek RichardsonApril 28th, 2022

  Less than 16 hours after launching from Florida, the Crew-4 astronauts arrived at the International Space Station to begin a five-month stay aboard the outpost.

• Freedom soars: Crew-4 astronauts launch to Space Station

  Theresa CrossApril 27th, 2022

  In a beautiful early-morning liftoff, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 sent Dragon Freedom with four Crew-4 astronauts into space for a multi-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

• Crew-4 astronauts arrive at Kennedy in advance of ISS mission

  Theresa CrossApril 18th, 2022

  The next set of astronauts bound for the International Space Station has arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in advance of their launch.

• All-private Axiom Space astronauts dock with Space Station

  Derek RichardsonApril 9th, 2022

  Four private Axiom Space astronauts docked to the International Space Station after launching atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket less than 24 hours earlier.

• SpaceX launches 1st all-private astronaut mission to the ISS

  Theresa CrossApril 8th, 2022

  Launching from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket left Earth on an all-private astronaut mission for Axiom Space.

• NASA astronaut returns to Earth after 1 year at space station

  Derek RichardsonMarch 30th, 2022

  NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei returned to Earth with two Russian cosmonauts after spending a year aboard the International Space Station.

• All-Russian Soyuz crew docks with International Space Station

  Derek RichardsonMarch 18th, 2022

  For the first time, a Soyuz spacecraft with only Russian cosmonaut International Space Station crew members launched and docked to the orbiting outpost.

• Spacewalkers prep Space Station for future solar arrays

  Derek RichardsonMarch 15th, 2022

  Two NASA astronauts completed a spacewalk to prepare the International Space Station for a new set of solar arrays scheduled to arrive later this year.

• NG-17 Cygnus reaches the International Space Station

  Derek RichardsonFebruary 21st, 2022

  After two days traveling to the International Space Station, Northrop Grumman’s NG-17 Cygnus spacecraft arrived at the orbiting outpost.

• NG-17 Cygnus lofted into orbit, beginning 40-hour ISS chase

  Theresa CrossFebruary 19th, 2022

  Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket had a spectacular liftoff from Virginia to send the NG-17 Cygnus cargo spacecraft toward the International Space Station.

• NG-17 Cygnus sending new science to International Space Station

  Theresa CrossFebruary 18th, 2022

  Northrop Grumman and NASA are set to launch the NG-17 Cygnus cargo resupply spacecraft to the International Space Station.

• CRS-24 cargo Dragon departs International Space Station

  Derek RichardsonJanuary 23rd, 2022

  SpaceX’s CRS-24 cargo Dragon undocked from the International Space Station after more than a month attached to the orbiting laboratory.