At 22:47:56 EST on Friday, 31 January 1958 (03:47 UTC on 1 February), a Juno I rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral’s Launch Complex 26A and successfully placed the Explorer 1 satellite into orbit around the Earth. The launch made the United States the second country to place a satellite into orbit – four months after the Soviet Union orbited Sputnik 1. Sixty years laters, the state of the US launch industry is strong thanks in large part to the proliferation of new commercial entrants into a long-standing market.
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Following a preliminary review of data into the suspected International Space Station (ISS) ammonia leak,…
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Astronauts Reid Wiseman of NASA and Alexander Gerst of ESA have successfully completed what was…
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Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have completed the replacement of a failed…
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US astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have completed the first of the planned…
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The International Space Station (ISS) is currently experiencing an issue with one of its two…
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A sudden increase in a previously small ammonia leak in the coolant lines of a…
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International Space Station (ISS) program managers, flight controllers, and engineers are currently hard at work…
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ISS managers working to realign busy launch manifest following ongoing delays
by Pete HardingInternational Space Station (ISS) Program managers at space agencies around the world are currently in…
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Canada’s Special Purpose Dextrous Manipulator (SPDM), more commonly known as “Dextre” or the “Canada Hand”,…
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ISS managers adjust flight manifest following Progress launch failure
by Pete HardingInternational Space Station (ISS) Program managers are working to re-align resupply and crew rotation manifests…
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The Russian Progress M-12M spacecraft, also known by its US designation of 44P, blasted off…
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With STS-135/Atlantis now officially extended by one day, the STS-135/Atlantis crew and the ISS crew…
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STS-135: Atlantis in smooth flow as ET-138 undergoes mods – Hale on stringers
by Chris BerginAtlantis is continuing to enjoy a smooth processing flow inside her Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF-2)…
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The ISS Program is gearing up for what will be a very busy upcoming year…
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With just under one month to go before the final launch of Discovery, the tell-tale…
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ISS updates failure investigations and future configuration challenges
by Pete HardingThe International Space Station Increment 25 are ending their first full week on the orbital…
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International Space Station (ISS) astronauts Doug Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell-Dyson have completed their third specialized…
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A decision to change Atlantis’ upcoming mission call sign from STS-335 to STS-135 – at…
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NASA’s Doug Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell Dyson have completed their eventful opening EVA to changeout…