Tag: ISS
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Soyuz MS-09 lands after unprecedented on-orbit repairs, inspections
With a mission that was anything but mundane, Soyuz MS-09 with its three-person crew returned to Earth after more than 6 months in orbit on the International Space Station. The Soyuz MS-09 vehicle rose to high public profile in August when a hole that resulted in a small atmospheric leak aboard the Station was discovered…
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Russian EVA examines hole repair area on Soyuz MS-09
A unique spacewalk was conducted on Tuesday, as two Russian cosmonauts examined a hole that was found in the orbital module of the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft. Oleg Kononenko and Sergey Prokopyev were tasked with cutting through the insulation of the Soyuz spacecraft to take photos and collect samples, ahead of its upcoming return to Earth later…
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Dragon brings the science; NASA, SpaceX realign DM-1 test to NET 17 January launch
SpaceX’s CRS-16 resupply mission to the International Space Station has been grappled by Canadarm2 – despite being delayed by a ground station communication issue with a Tracking and Data Relay (TDRS) satellite – ahead of being successfully berthed to the orbital outpost. The mission’s arrival signals the start of a busy 37 day period with…
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Russia resumes Soyuz-FG rocket, Station flights with Progress MS-10 cargo vehicle
The Russian Progress MS-10 resupply vehicle for the International Space Station launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on a mission to return the Soyuz-FG rocket variant to flight and resume Russian launches to the Station on Friday. The Soyuz-FG is the same rocket variant that suffered an in-flight failure during the crewed Soyuz MS-10…
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HTV-7 concludes mission – achieves additional goals ahead of death plunge
Japan’s HTV-7 resupply spacecraft has bid farewell to the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, although its mission wasn’t completely finished. HTV-7 released the Small Re-entry Capsule (HSRC) during its final days in space, allowing for a technology demonstration, ahead of the resupply craft’s final farewell via a destruction re-entry. JAXA confirmed recovery of the test…
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Soyuz MS-10 abort caused by sensor failure at booster separation
Russian investigators have concluded last month’s Soyuz MS-10 abort was caused by a sensor failure on one of the four Soyuz FG boosters. The sensor, which triggers LOX valves to vent on the top of the booster – allowing them to cleanly depart from the core – resulted in the booster sliding down the side…
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NASA and Roscosmos trying to avoid an empty Space Station
Following the failure of the Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft to deliver Aleksey Nikolayevich Ovchinin and Nick Hague to the International Space Station last week, the orbital outpost is now left with two fewer crew members than planned. NASA now must assess their options for keeping the station occupied, pending Roscosmos’ updated launch schedule once the investigation…
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Soyuz FG fails during ascent – Soyuz MS-10 crew safe after ballistic entry abort
The Russian federal space agency, Roscosmos, launched their Soyuz MS-10 crew vehicle with two new crewmembers that were set for the International Space Station. However, the launch – which took place on Thursday at 0840 UTC from Baikonur – failed a few minutes into flight. Soyuz MS-10 was then aborted on a ballistic entry, before safely…
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Soyuz MS-08 lands as Station crew to reduce to five people
The Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft, launched earlier this year in March, has departed the International Space Station with three of the Station’s six crew members – returning them to Earth after a 6-month tour of duty on the international outpost. Soyuz MS-08 landed on the steppes of Kazakhstan on Thursday, 4 October at 07:45 EDT (1145…
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Thirty years after Return To Flight from Challenger, Commercial Crew strives for culture of safety
Thirty years ago this weekend, after a two and a half year stand down and an extremely difficult external- and self-examination of a lack of safety within the program, NASA succeeded in returning the Space Shuttle fleet to flight following the devastating loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger and her seven-member crew on the STS-51L…