Tag: International Space Station
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Live coverage: Commercial cargo craft completes space station rendezvous
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral with SpaceX’s ninth operational Dragon resupply flight to the International Space Station. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.
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Timeline for SpaceX’s ninth station resupply launch
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will go from Cape Canaveral to low Earth orbit in 10 minutes Monday with a Dragon capsule heading for the International Space Station carrying nearly 5,000 pounds of supplies and experiments. Liftoff is set for 0445:29 GMT (12:45:29 a.m. EDT) Monday from Cape Canaveral’s Complex 40 launch pad. It will be…
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SpaceX rocket sends cargo ship to space station, then returns to land
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket rises from its Florida launch pad. (Credit: NASA) SpaceX launched a Dragon cargo capsule to the International Space Station tonight with a couple of precedent-setting payloads on opposite ends of the size spectrum: a 5-foot-wide docking adapter, which was built by Boeing to accommodate future commercial space taxis; and the first…
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Photos: Falcon 9 rocket lifted vertical for cargo launch
SpaceX installed time-sensitive cargo into the pressurized cabin of a Dragon resupply capsule Sunday in the final hours before liftoff with nearly 2.5 tons of experiments and a critical docking system to welcome piloted commercial spaceships to the International Space Station. Using a pristine, climate-controlled access port, SpaceX technicians added the “late load” cargo into…
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Progress supply ship heads for International Space Station
A Soyuz-U rocket launched at 2141 GMT (5:41 p.m. EDT) Saturday with the Progress MS-03 spacecraft with supplies for the International Space Station. The launch occurred at 3:41 a.m. local time Sunday at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Credit: Roscosmos A Russian Progress cargo spacecraft laden with 5,300 pounds of fuel and supplies blasted off…
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Weather looks favorable for Falcon 9 launch and landing
File photo of a Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft before a previous launch. Credit: SpaceX Forecasters predict mostly clear skies and light winds at the surface and aloft for Monday’s launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on a resupply mission to the International Space Station, favorable conditions for the booster’s liftoff and landing…
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Progress cargo craft to launch space station supplies Saturday
A Russian automated cargo craft loaded with nearly three tons of fuel, supplies, water and air is set for launch from Kazakhstan on Saturday on a mission to replenish stockpiles aboard the International Space Station. The Progress MS-03 spaceship is scheduled to blast off at 2141:46 GMT (5:41:46 p.m. EDT) Saturday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome…
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Pokémon Go is no-go for space station, but astronauts can fight aliens with HoloLens
Pikachu may fly on a rainbow in space, but don’t expect to catch one on the International Space Station. (Credit: Pikachu via YouTube) Astronauts have zapped virtual aliens on the International Space Station, using Microsoft’s HoloLens mixed-reality headset. So how about Pokémon Go, the latest craze in mixed-reality smartphone gaming? No-go, says NASA. “It is not…
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Soyuz brings three to space station
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft approaches the Rassvet docking port for docking early Saturday. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now A Russian Soyuz spacecraft featuring a variety of avionics upgrades and other changes to improve reliability and performance docked with the International Space Station early Saturday after a two-day orbital chase,…
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Trio gets to space station after 2-day trip
An upgraded Soyuz spacecraft nears the International Space Station for docking. (Credit: NASA) The first craft in Russia’s upgraded fleet of Soyuz spaceships reached the International Space Station overnight, delivering a trio of U.S., Russian and Japanese spacefliers for their four-month tour of duty. NASA’s Kate Rubins, Russia’s Anatoly Ivanishin and Japan’s Takuya Onishi lifted off…