NASA has claimed the threat of MicroMeteoroid and Orbital Debris (MMOD) – small pieces of space debris capable of punching bullet hole wounds into spacecraft – is the “primary” threat to the safety of Commercial Crew vehicles. The claim was made as the Agency works on closing the gap between the current analysis of the Loss Of Crew (LOC) numbers with the Program’s goal.
A forensic level investigation into the condition of the Thermal Protection System (TPS) on the…
A MicroMeteoroid and Orbital Debris (MMOD) strike on the Number 2 window of the International Space…
International Space Station (ISS) managers are currently evaluating what appear to be MicroMeteoroid and Orbital Debris (MMOD)…
Window 2 on the Cupola module has been hit by a minor MicroMeteoroid and Orbital…
STS-131 is continuing to move through the docked timeline, although a possibility of a fourth…
Shuttle Endeavour has undocked from the International Space Station (ISS), marking the completion of a…
The crew of Endeavour have bid farewell to the International Space Station, following the closure…
The Mission Management Team (MMT) have initially cleared a Micrometeoroid Orbital Debris (MMOD) strike to…
NASA are evaluating a tear in the P6 4B solar array, after Flight Day 8’s…
Similar to that suffered by Atlantis during STS-115, engineers have found a significant MMOD (MicroMeteoroid/Orbiting…
NASA are still in the midst of evaluating the viability of carrying out a repair…
The MMOD (micrometeoroid/orbiting debris) debris strike on Atlantis during STS-115 was actually a piece of…
Shuttle orbiter Atlantis was hit by a MMOD (micrometeoroid/orbiting debris) event during STS-115, which NASA…
India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket has launched two British satellites into a 583…
When United Launch Alliance’s final Delta II rocket deploys NASA’s ICESat-II satellite on Saturday, the…
NASA management updated the agency’s human exploration plans for the 2020s to the NASA Advisory…
As the six-person Station slept last week, a pressure/atmosphere leak appeared in the Soyuz MS-09…
Just two weeks after the announcement of the NASA astronauts who will fly the company’s…
On September 29th, 2017, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk unveiled detailed plans of the Big Falcon…