Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) completed the 200th spacewalk in the station’s history, in order to perform a number of maintenance and upgrade tasks outside the orbital laboratory. The spacewalk, designated US EVA-42, got underway at 13:08 PM GMT and was shortened to just over four hours due to a battery life concern.
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STS-114 was the Shuttle mission that returned NASA to active flight status following the tragic…
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The debut mission for Orbital’s Cygnus spacecraft – known as ORB-D – is now tracking…
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The Antares launch vehicle will soon make its debut flight, ahead of an important year…
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A Russian Soyuz FG launch vehicle has lofted the next set of International Space Station…
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CommercialOther
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With one half of the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) puzzle enjoying a fully successful test…
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All good things must come to an end. And thus was the grand finale of…
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CommercialShuttle
Atlantis gifts TriDAR to Orbital’s Cygnus for ISS rendezvous and docking
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Following the expected clearance of the Thermal Protection System (TPS) – which was re-checked during…
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Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis has undocked from the ISS for the final time, ahead of…
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A master alarm onboard Atlantis woke the crew from their sleep, after a General Purpose…
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Atlantis has docked to the International Space Station (ISS) – one final time – following…
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The crew of Atlantis have completed the main task of Flight Day 2, a sweep…
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Shuttle
STS-135: Initial Ascent Reviews point to superb launch performance by Atlantis
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Following its replacement on Atlantis’ SSME-3 (Space Shuttle Main Engine), the new Main Fuel Valve…
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With her team ably dealing with the usual pad flow hiccups, Atlantis is heading towards…
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With just three weeks to go before the final launch of the Space Shuttle, Atlantis…
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After nearly 12 days of docked operations with Space Station Alpha, the Space Shuttle Endeavour,…
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Concluding a highly successful docked mission for STS-134, Endeavour and her crew undocked at 22:55…