Tag: International Space Station
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NASA likely to buy Soyuz seats, defer Japanese astronaut flight
File photo of a Soyuz spacecraft approaching the International Space Station for docking July 20, 2019. Credit: NASA With lingering uncertainly about when new commercial crew spaceships will be ready to launch humans, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said Thursday the space agency will replace a Japanese astronaut with a U.S. space flier on the next…
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Amazon Web Services and NASA team up to stream video from space via the cloud
Astronaut Andrew Morgan does a zero-gravity flip on the International Space Station with a push from his two NASA crewmates, Christina Koch and Jessica Meir. (NASA via YouTube) Amazon Web Services and NASA have demonstrated how cloud-based video processing can distribute live streams from space, with a shout-out from the International Space Station. The demonstration…
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Koch, Meir conclude first all-female spacewalk
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 3:30 p.m. EDT (1930 GMT) after end of spacewalk. STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Astronaut Jessica Meir during Friday’s spacewalk. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now Astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir carried out history’s first all-female spacewalk Friday, floating outside the International Space Station and successfully installing a 230-pound replacement battery…
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First all-female spacewalk team aces a repair job in orbit — and makes history
NASA astronaut Christina Koch floats on the end of the International Space Station’s robotic arm during a spacewalk. (NASA via YouTube) For the first time in history, two women teamed up today for a spacewalk. NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir began the operation to fix a faulty electrical power system on the International…
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Dream Chaser structure arrives at factory for outfitting
The composite structure for Sierra Nevada’s first space-rated Dream Chaser spacecraft. Credit: Sierra Nevada Corp. The composite structure of Sierra Nevada Corp.’s first space-rated Dream Chaser space plane has arrived at the company’s Colorado factory for integration with computers, a heat shield and mechanical systems before launch to the International Space Station in late 2021.…
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All-female spacewalk on tap this week
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 6 p.m. EDT (2200 GMT) after NASA media teleconference. STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION NASA astronaut Christina Koch inside a spacesuit before a spacewalk earlier this month. Credit: NASA Two NASA astronauts will take part in the first all-female spacewalk this week, a critical outing to restore lost power in…
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NASA confirms Boeing’s latest timetable for Starliner space taxi’s final tests
Teams from NASA, Boeing and White Sands Missile Range rehearse procedures for landing and crew extraction from Boeing’s Starliner in September at the New Mexico missile range. (NASA Photo / Bill Ingalls) NASA confirmed today that Boeing is scheduled to conduct the next high-profile test of its CST-100 Starliner space capsule in a little more…
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Morgan, Koch continue battery replacement work on spacewalk
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 3 p.m. EDT (1900 GMT) after conclusion of spacewalk. STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Credit: NASA Astronauts Drew Morgan and Christina Koch floated back outside the International Space Station Friday and completed work to replace six aging batteries with three more powerful units in one of the lab’s eight solar…
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NASA’s chief and SpaceX’s Elon Musk mend fences – and give ‘best guess’ for Crew Dragon’s big flight
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine (center) participates in a Crew Dragon flight simulation at SpaceX’s California headquarters with NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is peering over Bridenstine’s shoulder. (NASA Photo / Aubrey Gemignani) NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine visited SpaceX’s headquarters in California today, for what was seen as an opportunity…
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NASA may ask SpaceX to extend duration of Crew Dragon test flight
NASA astronaut Bob Behnken is pictured during a formal verification of SpaceX’s emergency escape system Sept. 18 at launch pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Behnken is wearing a SpaceX spacesuit in this image. Credit: SpaceX NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley may spend more time on the International Space Station…