By Ben Evans, on February 3rd, 2019
Spacewalker Rex Walheim works to outfit the exterior of Europe’s Columbus lab during STS-122. Photo Credit: NASA, via Joachim Becker/SpaceFacts.de
Launching to space is undoubtedly an exciting and terrifying experience, all rolled into one, as millions of pounds of thrust combine in a controlled explosion to blast a group of humans beyond Earth’s […]
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By Ben Evans, on February 18th, 2018
Spacewalker Rex Walheim works to outfit the exterior of Europe’s Columbus lab during STS-122, which launched ten years ago, this week. Photo Credit: NASA, via Joachim Becker/SpaceFacts.de
Ten years ago, this month, Space Shuttle Atlantis sprang from historic Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida, to kickstart the final phase […]
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By Ben Evans, on September 6th, 2016
Wrapping up his fourth space mission, Jeff Williams is now the United States’ most experienced space traveler, with over 534 cumulative days away from the Home Planet. Photo Credit: NASA TV
After more than 172 days in space, U.S. national-record-breaking astronaut Jeff Williams and his Russian crewmates Alexei Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka have […]
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By Ben Evans, on June 18th, 2016
The Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 47 crew members Tim Kopra of NASA, Tim Peake of the European Space Agency, and Yuri Malenchenko of Roscosmos near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Saturday, June 18, 2016. Kopra, Peake, and Malenchenko are returning after six months in space where […]
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By Ben Evans, on May 29th, 2016
After having achieved partial success on Thursday, the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) was successfully expanded to Full Shape on Saturday. Expedition 47 crew members will ingress the module around Monday, 6 June. Photo Credit: NASA
This weekend’s successful expansion of the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) on the International Space Station (ISS) […]
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By Ben Evans, on May 11th, 2016
SpaceX’s eighth dedicated Dragon splashes smoothly into the Eastern Pacific Ocean at 2:54 p.m. EDT (11:54 a.m. PDT) on Wednesday, 11 May. Photo Credit: NASA
The last month has seen spectacular success for SpaceX, as the Hawthorne, Calif.-based launch services provider flawlessly conducted a pair of missions to Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) and Geostationary […]
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By Ben Evans, on May 1st, 2016
Commander Tim Kopra (front right) has led Expedition 47 since March. He and his crewmates Tim Peake and Yuri Malenchenko will now depart the International Space Station (ISS) on 18 June. Photo Credit: NASA, via Joachim Becker/SpaceFacts.de
The incumbent Expedition 47 core crew of the International Space Station (ISS)—Commander Tim Kopra of NASA, […]
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By Ben Evans, on April 15th, 2016
The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) will be berthed to the Tranquility Node of the International Space Station for a two-year demonstration. It will be the first private space habitat of its kind. Credit: Bigelow Aerospace
Little more than a week since its rousing launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., aboard […]
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By Ben Evans, on April 8th, 2016
SpaceX’s Falcon-9 flew into clear blue skies over Cape Canaveral AFS this afternoon, taking aim with Dragon for the CRS-8 mission to the ISS. The flight marked the first successful offshore barge landing for the company as well, marking the second time SpaceX has achieved a landing after launching from the Cape. Photo […]
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By Ben Evans, on April 6th, 2016
Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) will be berthed to the Tranquility Node of the International Space Station for a two-year demonstration. It will be the first private space habitat of its kind. Credit: Bigelow Aerospace
For the third time this year—following hard on the heels of January’s Jason-3 launch out of Vandenberg Air […]
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