The Space Station’s Canadian robotic arms have enjoyed another busy month, starting with the release of a SpaceX Dragon and ending with the deployment of a microsat. The Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM) – best known as Dextre – is also looking forward to NASA’s Robotic Refueling Mission 3 (RRM3), while it was recently announced that the Canadian Space Agency will build an advanced robotic arm for NASA’s Lunar Gateway.
Ten years ago, the crew of Shuttle Atlantis was in the final phase of their…
Atlantis has concluded her historic 13-day mission to the International Space Station with a perfect landing at…
Following the expected clearance of the Thermal Protection System (TPS) – which was re-checked during…
A master alarm onboard Atlantis woke the crew from their sleep, after a General Purpose…
The crew of Atlantis have completed the main task of Flight Day 2, a sweep…
Following a typically eventful shuttle launch countdown, the Mission Evaluation Room (MER) teams have confirmed…
Interrupting a nominal pad flow, engineers are set to begin S0037 operations – otherwise known…
Following the conclusion to her flight career, Endeavour is now undergoing safing, ahead of being…
After nearly 12 days of docked operations with Space Station Alpha, the Space Shuttle Endeavour,…
As the historic milestones continue to come thick and fast, Endeavour was put through her…
Endeavour’s flight crew have completed the second of four planned EVAs/spacewalks – focusing on port SARJ…
Following the decision made by the Mission Management Team (MMT) to press ahead with a…
Endeavour’s flight crew have completed the mission’s first EVA, focusing on MISSE experiment swap outs and…
The STS-134 crew have completed the installation of ExPRESS Logistics Carrier -3 (ELC-3) to round…
In another historic milestone for Endeavour’s final flight, the fleet’s youngest orbiter chased down the…
Endeavour’s highly advanced payload arrived at Pad 39A on Monday evening, as STS-134 continues to…
In an emotional farewell, Discovery has undocked and departed from the International Space Station (ISS)…
The STS-133 crew are working through their second and final spacewalk dedicated to several misc.…
With the first spacewalk (EVA) of the mission behind them, Discovery’s crew has further completed…
