Tag: ISS
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SpaceX Dragon completes CRS-6 mission with splashdown
SpaceX’s CRS-6 Dragon unberthed from the International Space Station (ISS) and was released from the grip of the Station’s “Big Arm” on Thursday. The resupply ship then completed homeward leg of her trouble-free orbital adventures, with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean expected less than six hours after parting ways with the orbital outpost. CRS-6:…
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ISS enjoys a reboost after Progress M-26M initially misbehaves
The orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) has been successfully reboosted by the Progress M-26M cargo vehicle on Monday, after aborting the first attempt. The initial reboost attempt occurred just hours before an unrelated Proton-M launch failed, as the Russian space agency struggles to overcome a string of failures that included the recent loss of…
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Brightman steps down from station flight
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Sarah Brightman is pictured during training for a planned flight to the International Space Station in September. Brightman announced Wednesday she is postponing her mission. Credit: Sarah Brightman’s Facebook page Soprano and would-be space tourist Sarah Brightman, who was in training for a flight to the International Space…
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Russia delays ISS crew rotation flights
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko and Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui participate in final training exams in Star City, Russia. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls Russia is delaying the return to Earth of three space station crew members by about a month in the wake of the failure…
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Soyuz 2-1A caused Progress M-27M failure and ISS schedule changes
The failure of the Progress M-27M cargo run to the International Space Station (ISS) was caused by issues with the Soyuz 2-1A third stage, Roscosmos announced on Tuesday. As expected, the resulting fallout of the failure has resulted in schedule changes on the Station’s arrivals and departures board, with the main impact felt by three…
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Progress M-27M re-enters over the Pacific as Russia evaluates schedule
The doomed Progress M-27M resupply ship has met its fiery demise on Thursday night, following its problematic launch last week. In reaction to the loss, Russian planners are evaluating changes to the near-term schedule, including a slip of Soyuz TMA-15M landing’s to June 11-12, moving Progress M-28M’s launch up to the beginning of July, while…
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Out-of-control Progress cargo craft to fall back to Earth
Updated at 10:15 a.m. EDT (1415 GMT) on May 7. File photo of a Russian Progress cargo spacecraft. Credit: NASA A Russian space freighter that failed to deliver supplies to the International Space Station last week is due to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere as soon as Thursday. The Progress M-27M cargo capsule spun out of control…
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Dragon 2 conducts Pad Abort leap in key SpaceX test
SpaceX’s Dragon 2 test vehicle has conducted her maiden flight on Wednesday, leaping off a Cape Canaveral truss structure under the power of eight SuperDraco engines at 9am local time. Known as the Pad Abort test, the objectives of the flight involved the gathering of key test data to help graduate the vehicle to be…
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A taste of Italian culture makes it to the final frontier
Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti sips espresso on the International Space Station. Credit: Argotec Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti got a taste of home Sunday when she tried out a new espresso maker that is part creature comfort and part science experiment. Cristoforetti made her first cup of espresso in space as teams of engineers looked on from…
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Stricken Progress M-27M spotted by ISS – Entry path under evaluation
As the Russians continue their evaluations into the failure of the Progress M27-M mission, the resupply vehicle has been spotted passing the International Space Station (ISS). The vehicle – still spinning out of control – is in an orbit that is no threat to the orbital outpost, with the main evaluations now focusing on where…