Tag: ISS
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Spacewalkers install new comms system for future vehicles
NASA astronauts Terry Virts and Barry “Butch” Wilmore stepped outside the ISS on Sunday on what was the final in a series of three spacewalks to prepare the station for the arrival of future cargo and crew vehicles. EVA-31, which began at 11:52 PM GMT, focused on installing a new communications system for the future…
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EVA-30 concludes latest ISS commercial crew preparations
NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Terry Virts have completed another EVA on Wednesday, the second of three spacewalks to begin the arduous process of reconfiguring the exterior of the International Space Station for the arrival of future commercial crew vehicles. The spacewalk also paid a visit to the end of the Station’s Canadarm2 for…
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Russian space agency endorses ISS until 2024
A view of the International Space Station’s main power truss. Credit: ESA/NASA/Samantha Cristoforetti Russia plans to stay part of the International Space Station partnership until 2024, then undock its modules to create a standalone base in orbit, the Russian space agency announced Tuesday. A statement posted to the Russian space agency’s website said a meeting…
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Astronauts prep space station for commercial capsules
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS “SPACE PLACE” & USED WITH PERMISSION Astronauts Terry Virts (left) and Butch Wilmore (right) work outside the International Space Station on Saturday. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now Astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Terry Virts floated outside the International Space Station Saturday and installed wiring needed for two new docking mechanisms that will be…
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Live coverage: Station astronauts wire up new antennas
Live coverage of the Expedition 42 crew’s spacewalks to outfit the International Space Station for a new set of docking adapters and communications equipment to welcome commercial crew spaceships built by Boeing and SpaceX. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.
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Astronauts, spacesuits ready for spacewalk Saturday
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS “SPACE PLACE” & USED WITH PERMISSION Astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Terry Virts will begin a series of three spacewalks Saturday. Credit: NASA NASA space station managers decided Thursday to delay the first two of three planned spacewalks by one day to give flight controllers and engineers a chance to catch their…
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Soyuz U lofts Progress M-26M – Docks with the ISS
The latest Russian Progress cargo vehicle has docked with the ISS on Tuesday, following its launch on a fast rendezvous, six hour “launch-to-dock”, mission. Progress M-26M (58P) was lofted uphill via a Soyuz-U launch vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 11:00 UTC, ahead of an docking to the aft port of Zvezda less than…
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Europe’s final ATV cargo vehicle completes mission
Europe’s Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV-5, the Georges Lemaître) departed from the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday morning, ahead of a destructive re-entry that was conduted on Sunday. The End Of Mission (EOM) events concluded the final ISS mission for the European cargo ship, although its spirit will live on with NASA’s Orion spacecraft program.…
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SpaceX CRS-5 Dragon returns home via Pacific splashdown
SpaceX’s CRS-5 Dragon spacecraft departed the International Space Station (ISS) ahead of a return to Earth on Tuesday. The EOM (End Of Mission) events climaxed with a parachute-assisted splashdown in the Pacific Ocean at around 7:44 pm Eastern, concluding another successful mission for the commercial resupply spacecraft. CRS-5 Dragon – EOM: (*CLICK HERE FOR FULL…
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Boeing’s CST-100 part of NASA’s intertwined forward path
Boeing Vice President John Elbon believes the CST-100 spacecraft is part of an intertwined forward path for NASA, centralized around the International Space Station. Boeing is currently working towards launching American astronauts to the orbital outpost on its CST-100 capsule, in tandem with developing the Space Launch System (SLS) that will allow for a return…