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Expedition 69 Northrop Grumman CRS-18 Cygnus Cargo Craft Departs Space Station – April 21, 2023

By |2024-04-03T02:09:14-04:00April 3rd, 2024|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

The unpiloted Northrop Grumman CRS-18 Cygnus cargo craft was released from the nadir port of the Unity Module of the International Space Station April 21 by flight controllers on the ground in Houston, Texas. NG-18 launched on November 7, 2022 on an Antares rocket from the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, beginning a two-day flight [...]

SpaceX CRS-9 Live Launch and the Science That’s Onboard

By |2024-04-03T02:09:13-04:00April 3rd, 2024|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Various staff reflect during the SpaceX CRS-9 live launch and the science that they are involved with that will be conducted onboard the International Space Station (ISS).

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Astronauts Ingress at Launch Complex 39A

By |2024-04-03T02:09:04-04:00April 3rd, 2024|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts make their way down the crew access arm to the Dragon spacecraft Endeavour. From left are Sultan Alneyadi, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and mission specialist; and Andrey Fedyaev, Roscosmos cosmonaut and mission specialist. Along with Stephen Bowen, spacecraft commander; and Warren “Woody” Hoburg, pilot, they will launch to the International [...]

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Astronauts Ingress at Launch Complex 39A

By |2024-04-03T02:09:03-04:00April 3rd, 2024|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts make their way down the crew access arm to the Dragon spacecraft Endeavour. From left are Warren “Woody” Hoburg, pilot; and Stephen Bowen, spacecraft commander. Along with Sultan Alneyadi, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and mission specialist; and Andrei Fedyaev, Roscosmos cosmonaut and mission specialist, they will launch to the International [...]

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Astronauts Ingress at Launch Complex 39A

By |2024-04-03T02:09:02-04:00April 3rd, 2024|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts are secured in their seats inside the Dragon spacecraft Endeavour. From left are Andrey Fedyaev, Roscosmos cosmonaut and mission specialist; NASA astronaut Warren “Woody” Hoburg, pilot; NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen, spacecraft commander; and Sultan Alneyadi, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and mission specialist. The Crew-6 astronauts will launch to the International [...]

NASA, Boeing Update Launch Date for Starliner’s First Astronaut Flight

By |2024-04-02T16:44:00-04:00April 2nd, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is lifted at the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex-41 at Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on May 4, 2022. Photo credit: NASA/Frank Michaux Following a review of the International Space Station operations, NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test now is targeting no earlier than Monday, May 6, for Starliner’s [...]

NASA’s SpaceX CRS-30: Liftoff at 4:55 p.m. EDT

By |2024-03-21T17:10:00-04:00March 21st, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars upward after its liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 4:55 p.m. EDT on Thursday, March 21, on the company’s 30th Commercial Resupply Services mission for the agency to the International Space Station. The spacecraft is expected to spend about [...]

NASA’s SpaceX CRS-30: Launch Coverage Underway

By |2024-03-21T16:35:00-04:00March 21st, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the company’s Dragon spacecraft atop, stands in a vertical position at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in preparation for the 30th commercial resupply services launch to the International Space Station. NASA and partner research flying aboard [...]

NASA Welcomes Crew-7’s Return to Earth After Safely Splashing Down

By |2024-03-12T05:51:00-04:00March 12th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

The SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft is seen as it splashes down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, at 5:47 a.m. EDT, returning Crew-7 to Earth. Photo credit: NASA TV.NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut [...]

Dragon Completes Deorbit Burn; Crew-7 Readies for Splashdown

By |2024-03-12T05:10:00-04:00March 12th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli is seen inside the SpaceX Dragon capsule as NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 crew members return to Earth on March 12, 2024. Next to her is ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen. Dragon is scheduled to splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, at 5:47 a.m. [...]

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