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…
Making its first military launch since November, Russia’s Soyuz-2.1a rocket has deployed Kosmos 2567 –…
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) spacecraft recently arrived in French…
On Monday, SpaceX conducted the first of two Starlink launches this week from each coast…
The Russian space agency, Roscosmos, docked an uncrewed Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station…
Airbus and ESA invited media for the Moon Media Day to show and talk about…
The Starship test program has hit the ground running in 2023, with the full-stack partnership…
