SpaceX Dragon to give the International Space Station an altitude boost today
Friday will see a new event for the International Space Station (ISS) as a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is used to boost its altitude for the first time. As drag works on the space station, its altitude gradually degrades over time,
The International Space Station Has Been Leaking for Five Years
Pesky leaks on the International Space Station aren’t the most serious issue facing U.S. human spaceflight In the hostile conditions beyond Earth, a spacecraft is all that stands between an astronaut and certain death.
SpaceX Activating System to Practice for Destroying Space Station
SpaceX is planning to fire the engines of its Dragon cargo spacecraft, which is currently docked to the International Space Station, to practice for the eventual retirement of the orbital lab roughly six years from now.
The astronauts stuck at the International Space Station are voting Tuesday — here’s how
The crew - including two stuck there after the Boeing Starliner malfunctioned - will beam their votes back to Earth thanks to a high-tech encrypted system.
"Rapture and beauty": a writer's portrait of the International Space Station
Samantha Harvey's Booker Prize shortlisted novel Orbital is set inside an International Space Station-like vessel circling 250 miles above Earth. It looks at a day-in-the-life of the crew, investigating the contrasts they experience during the 16 orbits they make around the planet, crossing continents, oceans and the line separating night and day.
SpaceX Dragon fires thrusters to boost ISS orbit for the 1st time
SpaceX's Dragon performed an orbital boost maneuver for the ISS; a first for the spacecraft, and a small step toward the space station's ultimate doom.
SpaceX Dragon prepares first ISS 'Reboost'
SpaceX’s Dragon capsule is about to play a new, important role in maintaining the International Space Station. For the first time, NASA has planned a “reboost” maneuver with a cargo Dragon capsule docked to the ISS.
SpaceX Dragon Is About to Give the ISS a Shove
As NASA continues to work with SpaceX in planning the International Space Station's eventual demise, SpaceX will on Friday aim for a big first in anticipation of that event. A Dragon cargo spacecraft will fire up its engines for 12 1/2 minutes in what's called a reboost,
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The International Space Station Has A Pesky Leak — Not Even NASA Has A Solid Plan For It
A recent report out last month from NASA’s Office of the Inspector General highlighted some of the big challenges to keeping ...
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NASA, SpaceX launch CRS-31 cargo mission to International Space Station on Monday night
"On Nov. 2 of 2020, so about four years ago, the International Space Station entered its third decade of human-tended ...
Indian Astronaut Will Pilot Mission To International Space Station: Axiom Space
The ISRO-NASA joint astronaut mission is expected to launch between April and June next year and the US-based company ...
Vast’s commercial space station could create opportunities that ISS couldn’t
The resulting Haven-2 facility will be immense and filled with capabilities that could meet the needs of a wide variety of ...
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The astronauts stuck at the International Space Station are voting Tuesday — here’s now
Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) will be able to vote in the U.S. election. The crew — including ...
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Astronaut Suni Williams 'in good health' on the ISS, NASA says, refuting tabloid claims
"All NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station undergo routine medical evaluations, have dedicated flight ...
Can SpaceX Bring Down the ISS? An Upcoming Test Could Be the First Step
The space station is getting closer to retirement, and it's still in need of a deorbiting vehicle to lower it to its fiery ...