Tag: Dragon
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NASA calls time on ISS-RapidScat
NASA has decided to end operations on the International Space Station Rapid Scatterometer (ISS-RapidScat) Earth science instrument, following attempts to return to life after a power issue. Despite the conclusion of its life, the instrument had already surpassed its original decommissioning date. ISS-RapidScat: Flown to the ISS inside the Trunk of the CRS-4/SpX-4 Dragon, ISS-RapidScat was…
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SpaceX external cargo manifest through 20th resupply mission revealed
As SpaceX nears completion of its investigation into the AMOS-6 pad conflagration on 1 September 2016, the company is firmly looking toward Return To Flight (RTF) of its Falcon 9 workhorse and realigning its contracted resupply missions to the International Space Station with NASA. With those flights looking to resume in January 2017, SpaceX’s external…
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Live coverage: SpaceX supply ship returns to Earth
Live coverage of the departure of SpaceX’s Dragon supply ship from the International Space Station and its splashdown in the Pacific Ocean with several tons of experiment samples and cargo. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.
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Dragon spacecraft splashes down with station research specimens
SpaceX released this view of the Dragon spacecraft descending to the Pacific Ocean on Friday. Credit: SpaceX A SpaceX-owned Dragon cargo craft left the International Space Station on Friday and flew back to Earth for a parachute-assisted splashdown in the Pacific Ocean with a dozen mice and more than 3,000 pounds of experiment specimens and…
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SpaceX Dragon capsule splashes down, bringing mice and more from space station
SpaceX’s Dragon pulls away from the International Space Station. (Credit: NASA TV) SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean today, carrying more than 3,000 pounds of cargo and science samples back down to Earth from the International Space Station. NASA’s Kate Rubins and Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi worked with the station’s robotic…
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CRS-9 Dragon completes homecoming, concludes successful mission
SpaceX’s CRS-9 Dragon spacecraft departed from the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, following a highly successful Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission to the orbital outpost. Known as End Of Mission (EOM) operations, Dragon’s safe return was marked by a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean later in the day. SpaceX CRS-9 EOM: Dragon’s journey into space…
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SpaceX conducts static fire test on JCSAT-16’s Falcon 9
Preparations for SpaceX’s next launch completed a major milestone late on Wednesday, via the Static Fire test of the Falcon 9 at Cape Canaveral’s SLC-40 pad. This latest Falcon 9 is tasked with lofting the JCSAT-16 satellite into its Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GEO) on August 14, once again involving the first stage making a landing…
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NASA prepares for first-ever in-space DNA sequencing experiment
With the arrival of the SpaceX CRS-9 mission to the Space Station Wednesday morning, the first-ever in-space DNA sequencer experiment has arrived at the international orbiting lab. The experiment is designed to test the feasibility of DNA sequencing in a non-Earth environment as well as serve as a pathfinder for sequencing initiatives on long-duration human…
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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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Dragon cargo craft reaches port at International Space Station
A Dragon spacecraft loaded with nearly 5,000 pounds of cargo arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday. Credit: NASA/Jeff Williams A commercial resupply freighter owned and operated by SpaceX wrapped up a two-day trip to the International Space Station on Wednesday, delivering a new docking port and two tons of other equipment to research…