By Ben Evans, on March 9th, 2015 Barry “Butch” Wilmore (left) will hand over command of the International Space Station (ISS) to Terry Virts (right) on Tuesday, 10 March, ahead of his crew’s return to Earth. This ceremony will officially end Expedition 42 and mark the beginning of Expedition 43. Photo Credit: NASA
After more than five months in orbit, Soyuz […]
By Mike Killian, on January 16th, 2015 A SpaceX Falcon-9 v1.1 booster first stage attempting to land on an autonomous barge after the CRS-5 Dragon launch to the ISS. The rocket hit harder than expected, at a -45 degree angle, smashing its legs and engine section. SpaceX will be looking to try again during an upcoming launch. Photo Credit: SpaceX / […]
By Sherry Valare, on January 12th, 2015 Member of the Expedition 42 crew onboard the International Space Station celebrating Russian Christmas with a video call to friends and family and an Orthodox choir in Moscow. Photo Credit: NASA
The first full week of the new year was busy on the International Space Station (ISS), aside from Wednesday, when the entire […]
By Ben Evans, on January 12th, 2015 Canadarm2 grappled the CRS-5 Dragon spacecraft at 5:44 a.m. EST Monday, 12 January. Photo Credit: NASA, with thanks to Mike Barrett
Two days after departing Space Launch Complex (SLC)-40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, in a blazing light show, SpaceX has successfully delivered its fifth dedicated Dragon cargo mission (CRS-5) to the International […]
By Mike Killian, on January 11th, 2015 LIFTOFF of SpaceX’s Falcon-9 booster Saturday morning, Jan. 10, 2015, kicking off the first U.S. launch of 2015 and the company’s fifth NASA-contracted Dragon resupply mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: Mike Killian / AmericaSpace
In the early morning hours of Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, SpaceX kicked off the United States’ busy […]
By Ben Evans, on January 10th, 2015 Liftoff of SpaceX’s fifth NASA-contracted resupply mission to the International Space Station at 4:47 a.m. EST on Jan. 10, 2014. Photo Credit: Alan Walters / AmericaSpace
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 […]
By Mike Killian, on January 9th, 2015 The SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket tasked with launching Dragon on the company’s fifth contracted ISS resupply mission for NASA, standing tall at SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral AFS in Florida. Launch is scheduled for 4:47 a.m. EST Saturday morning, Jan. 10, 2015. Photo Credit: AmericaSpace / John Studwell
SpaceX is poised to try igniting their Falcon-9 […]
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,” says […]
By Emily Carney, on January 7th, 2015 SpaceX CEO Elon Musk with one of his company’s Falcon-9 rockets. Photo Credit: SpaceX
Just hours before SpaceX’s fifth cargo mission (CRS-5) was due to be launched to the International Space Station (ISS), the company’s CEO and CTO was up late in Cape Canaveral answering fans’ questions on Reddit, the social networking website touted […]
By Ben Evans, on January 6th, 2015 Bearing the CRS-5 Dragon cargo craft within its nose, the Falcon 9 v1.1 stands patiently to execute the United States’ first mission of 2015. Photo Credit: Mike Killian/AmericaSpace
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 […]
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