While many cultures celebrated their respective holiday traditions on Earth, the crew of the International Space Station (ISS) carried on with their busy schedules high above. December 2021 saw three major visiting vehicle movements, one spacewalk, and many of the research and maintenance tasks that allow the ISS to function as one of the world’s most important scientific laboratories.
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Off the Earth, for the Earth; Endeavour lifts off with international crew for six month mission
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Endeavour began its second mission Friday with a crew of four astronauts…
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SpaceX launched their 21st contracted Cargo resupply flight to the International Space Station (ISS), marking…
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Just over two months after it became the first American spacecraft to launch astronauts into…
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The latest spacewalk on the International Space Station (ISS) has completed the huge milestone of…
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SpaceX is preparing to launch its eighteenth contracted Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission to the…
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While NASA engages spacecraft industry help in studying concepts for design, development, test, and evaluation…
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United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Bigelow Aerospace have updated their future plans via an agreement…
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Spacewalk installs docking adapter to ready ISS for commercial crew
by Pete HardingThe International Space Station (ISS) has finally received a new docking adapter on Friday, which…
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NASA has completed a review of its upcoming, first-of-its-kind Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM) flight. ARM,…
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Two astronauts stepped outside the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday performing a spacewalk aimed…
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SpaceX launched its eighth Dragon resupply mission, on a flight that was scheduled to loft…
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NASA planning ISS module relocations to support future crew vehicles
by Pete HardingInternational Space Station (ISS) program managers and engineers are working on long-term plans to support…
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International Space Station Program (ISSP) managers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston held…
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ISS Managers review long-term configuration of International Space Station
by Pete HardingInternational Space Station (ISS) program managers are currently in the process of conducting an assessment…
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The Russian Soyuz TMA-19/23S spacecraft has been relocated from the Zvezda module to dock with…
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Flight Day 2 for the crew of STS-127 focused on carrying out inspections of Endeavour’s Thermal Protection…