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…
With a mid-2020 Administration deadline for Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1) fast approaching, NASA tasked its Launch…
Roughly 37 hours after launching from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) in Virginia, Northrop Grumman’s…
NASA and prime contractor Boeing have reworked the final assembly plan for the first Space…
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have now completed the third of a trio…
India has deployed its EMISAT intelligence-gathering satellite Monday via a PSLV launch from the Satish…
Arianespace’s new rocket, the Ariane 6, will make her maiden flight with OneWeb satellites onboard,…