A Look at the Science and Experiments Flying Aboard Cygnus 'Deke Slayton II' to ISS

By Talia Landman, on December 8th, 2015

The Orbital ATK Cygnus spacecraft on a previous ISS resupply flight for NASA. Photo Credit: NASA

In the early evening hours of December 6, a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas-V rocket carrying Orbital ATK’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft, named Deke Slayton II, thundered into the clouds at 4:44 pm EST, headed for the International […]

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Huge Prospects for Science and Humans to Mars: Conversation With Hubble Astronaut/NASA Science Chief John Grunsfeld (Part 2)

By Ken Kremer, on January 7th, 2015

Launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-125 and the final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope on May 11, 2009, from Launch Complex-39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: Ken Kremer – kenkremer.com

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL — “A great path” lies ahead for “science and launching humans to Mars,” […]

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Dragon Returns Home as SpaceX Eyes Dec. 9 for Next CRS Launch and F9 Booster Landing Attempt

By Mike Killian, on October 25th, 2014

Dragon splashes down into the Pacific Ocean some 300 miles west of Baja, Calif., on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2014, at 3:38 p.m. EDT, bringing 3,276 lbs of cargo and science experiments back to Earth from the ISS. Photo: SpaceX

SpaceX officially closed out their fourth dedicated Dragon resupply mission for NASA today with […]

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A Dragon Came A'Calling: Fourth Dedicated Cargo Ship Arrives at Space Station

By Ben Evans, on September 23rd, 2014

 

Alexander Gerst and Reid Wiseman monitor the arrival of the CRS-4 Dragon cargo ship on Tuesday, 23 September. Photo Credit: NASA TV

Five months since one of its kind last arrived at the International Space Station (ISS), another Dragon was captured by the tail earlier today (Tuesday, 23 September), courtesy of Expedition […]

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SpaceX Achieves 'Two for Two': Second Falcon 9 in Two Weeks Delivers Next Dragon to Space Station

By Ben Evans, on September 21st, 2014

Falcon-9 blazing a trail out over the Atlantic last night to resupply the ISS. Second stage burn is visible at center as Dragon climbed to orbit, & the F9 first stage is visible just above the horizon at center firing its engines for a controlled soft splashdown off the coast. Composite of 4 […]

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CRS-4 Dragon Cargo Mission Marks SpaceX's Fourth Launch in Ten Weeks

By Ben Evans, on September 18th, 2014

The CRS-4 mission represents the fifth Dragon spacecraft to visit the International Space Station (ISS). Photo Credit: NASA

Less than two weeks since the spectacular launch of the AsiaSat-6 geostationary communications satellite, SpaceX stands ready to deliver its sixth Falcon 9 v1.1 mission of 2014 and its second Dragon cargo ship of the […]

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