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Video: Two cargo freighters arrive at space station just days apart
The Russian Progress 64P autonomous cargo ship docks to the International Space Station on July 18 to deliver 5,300 pounds of fuel, water and supplies to the orbital complex. It was launched July 16 atop a Soyuz booster. The commercial SpaceX Dragon CRS 9 vessel is captured by the International Space Station’s robotic arm and…
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Cygnus leaves space station and conducts NASA fire experiment in microgravity
CAPE CANAVERAL — Bidding farewell to the International Space Station today, the commercial Cygnus cargo ship separated to a safe distance before igniting an intentional fire in microgravity like never before, all in the name of science. The NASA-sponsored Spacecraft Fire Experiment, or SAFFIRE, was conducted to better understand how flames will behave in weightlessness…
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Video: Space station’s robot arm captures Dragon cargo ship
The commercial SpaceX Dragon cargo-delivery craft with the experimental BEAM module — the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module — arrives at the International Space Station two days after launching from Cape Canaveral.
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Photos: Dragon completes rendezvous with the station
The SpaceX Dragon cargo ship loaded with supplies, crew provisions, new science experiments and an experimental expandable module for the International Space Station arrived Sunday morning for rendezvous, capture and berthing. Credit: Astronaut Jeff Williams Credit: Astronaut Tim Kopra Credit: Astronaut Jeff Williams Credit: Astronaut Tim Kopra Astronaut Tim Peake Credit: Astronaut Tim Kopra Credit:…
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Photos: Cygnus goes from Cape Canaveral to the space station
This collection of official NASA photographs captures the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket rolling to the pad on Monday, successfully blasting off Tuesday and the Cygnus freighter arriving at the International Space Station on Saturday morning. Credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky Credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky Credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett Credit: NASA/Tony Gray & Kevin O’Connell…
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Traveling Cygnus pulls into port at International Space Station
CAPE CANAVERAL — Astronauts aboard the International Space Station used the robotic arm to snare a commercial cargo ship and bring it aboard this morning while traveling at five miles per second. The Orbital ATK Cygnus freighter, dubbed the S.S. Rick Husband, was captured at 6:51 a.m. EDT (1051 GMT) by Expedition 47 commander and…
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U.S. resupply of space station successfully resumes
Credit: Roscosmos CAPE CANAVERAL — The astronauts living aboard the International Space Station snagged a free-flying commercial cargo ship filled with a bounty of supplies and new science this morning, pulling the vessel aboard as the two craft flew in formation 252 miles above the world. The Orbital ATK’s private Cygnus freighter, dubbed the SS…
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Video: Dragon arrives at space station
The cargo-carrying SpaceX Dragon spacecraft arrives at the International Space Station and is grappled by Canadarm2 to complete a two-day journey since launch.