Tag: International Space Station
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Boeing traces problem with Starliner parachute system to an unsecured pin
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner space taxi descends on the end of two parachutes during this week’s pad abort test. The Starliner’s heat shield can be seen falling away beneath the craft. (Boeing Photo) For want of a pin, the use of a spaceship’s parachute was lost. That may be a simplistic way to explain why one…
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Photos: Antares rocket lifts offs on space station cargo mission
A two-stage Northrop Grumman Antares booster lifted off Nov. 2 from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Virginia’s Eastern Shore with a Cygnus cargo freighter on the way to the International Space Station. These photos show the 139-foot-tall (42.5-meter) rocket climbing into the sky from pad 0A at the spaceport at Wallops Island, Virginia. The Antares…
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NASA is ‘thrilled’ with pad abort test for Boeing’s Starliner space taxi despite parachute glitch
Two parachutes ease the descent of the Boeing-built CST-100 Starliner space taxi during an uncrewed pad abort test at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. (NASA via YouTube) Boeing cleared a key milestone for launching NASA astronauts on its CST-100 Starliner space taxi today by executing an end-to-end test of its rocket-powered launch abort…
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Space station receives spacewalking gear, new baking oven
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus supply ship was captured by the space station’s robotic arm at 4:10 a.m. EST (0910 GMT) Monday. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now NASA astronaut Jessica Meir took control of the International Space Station’s Canadian-built robot arm Monday to capture a Northrop Grumman Cygnus supply ship carrying crew provisions, spacewalking gear to repair an…
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Space station resupply mission successfully launches from Virginia
A 139-foot-tall (42.5-meter) Antares rocket lifts off from pad 0A at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops Island, Virginia, carrying a Cygnus supply ship to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, upgraded to carry heavier payloads into orbit, lifted off Saturday from a launch pad on Virginia’s Eastern Shore…
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Live coverage: Cygnus spacecraft arrives at space station
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of an Antares rocket from Virginia with Northrop Grumman’s 12th 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 launch timeline on the NG-12 mission
The Antares launch timeline for the NG-12 mission. Credit: Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket will deliver a Cygnus supply ship into orbit Saturday to begin a two-day pursuit of the International Space Station. The rocket’s two RD-181 engines will ignite around 3.7 seconds before liftoff from pad 0A at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, a…
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Cygnus cargo ship heads to space station with satellite built by students in Seattle
Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket rises from its Virginia launch pad, sending a Cygnus cargo craft to the International Space Station. (NASA Photo / Bill Ingalls) Northrop Grumman launched a robotic Cygnus cargo capsule to the International Space Station today, marking one giant leap for a small satellite built by students at the University of Washington…
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Japanese cargo freighter departs space station
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 1:40 p.m. EDT (1740 GMT) after HTV release. Japan’s eighth HTV cargo freighter was released from the space station’s robotic arm at 1:21 p.m. EDT (1721 GMT) Friday. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now A Japanese HTV cargo freighter departed the International Space Station Friday and headed for a destructive re-entry, disposing of trash…
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Upgraded Antares rocket rolled out for launch on space station resupply mission
A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket rolled out to pad 0A Tuesday at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops Island, Virginia. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket rolled out to its launch pad on Virginia’s Eastern Shore early Tuesday, setting the stage for liftoff Saturday on a resupply flight to the International Space Station…