Tag: cargo
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TEC Nyx Spacecraft Completes Parachute Recovery Milestone
How close is Europe’s Nyx spacecraft to operational cargo flights? The Exploration Company (TEC) has successfully advanced parachute recovery testing for its Nyx reusable cargo spacecraft, marking a critical milestone toward the vehicle’s planned 2027 operational flights to the International Space Station. The European startup completed high-altitude drop tests validating the parachute deployment sequence that…
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SpaceX CRS-34 launches to ISS on third attempt
Just over two weeks after Progress MS-34 docked to the Station, the ISS is set to receive a new visiting vehicle loaded with cargo. A SpaceX Falcon 9 successfully launched the CRS-34 cargo mission to ISS on Friday, May 15 at 6:05 PM EDT (22:05 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape…
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Progress MS-34 Launches to ISS with 2.5 Tons of Critical Supplies
What cargo is Progress MS-34 delivering to the International Space Station? Progress MS-34 successfully launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome at 14:12 UTC aboard a Soyuz-2.1a rocket, carrying 2,518 kilograms of critical supplies to the International Space Station. The automated cargo vehicle is following a two-day rendezvous profile for docking at the ISS Poisk module on April…
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Japan prepares new ISS cargo vehicle as trio of cargo spacecraft deliver new experiments and hardware
The International Space Station (ISS) recently welcomed three spacecraft that delivered much-needed cargo to support Expedition 73’s seven-member astronaut crew, ensuring the crew and Station are supplied with food, water, clothing, and equipment. Meanwhile, the crew continued with its usual collection of experiments and maintenance tasks. As the Progress, Cargo Dragon, and Cygnus spacecraft continue…
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Progress MS-32 launches to ISS from Baikonur
Just over two weeks after the CRS-33 cargo delivery to the International Space Station, another cargo ship is now flying to humanity’s orbital outpost, this time from the other side of the world. Progress MS-32, which rolled out to its launch pad on Monday, Sept. 8, flew atop a Soyuz 2.1a rocket from Site 31/6…
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Tianzhou 4 cargo launch to begin busy space station year for China
China has launched the Tianzhou 4 cargo resupply mission on Monday, May 9 at 17:56 UTC (13:56 EDT) to the Tiangong space station. The Tianzhou spacecraft flew on a Chang Zheng 7 (Long March 7) rocket from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan, China, to an approximate 389.5 x 395 km orbit with an…
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Tianzhou 4 cargo launch to begin busy space station year for China
China has launched the Tianzhou 4 cargo resupply mission on Monday, May 9 at 17:56 UTC (13:56 EDT) to the Tiangong space station. The Tianzhou spacecraft flew on a Chang Zheng 7 (Long March 7) rocket from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan, China, to an approximate 389.5 x 395 km orbit with an…
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China launches Tianzhou 2, first cargo mission to new space station
China has launched its Tianzhou 2 cargo mission to its new space station. Liftoff from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site occurred Saturday, 29 May at 12:55 UTC / 08:55 EDT aboard a Chang Zheng 7 rocket following two previous scrubbed launch attempts in early May. Tianzhou 2 marks the second flight of the uncrewed Tianzhou…
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Progress MS-16 resupply ship manually docked following 2 day flight to Station
Roscosmos, the Russian owned space corporation, launched the Progress MS-16 resupply mission to the International Space Station right on time from Site No. 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 04:45:06 UTC on 15 February (23:45:06 EST on 14 February). Unlike most Russian missions to the Station, this flight did not make use of…
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CRS-21 Dragon completes mission with splashdown off Tampa
The CRS-21 automated cargo Dragon v2, the first-of-its-kind for the v2 class designed and developed by SpaceX, has completed its mission after undocked from the International Space Station and conducting a 35 hour homecoming that culminated with a splashdown off the coast of Tampa, Florida on Wednesday, 13 January at 20:27 EST (14 January at…