News Archive / Tagged: International Space Station
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Soyuz MS-11 trio returns to Earth after 7 months in space
Derek RichardsonJune 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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First Astrobee robot completes initial checks aboard ISS
Jim SharkeyMay 30th, 2019The International Space Station's newest robotic helper, Astrobee, completed its first series of hardware tests aboard the outpost.
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CRS-17 Dragon arrives at ISS with cargo, stray cable
Derek RichardsonMay 6th, 2019SpaceX’s CRS-17 Dragon arrived at the International Space Station with fresh supplies and an unexpected cable that was supposed to fall away during launch.
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Gallery: CRS-17 launch brightens Space Coast skies
Derek RichardsonMay 4th, 2019SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with the CRS-17 Dragon spacecraft perched atop it in the company’s fifth flight of 2019.
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Video: SpaceFlight Insider’s Space Bulletin for May 4, 2019
Derek RichardsonMay 4th, 2019In this week’s Space Bulletin, a bunch of rockets launched, including a Long March 4B from China and a Falcon 9 with a Dragon bound for the space station.
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Space station power problem delays CRS-17 Dragon launch
Derek RichardsonApril 30th, 2019An issue with the International Space Station's power grid is prompting mission managers to delay the launch of the CRS-17 Dragon resupply mission.
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Dragon to send science, supplies to ISS in early-morning launch
Joe LatrellApril 29th, 2019SpaceX is set for another cargo Dragon flight to the International Space Station, sending food, supplies and experiments slated for Expeditions 59 and 60.
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SpaceX targeting May 1 for next cargo Dragon launch
Derek RichardsonApril 27th, 2019CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Following a successful static test fire of its Falcon 9 rocket, SpaceX is eyeing the beginning of May for its next cargo mission to the International Space Station.
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Progress continues on Dream Chaser space plane
Cullen DesforgesApril 26th, 2019Having recently completed a major NASA milestone, Sierra Nevada Corporation is well into construction of the cargo variant of its Dream Chaser space plane.
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NASA astronaut assigned record-setting mission
Derek RichardsonApril 23rd, 2019Having been aboard the International Space Station for about a month, NASA astronaut Christina Koch is set for an extended stay of about 11 months.
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NG-11 Cygnus begins 3-month ISS stay
Derek RichardsonApril 19th, 2019Two days after launch, Northrop Grumman’s NG-11 Cygnus cargo freighter rendezvoused and was berthed to the International Space Station's Unity module.
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Gallery: S.S. Roger Chaffee lifts off on flight to ISS
Jason RhianApril 17th, 2019Taking to the skies at the very opening of a five-minute long launch window, Northrop Grumman Corporation's S.S. Roger Chaffee Cygnus cargo freighter leaped into the skies from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport's Pad-0A. The mission got underway at 4:46 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 17, 2019.
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Astronauts route power cables during 3rd spacewalk of 2019
Derek RichardsonApril 9th, 2019During a 6.5-hour spacewalk, two International Space Station astronauts finished battery work and routed cables across the outpost.
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Progress MS-11 launches toward ISS on 2-orbit trek
Derek RichardsonApril 4th, 2019Russia launched a Soyuz 2.1a rocket with the latest Progress resupply freighter bound for the International Space Station.
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Astronauts wrap 2nd spacewalk of 2019
Derek RichardsonMarch 30th, 2019Astronauts Nick Hague and Christina Koch ventured outside the International Space Station to continue work replacing aging batteries on the exterior truss.
