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Next Cygnus Cargo Ship ‘SS Rick Husband’ Ready for March 22 Night Launch to Space Station
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in NASA, AmericaSpace, ISS, Mars, Space, COTS, International Space Station, Ben Evans, astronaut, Soyuz TMA-M, Exploration, Missions, low earth orbit, CYGNUS, TMA-15M, ORB-4, CRS-6, TMA-16M, CRS-7, TMA-17M, TMA-19M, TMA-20MKelly and Kornienko’s Year-Long Mission Paves Way for Journey to Mars
For the first time in almost five years—and the most recent flight of NASA astronaut Mike Fincke—a U.S. citizen sits within the Top 20 most experienced spacefarers in the world. Last night’s safe return to Earth of Scott Kelly, completing a year in space, has comfortably positioned him in 17th place, with a cumulative total […] More
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in AmericaSpace, Commercial, ISS, Space, ATK, COTS, International Space Station, Dragon, Commercial Orbital Transportation Services, Ben Evans, astronaut, Missions, low earth orbit, CYGNUS, ORB-4, CRS-8As OA-4 Cygnus Departs, Commercial Cargo Providers Prepare for Busy Visiting Vehicle Manifest
Friday morning’s unberthing and departure of Orbital ATK’s OA-4 Cygnus cargo ship from the International Space Station (ISS)—wrapping up the first U.S. visiting vehicle mission of 2016, as well as marking the longest stay-time of any commercial provider at the orbital outpost—has cleared the way for a busy slate of unpiloted missions from NASA’s commercial […] More
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in NASA, Air Force, Kennedy Space Center, SpaceX, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Military Space, Falcon 9, Delta IV, Atlas V, ULA, satellite, Department of Defense, Space Coast, Commercial Space, GPS, Launch, Pegasus XL, low earth orbit, Flight Test, 45th Space Wing, Orbital ATKCape/KSC Spaceport Faces Fantastic 2016 with Especially Significant GPS Kickoff Feb. 5
The planned Feb. 5 launch of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas-V carrying the last of 12 U.S. Air Force/Boeing GPS 2F spacecraft will initiate 2016 Cape Canaveral Spaceport operations this week, with as many as 30 liftoffs and nearly a dozen space vehicle landings planned—the busiest schedule in 15 years. Those landings will include […] More
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in AmericaSpace, ISS, Space, International Space Station, Ben Evans, astronaut, Soyuz TMA-M, Launch, Exploration, Missions, low earth orbit, TMA-16MInto the Homestretch: Kelly and Kornienko to Pass 300 Days in Space, Heading for 2 March Return to Earth
At 2:43 p.m. EST today (Thursday, 21 January), NASA astronaut Scott Kelly—incumbent skipper of the International Space Station (ISS), as Commander of Expedition 46—and his Russian crewmate Mikhail Kornienko will pass 300 days in orbit, as they press toward a total mission duration of almost a full year away from the Home Planet. Launched aboard […] More
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Last Falcon 9 v1.1 Successfully Boosts Jason-3 to Orbit, Reportedly Suffers Landing Leg Breakage During Oceanic Touchdown
Despite ground fog which rolled across Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., virtually obscuring the star of the show from view in its final minutes on Earth, SpaceX successfully delivered its 15th and final Falcon 9 v1.1 booster aloft earlier today (Sunday, 17 January) and transported the joint NASA/NOAA Jason-3 ocean altimetry mission into a polar […] More
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in News, NASA, Spaceflight, KSC, Kennedy Space Center, Lockheed Martin, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Sierra Nevada, International Space Station, Dream Chaser, Mike Killian, Atlas V, ULA, Space Coast, Commercial Space, Technology, Launch, low earth orbit, Flight TestDream Chaser’s First Launch Will Fly to ISS, SNC Outlines Testing and Development Plans Ahead
Yesterday, NASA announced the winners of their multi-billion dollar second round of Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contracts to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) from 2019 through 2024. SpaceX secured a contract with their Falcon-9 and Dragon systems, and Orbital ATK secured a contract with their Cygnus spacecraft, flying atop their own Antares rocket and ULA’s Atlas-V. […] More
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in News, NASA, Space, KSC, Kennedy Space Center, SpaceX, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, International Space Station, Dream Chaser, Atlas V, Dragon, Space Coast, Commercial Space, low earth orbit, Orbital ATKDragon, Cygnus, and Dream Chaser All Awarded NASA CRS-2 Space Station Resupply Contracts
NASA announced today that all three of the remaining contenders will be awarded CRS-2 contracts to provide commercial cargo services to the International Space Station (ISS) beginning in 2019 and lasting through 2024. The agency was expected to eliminate one of the competing companies, but instead awarded contracts to all three in order to provide […] More
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Five Decades of Celebrating Christmas in Space (Part 1)
For the first time, an American citizen recorded as many as three Christmases spent away from the Home Planet on Friday, whilst orbiting aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly—who is today some 273 days into his year-long mission—previously piloted STS-103 in December 1999, the only shuttle mission ever to spend […] More
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in News, Air Force, Space, Propulsion, SpaceX, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Falcon 9, Mike Killian, USA, satellite, Space Coast, Commercial Space, Technology, Launch, low earth orbit, ORBCOMM, Flight Test, 45th Space Wing, SpaceX OG2 M2Details of SpaceX Falcon-9 Landing Attempt at Cape Canaveral Sunday Night
Six months after its 19th mission ended in pieces falling from the sky, SpaceX’s new and improved Falcon-9 booster is set for a long-awaited Return to Flight (RTF), no sooner than Sunday night, Dec. 20, carrying with it 11 Orbcomm Generation-2 (OG-2) communications satellites for delivery into low-Earth orbit. While the launch itself is the mission, delivering […] More
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in News, SpaceX, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Falcon 9, Sierra Nevada Corporation, USA, satellite, Space Coast, Commercial Space, Technology, Launch, low earth orbit, ORBCOMM, Flight Test, SpaceX OG2 M2Falcon-9 Aiming for Dec. 19 RTF with Orbcomm Satellites, Booster Landing Plans Still Unclear
Six months after its 19th mission ended in pieces of falling debris offshore of Cape Canaveral AFS, SpaceX’s new and improved Falcon-9 booster is set for a long-awaited Return to Flight (RTF) from Space Launch Complex-40 (SLC-40), no sooner than Saturday, Dec. 19, carrying with it 11 Orbcomm Generation-2 (OG-2) communications satellites into low-Earth orbit. “Aiming […] More
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in News, Science, Education, United Launch Alliance, Atlas V, Space Exploration, USA, ULA, satellite, Technology, Launch, low earth orbit, CubeSatsULA Offers Universities Free CubeSat Rides on Future Launches, First Slot Goes To CU Boulder
United Launch Alliance (ULA), the most experienced and reliable launch service provider in the United States, announced today they are kicking off a new program to answer America’s increasing need for universities to have access and availability to launch Cubesats more affordably. In order to do so, the company will give accredited U.S. colleges and universities opportunities to compete for free CubeSat rides […] More
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‘No Impacts’ to Expedition 45 Crew, as 1B Channel on S-6 Truss Suffers Power Loss
The incumbent Expedition 45 crew of the International Space Station (ISS)—Commander Scott Kelly of NASA, Russian cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko, Oleg Kononenko, and Sergei Volkov, U.S. astronaut Kjell Lindgren, and Japan’s Kimiya Yui—continues to function normally, just a matter of days after one of eight power channels on the expansive Integrated Truss Structure (ITS) went down […] More
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