Soyuz TMA-01M has docked with the International Space Station (ISS) – at 00:01 GMT on Sunday - following a two-day free flight, returning the population of the ISS to six people. The TMA-01M crew will arrive at the ISS in the midst of a busy period of activity, as the Expedition 25 crew work to install [...]
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The STS-133 flow has been slightly impacted by a delay relating to a problem with the Payload Ground Handling Mechanism (PGHM) at Pad 39A. However, Discovery remains on track the November 1 launch date, to be approved at the Agency Flight Readiness Review (FRR) – which will take place on October 25, following a “Go” [...]
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NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and cosmonauts Alexander Kaleri and Oleg Skripochka have begun their journey to the International Space Station (ISS), launching in their Soyuz TMA-01M at 7:10 pm. EDT (23:10 GMT) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to arrive at the Station on Saturday at 8:02 pm EDT (00:02 GMT Sunday).
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Arriving at Pad 39A on Thursday, prior to marking a significant milestone for not only the Space Shuttle/International Space Station Program, but also the U.S. space program in general, the flight of PMM Leonardo – the premiere payload element for Discovery’s final flight – to the ISS will mark the delivery and installation of the final [...]
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The Chinese are continuing to push towards a record year for launches, as a Long March 4B (CZ-4B Chang Zheng-4B) lofted the Shi Jian-6 Group-04 satellites (SJ-6G Shi Jian-6G and SJ-6H Shi Jian-6H) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 00:49 UTC, Wednesday.
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As NASA and Space Shuttle Discovery prepare for two important milestones this week in the STS-133/ULF-5 launch campaign (the SSP FRR on Wednesday and the ULF-5 payload to pad delivery on Thursday), flight managers are pressing ahead with their review of the specific PRSD requirements for Discovery as well as her available launch window opportunities [...]
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With just under one month to go before the final launch of Discovery, the tell-tale series of Flight Readiness Reviews (FRRs) are underway as NASA prepares to close out the year with the STS-133 flight to the ISS. Among the various items discussed at the STS-133 Mission Operations Directorate (MOD) FRR was the remaining standard and [...]
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The International Space Station Increment 25 are ending their first full week on the orbital outpost, as specialists on the ground continue their investigation into the events leading up to the failure of the GPRVs (Gas Pressure Regulation Valves) in April and Pump Module (PM) in July. Engineers are also evaluating the ISS’s long-term module [...]
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With the departmental Flight Readiness Reviews (FRRs) ongoing – leading up to the SSP (Space Shuttle Program) FRR set for next week – Discovery continues to enjoy a smooth pad flow, as the milestone of hyper loading (S0024) was completed on Saturday. The veteran orbiter is also enjoying a weekend at the movies, as filming [...]
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Crawler Transporter 2 (CT-2) has successfully relocated the giant Ares I Mobile Launcher (ML) to its new location at the East Parksite. Although the ML’s future remains extremely bleak – now Ares I has been cancelled via the passing of the NASA Senate Bill in Congress this week – it will be hooked up to [...]
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The second phase of China’s lunar exploration launched on Friday, the national day of China, at 10:59:57 UTC (6:59am Eastern) - with the lift-off of Chang’e-2, China second lunar probe. The spacecraft is being lofted by a CZ-3C Chang Zheng-3C (Y7) (Long March 3C) launch vehicle from the LC2 launch complex of the Xi Chang Satellite [...]
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