Tag: International space station

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Orbital ATK sends Cygnus cargo ship to space station with science and a sextant

by Alan Boyle on May 21, 2018May 24, 2018 at 10:22 pmComment

Update for 10 p.m. PT May 24: Astronauts used the International Space Station’s robotic arm to snag Orbital ATK’s robotic Cygnus cargo ship and attach it to the station after… Read More

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Small seeds on Cygnus cargo ship could lead to giant leap for farming in space

by Alan Boyle on May 19, 2018May 21, 2018 at 2:45 amComment

When Orbital ATK’s Antares rocket launches a robotic Cygnus cargo spaceship toward the International Space Station, as early as Monday, it’ll be sending seeds that could show the way for… Read More

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Frosty vs. Leaky: Spacewalkers shuffle spare coolant pumps at space station

by Alan Boyle on May 16, 2018May 16, 2018 at 3:18 pmComment

News Brief: Two NASA spacewalkers repositioned a pair of spare coolant pumps outside the International Space Station today during a 6.5-hour outing. A faulty ammonia pump nicknamed “Leaky” was put… Read More

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SpaceX Dragon cargo ship brings Robonaut and mice back to Earth from space station

by Alan Boyle on May 5, 2018May 5, 2018 at 12:08 pmComment

News Brief: After a month of unloading and reloading, SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule was set loose from the International Space Station today and made a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.… Read More

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NanoRacks lays out vision for turning rockets into space outposts, starting with Independence-1

by Alan Boyle on April 10, 2018April 10, 2018 at 2:00 pm1 Comment

Don’t call them commercial space stations, or gateways, or portals. NanoRacks is laying claim to a different moniker for its new breed of refurbished orbital modules. “We like ‘outposts,’” NanoRacks… Read More

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Dragon delivers cargo to space station

by Alan Boyle on April 4, 2018April 4, 2018 at 2:33 pmComment

News Brief: Two days after its launch, SpaceX’s uncrewed Dragon cargo capsule was pulled in for its hookup to the International Space Station today. Astronauts used the station’s robotic arm to… Read More

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SpaceX sends reused cargo ship to space station on reused Falcon 9 rocket … again

by Alan Boyle on April 2, 2018April 3, 2018 at 10:58 amComment

SpaceX sent nearly three tons of supplies, hardware and experiments to the International Space Station today, using a Falcon 9 rocket booster and a Dragon capsule that have both been… Read More

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Space station crew returns to full strength with trio’s arrival on Russian Soyuz craft

by Alan Boyle on March 23, 2018March 23, 2018 at 5:39 pm1 Comment

News Brief: Two days after their launch, a fresh trio of spacefliers floated through the International Space Station’s hatch today to start a five-month tour of duty in orbit. The… Read More

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U.S.-Russian crew lifts off on two-day trip to International Space Station

by Alan Boyle on March 21, 2018March 23, 2018 at 6:05 pmComment

News Brief: Russia launched a Soyuz rocket from its Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan today, sending two NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut to the International Space Station. Russia’s Oleg Artemyev… Read More

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Researchers are figuring out how to pack a supercomputer into a nanosatellite

by Alan Boyle on March 2, 2018March 2, 2018 at 5:02 pmComment

Putting a supercomputer in a package that’s roughly the size of a loaf of bread is one thing. Making sure the supercomputer is radiation-hardened to survive the harsh conditions of… Read More

Space station trio gets warm welcome back to Earth in frosty Kazakhstan

by Alan Boyle on February 27, 2018February 27, 2018 at 11:16 pmComment

News Brief: Three spacefliers touched down amid subfreezing temperatures in Kazakhstan tonight, closing out their 168-day mission on the International Space Station. A Russian Soyuz spacecraft brought NASA’s Joe Acaba… Read More

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Billionaire Robert Bigelow sets up new company to operate future space stations

by Alan Boyle on February 20, 2018February 21, 2018 at 6:25 amComment

Nevada-based Bigelow Aerospace has had space modules in orbit for more than a decade, but now billionaire founder Robert Bigelow is starting a new push to operate commercial space stations.… Read More

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Commercial space ventures hail NASA opportunities in orbit and on the moon

by Alan Boyle on February 12, 2018February 20, 2018 at 2:33 pm1 Comment

The Trump administration’s proposed shift to commercial partners for space operations in low Earth orbit as well as on and around the moon is getting a predictably positive reception from… Read More

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NASA budget proposal boosts commercial role in space station and moon missions

by Alan Boyle on February 12, 2018April 10, 2018 at 9:59 amComment

The White House’s proposed five-year budget plan would provide a bigger boost to commercial space efforts, including a potential handover of operations on the International Space Station by 2025 and… Read More

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Cosmonauts toss out antenna box, install a new one during longest Russian spacewalk

by Alan Boyle on February 2, 2018February 2, 2018 at 5:42 pmComment

News Brief: A pair of Russian cosmonauts today conducted their nation’s longest-ever spacewalk to replace an electronics box for a high-gain antenna on the International Space Station’s Russian-made Zvezda module.… Read More

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White House gets pushback on plan to phase out space station funding by 2025

by Alan Boyle on January 25, 2018February 11, 2018 at 3:20 pm 4 Comments

White House budget plans are zeroing in on zeroing out federal funding for the International Space Station by 2025, to free up money for a Deep Space Gateway in lunar… Read More

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Spacewalkers put new hand on robot arm

by Alan Boyle on January 23, 2018January 28, 2018 at 5:49 pmComment

News Brief: NASA astronauts Mark Vande Hei and Scott Tingle spent nearly seven and a half hours on a spacewalk outside the International Space Station to install a new “hand”… Read More

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DNA sequencer proves its worth by solving a microbial mystery on the space station

by Alan Boyle on December 19, 2017December 19, 2017 at 7:52 pmComment

NASA isn’t saying it’s aliens — but the space agency is touting its ability to identify organisms using the first DNA sequencer in orbit. Oxford Nanopore Technologies’ palm-sized MiniON sequencer was… Read More

A new trio settles in on the space station

by Alan Boyle on December 19, 2017December 19, 2017 at 5:56 amComment

News Brief: The International Space Station’s crew is back up to its full complement of six, thanks to today’s arrival of three fresh spacefliers aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. NASA’s… Read More

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Russian Soyuz sends crew to space station while SpaceX Dragon makes cargo delivery

by Alan Boyle on December 17, 2017December 17, 2017 at 12:19 pmComment

News Brief: Three new crew members are on their way to the International Space Station after a successful launch from Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. NASA’s Scott Tingle, Russia’s Anton… Read More

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SpaceX takes rocket reusability to new heights with launch to space station

by Alan Boyle on December 15, 2017December 15, 2017 at 8:13 am 2 Comments

For the first time, SpaceX has sent a refurbished Dragon cargo capsule to the International Space Station from a refurbished launch pad, atop a refurbished Falcon 9 rocket. The Falcon… Read More

Three spacefliers get a wintry homecoming after leaving International Space Station

by Alan Boyle on December 14, 2017December 14, 2017 at 9:34 amComment

News Brief: Three spacefliers landed safely in the frigid steppes of Kazakhstan today after riding their Russian Soyuz spacecraft down from the International Space Station. Temperatures were around 10 degrees… Read More

Tethers Unlimited wins NASA grant to work on future FabLab for 3-D printing in space

by Alan Boyle on December 7, 2017December 8, 2017 at 6:33 pmComment

Bothell, Wash.-based Tethers Unlimited is getting a shot at helping to create an advanced fabrication facility that could manufacture and recycle 3-D printed items in space. Tethers Unlimited and two… Read More

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Thanksgiving on the space station: Just another day at the office, but with turkey

by Alan Boyle on November 22, 2017November 22, 2017 at 6:13 pmComment

Thanksgiving Day is a workday on the International Space Station, but it’s still a special day for the station’s six crew members — even for the ones who aren’t American.… Read More

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Get a double dose of ‘Year in Space’ lore from astronaut (and author) Scott Kelly

by Alan Boyle on November 15, 2017November 15, 2017 at 1:31 pmComment

Space fans are used to seeing double when they’re keeping track of twin astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly, but this week Seattleites can get a double helping of pure Scott.… Read More

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Orbital ATK’s Antares rocket sends Cygnus cargo ship to space station with a ‘nation’

by Alan Boyle on November 12, 2017December 18, 2017 at 5:39 pmComment

Orbital ATK’s Antares rocket today sent a Cygnus cargo spacecraft on the first step of its journey to the International Space Station with 7,400 pounds of supplies and experiments, including… Read More

Startups win another $500,000 from Boeing and CASIS for zero-gravity tech

by Alan Boyle on November 6, 2017November 6, 2017 at 6:48 pmComment

The Boeing Co. and a nonprofit group called the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, or CASIS, have teamed up for the fourth year in a row to… Read More

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International space station

Orbital ATK sends Cygnus cargo ship to space station with science and a sextant

Small seeds on Cygnus cargo ship could lead to giant leap for farming in space

Frosty vs. Leaky: Spacewalkers shuffle spare coolant pumps at space station

SpaceX Dragon cargo ship brings Robonaut and mice back to Earth from space station

NanoRacks lays out vision for turning rockets into space outposts, starting with Independence-1

Dragon delivers cargo to space station

SpaceX sends reused cargo ship to space station on reused Falcon 9 rocket … again

Space station crew returns to full strength with trio’s arrival on Russian Soyuz craft

U.S.-Russian crew lifts off on two-day trip to International Space Station

Researchers are figuring out how to pack a supercomputer into a nanosatellite

Space station trio gets warm welcome back to Earth in frosty Kazakhstan

Billionaire Robert Bigelow sets up new company to operate future space stations

Commercial space ventures hail NASA opportunities in orbit and on the moon

NASA budget proposal boosts commercial role in space station and moon missions

Cosmonauts toss out antenna box, install a new one during longest Russian spacewalk

White House gets pushback on plan to phase out space station funding by 2025

Spacewalkers put new hand on robot arm

DNA sequencer proves its worth by solving a microbial mystery on the space station

A new trio settles in on the space station

Russian Soyuz sends crew to space station while SpaceX Dragon makes cargo delivery

SpaceX takes rocket reusability to new heights with launch to space station

Three spacefliers get a wintry homecoming after leaving International Space Station

Tethers Unlimited wins NASA grant to work on future FabLab for 3-D printing in space

Thanksgiving on the space station: Just another day at the office, but with turkey

Get a double dose of ‘Year in Space’ lore from astronaut (and author) Scott Kelly

Orbital ATK’s Antares rocket sends Cygnus cargo ship to space station with a ‘nation’

Startups win another $500,000 from Boeing and CASIS for zero-gravity tech

That’s a wrap! NASA spacewalkers install new HD video camera on space station

After delayed launch, Russian robotic craft makes cargo delivery to space station

Watch astronauts flip when they get to play with a fidget spinner on the space station

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