Tag: International Space Station
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Falcon 9 rocket test-fired ahead of station cargo launch
A plume of exhaust appears from pad 40 Friday evening as SpaceX test-fires the Falcon 9 rocket’s nine Merlin engines. Credit: Steven Young/Spaceflight Now SpaceX test-fired a Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral Friday evening, igniting nine Merlin engines for several seconds while hold-down restraints kept the launcher on the ground. The company also confirmed…
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Live coverage: Falcon 9 ignited for test-firing ahead of launch next week
Live coverage of SpaceX’s preparations for the next Falcon 9 rocket launch from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The mission will launch a Dragon supply ship with several tons of cargo and experiments for the International Space Station. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. A SpaceX Falcon…
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Olis Robotics and Tethers Unlimited join forces on remote-controlled space robots
An artist’s conception shows a Mantis robotic arm at work on Tethers Unlimited’s Refabricator 3-D printer and recycler. (Tethers Unlimited / Olis Robotics Illustration) Two space tech companies that are headquartered in the Seattle area, Olis Robotics and Tethers Unlimited, are joining forces to create a new kind of remote-controlled robotic system that could be…
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New space station ventures could boost manufacturing, medicine — and marketing
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins conducts tests and replaces parts inside the International Space Station’s Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, or BEAM, in 2016. The experimental module could be considered the space station’s first commercial facility. (NASA Photo) RENTON, Wash. — NASA’s plan to expand commercial ventures on the International Space Station is attracting lots of interest…
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NASA shakes up moon program management
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION File photo of Bill Gerstenmaier, the former head of NASA’s human spaceflight division. Credit: NASA/Paul E. Alers In a major shakeup at NASA Headquarters, agency Administrator Jim Bridenstine said Wednesday that Bill Gerstenmaier, the widely respected director of human spaceflight, has been replaced in the midst of an…
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Soyuz lands in Kazakhstan with international crew
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft fires its “soft landing rockets” at the moment of touchdown on the steppe of Kazakhstan. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls A Russian cosmonaut, his Canadian co-pilot and a NASA flight engineer boarded their Soyuz spacecraft, undocked from the International Space Station and plunged back to Earth…
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American, Canadian, Russian space station fliers set for return to Earth
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION NASA astronaut Anne McClain, Russian commander Oleg Kononenko, and Canadian flight engineer David Saint-Jacques. Credit: NASA/Roscosmos A Russian cosmonaut, his Canadian co-pilot and a NASA flight engineer packed their Soyuz spacecraft for departure from the International Space Station Monday night, targeting a landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan…
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Live coverage: International Space Station crew lands in Kazakhstan
Live coverage of the Expedition 59 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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Bigelow announces plans for private astronaut flights to space station
NASA astronauts Bob Behnken (foreground) and Doug Hurley (background) train in a Crew Dragon simulator for their flight to the International Space Station. Credit: SpaceX/NASA Bigelow Space Operations says it will charge $52 million per seat to send private astronauts to the International Space Station aboard Crew Dragon ferry ships, and has already paid “substantial…
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Bigelow aims to sell rides to space station on SpaceX Dragon ships for $52M a seat
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins conducts tests and replaces parts inside the International Space Station’s Bigelow Expandable Activity Module in 2016. (NASA Photo) Just days after NASA laid out its ground rules for commercial travel to the International Space Station, Nevada-based Bigelow Space Operations says it’s targeting a fare of roughly $52 million a seat for…