Tag: International Space Station
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Live coverage: Antares rocket launch scrubbed in Virginia
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of an Antares rocket from Virginia with Northrop Grumman’s 13th operational Cygnus resupply flight to the International Space Station. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. [tabby title=”NASA TV”] [tabby title=”Wallops Clean Feed”] [tabbyending]
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Antares rocket, Cygnus supply ship readied for space station cargo flight
A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket stands vertical at launch pad 0A at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island, Virginia, in preparation for liftoff Sunday at 5:39 p.m. EST (2239 GMT) with a Cygnus supply ship en route to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani A commercial Cygnus resupply ship named for Robert H.…
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Starliner’s software shortcomings spark NASA safety review of Boeing’s practices
Boeing, NASA, and U.S. Army personnel put a protective cover over Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft shortly after its Dec. 22 landing at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. (NASA Photo / Bill Ingalls) An interim assessment of what went wrong during December’s first uncrewed flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner space taxi has turned up…
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From the garage to the space station: Voxa’s Mochii electron microscope will be flying high
Voxa CEO Chris Own stands in the middle of a living room that’s been converted into a workshop for building and testing electron microscopes. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) SHORELINE, Wash. — Running a startup out of your garage may sound like a tech cliche, but for Voxa CEO Chris Own, it’s routine. What’s not…
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NASA, Boeing managers admit problems with Starliner software verification
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 6 p.m. EDT (2300 GMT) after NASA and Boeing media teleconference. STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Artist’s concept of the Starliner service module (top) separating from the Starliner crew module before re-entry. Credit: Boeing Two software errors detected after launch of a Boeing Starliner crew ship during an unpiloted test…
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Koch and crewmates back on Earth
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION NASA astronaut Christina Koch is helped from the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft after landing in Kazakhstan Thursday. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls Christina Koch, veteran of six spacewalks outside the International Space Station — including the first all-female excursion — joined a Russian commander and an Italian flight engineer for a…
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NASA astronaut Christina Koch is all smiles after setting women’s record with 328-day spaceflight
NASA astronaut Christina Koch struck a joyful note today after finishing up 328 days in space aboard the International Space Station, a stay that has gone into the history books as the longest spaceflight made by a woman. Koch and two crewmates, Russia’s Alexander Skvortsov and Italy’s Luca Parmitano, landed in the steppes of Kazakhstan…
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Live coverage: Space station crew safely returns to Earth
Live coverage of the Expedition 61 mission on 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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Axiom wins NASA approval to attach commercial habitat to space station
Axiom Space says it plans to attach multiple commercial modules to the International Space Station beginning in the latter half of 2024. Credit: Axiom Space NASA has selected Axiom Space, a Houston-based startup partnering with Boeing and other aerospace contractors, to attach a commercial habitat to the International Space Station and begin constructing an orbiting…
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NASA clears Axiom Space to put commercial habitat on space station, with Boeing on the team
Artwork shows the Axiom Segment connected to the International Space Station. (Axiom Space Illustration) Houston-based Axiom Space has won NASA’s nod to attach a commercial habitation module to the International Space Station by as early as 2024. The “Axiom Segment” of the space station is designed to connect to the station’s Harmony node and provide…