SpaceX Dragon to give the International Space Station an altitude boost today
Friday will see a new event for the International Space Station (ISS) as a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is used to boost its altitude for the first time. As drag works on the space station, its altitude gradually degrades over time,
SpaceX Activating System to Practice for Destroying Space Station
SpaceX is planning to fire the engines of its Dragon cargo spacecraft, which is currently docked to the International Space Station, to practice for the eventual retirement of the orbital lab roughly six years from now.
SpaceX Dragon fires thrusters to boost ISS orbit for the 1st time
SpaceX's Dragon performed an orbital boost maneuver for the ISS; a first for the spacecraft, and a small step toward the space station's ultimate doom.
The International Space Station Has Been Leaking for Five Years
Pesky leaks on the International Space Station aren’t the most serious issue facing U.S. human spaceflight In the hostile conditions beyond Earth, a spacecraft is all that stands between an astronaut and certain death.
SpaceX launches resupply mission to International Space Station
SpaceX launched a rocket loaded with 6,000 pounds of supplies to the International Space Station on Monday night from the Florida coast.
SpaceX Dragon prepares first ISS 'Reboost'
SpaceX’s Dragon capsule is about to play a new, important role in maintaining the International Space Station. For the first time, NASA has planned a “reboost” maneuver with a cargo Dragon capsule docked to the ISS.
SpaceX Dragon Is About to Give the ISS a Shove
As NASA continues to work with SpaceX in planning the International Space Station's eventual demise, SpaceX will on Friday aim for a big first in anticipation of that event. A Dragon cargo spacecraft will fire up its engines for 12 1/2 minutes in what's called a reboost,
Saving The ISS By Transforming It Into A Fantastical Floating Museum
The International Space Station - a blazing symbol of humanity’s destiny to move out across the cosmos - must be saved from ...
NASA astronauts who spent 7 months on ISS won’t reveal which one had medical episode when they returned home
The three NASA astronauts who’d spent seven months living and working on the International Space Station would not disclose which of them spent the night in the hospital once back on U.S.
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The International Space Station Has A Pesky Leak — Not Even NASA Has A Solid Plan For It
A recent report out last month from NASA’s Office of the Inspector General highlighted some of the big challenges to keeping ...
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NASA, SpaceX launch CRS-31 cargo mission to International Space Station on Monday night
"On Nov. 2 of 2020, so about four years ago, the International Space Station entered its third decade of human-tended ...
Next-generation space materials blast off for tests on ISS
A new generation of space materials left Earth on November 5 as they head to the International Space Station (ISS) to undergo ...
Vast’s commercial space station could create opportunities that ISS couldn’t
The resulting Haven-2 facility will be immense and filled with capabilities that could meet the needs of a wide variety of ...
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Axiom Space looks to India and Europe for rockets to help build its private space station
Axiom Space is in talks with India and European nations to explore "the best fit for its missions" and to diversify its ...
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New polymers to be tested in extreme conditions aboard the International Space Station
Ian Hamerton, a polymer and sustainable composites researcher at the University of Bristol’s Bristol Composites Institute, ...