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in News, NASA, ISS, Space, ATK, Wallops Flight Facility, Commercial Orbital Transportation Services, Commercial Space, CYGNUS, Antares, ORB-4Preparations Underway at Wallops for Orbital ATK Antares Return to Flight
Seven months after an Antares rocket carrying the doomed Orb-3 mission plummeted onto its launch pad, reconstruction efforts are in full swing in preparation for the rocket’s return to flight. On June 28, NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility celebrated its 70th anniversary by holding an open house, giving the public and media an opportunity to tour […] More
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Ambitious One-Year Mission Counting Down to Friday Launch (Part 2)
Twenty-four hours now remain before Soyuz TMA-16M is scheduled to rocket toward the International Space Station (ISS), carrying Russian cosmonauts Gennadi Padalka and Mikhail Kornienko and U.S. astronaut Scott Kelly to form the second half of Expedition 43 and rotate into the “core” of Expedition 44. However, as described in yesterday’s AmericaSpace article, this mission […] More
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Fiery Falcon and Hissing Dragon Blaze Trail to Space Station, Booster Landing Attempt Unsuccessful
The ground of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., shook under 1.3 million pounds (590,000 kg) of thrust this morning (Saturday, 10 January), as SpaceX’s Falcon 9 v1.1 booster—laden with the fifth dedicated Dragon cargo mission (CRS-5) to the International Space Station (ISS)—roared away from Space Launch Complex (SLC)-40 precisely at 4:47:10 a.m. EST. It was […] More
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Last-Minute Scrub Stalls Dragon Mission; Next Attempt NET Friday
SpaceX must wait until Friday, at the earliest, to despatch its fifth dedicated Dragon cargo mission (CRS-5) to the International Space Station (ISS), following today’s scrubbed launch attempt. In spite of an apparently smooth countdown, and near-perfect weather conditions at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., the mission—which is being conducted under the language of […] More
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Space Travel Risks Minimized by Capsules: Conversation With Hubble Astronaut/NASA Science Chief John Grunsfeld (Part 1)
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL — Everyone in the space business knows it’s a “risky business” and will remain so for the foreseeable future. And no one knows that better than the astronauts and cosmonauts who bravely volunteer to place themselves and their souls in the utmost peril, strapped on top of rockets loaded with mammoth quantities […] More
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SpaceX to Launch United States’ First Mission of 2015 With Tuesday Morning Dragon Flight
Almost three weeks later than originally planned, SpaceX—the Hawthorne, Calif.-based launch services company, headed by entrepreneur Elon Musk—is primed to launch its fifth dedicated Dragon cargo mission (CRS-5) under the language of the $1.6 billion Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Liftoff of the two-stage Falcon 9 v1.1 booster is scheduled to occur from Space […] More
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NASA Shifts Next Orbital Sciences Station Cargo Flight to Nighttime in June
Orbital Sciences has reset the launch of their next unmanned Cygnus resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) to early June, under guidance from NASA, after the long-postponed SpaceX Dragon cargo carrier successfully lifted off last week on April 18 and berthed at the orbiting outpost days ago. Since both the Cygnus and Dragon […] More
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Commentary: A Path to Nowhere and the Absence of Leadership (Part 2)
Last week’s article had focused on examining some of the events and political decisions that have resulted in the U.S.’s reliance on Russia for gaining access to the International Space Station—a topic that came into the spotlight in the aftermath of the recent geopolitical crisis between Russia and Ukraine. Today’s article focuses on some of […] More
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Opinion: Which Way Toward the Red Planet? Current Plans for Mars Colonisation and the Need for Maturity
“Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.” — Niels Bohr The last 10 years can be described as a the “decade of Mars” in space exploration, with a plethora of orbital and rover missions being sent toward the Red Planet on a continuing basis. It is an often repeated statement that […] More
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Orbital Sciences Proceeding Toward Dec. 19 ISS Launch, Pending NASA Approval
Orbital Sciences Corporation is proceeding with operations to prepare their Cygnus spacecraft to launch on its first mission to deliver cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) on Dec. 19, despite the fact that NASA has yet to decide whether or not to delay the mission after discovering a malfunction in the space station’s starboard cooling Pump […] More
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Final Swansong: Orbital’s First Cygnus Cargo Ship Completes Mission With Blazing Re-entry
Orbital Sciences Corp. bade a fond farewell to its first Cygnus cargo ship yesterday, as the hugely successful Demonstration Mission—designated “ORB-D”—concluded with a fiery plunge into the upper atmosphere, burning up over the Pacific Ocean, to the east of New Zealand. Launched on 18 September, Cygnus arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) 11 days later and […] More
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Orbital Sciences Primed for First Cygnus Cargo Mission to Space Station
After many delays, Orbital Sciences Corp. stands ready to stage the long-awaited Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) Demonstration Mission—designated “ORB-D”—of its Cygnus cargo craft to the International Space Station. Liftoff of the two-stage Antares rocket, carrying Cygnus, was originally scheduled for 11:16 a.m. EDT Tuesday, 17 September, at the start of a 15-minute “launch window,” after […] More
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