Two satellites came close to colliding in orbit Wednesday, highlighting the potential hazard posed by debris in space. The derelict Poppy VII-B and IRAS spacecraft made their closest approach – predicted to have been within 47 meters – at 23:39 UTC high above the US state of Pennsylvania. Had a collision occurred, it would have left a field of debris in low Earth orbit.
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NASA’s Commercial Crew Program has made significant progress in recent months towards its first crewed…
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Across two weekends in November NASA Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) and prime Test and Operations…
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Soyuz MS-15 Soyuz-FG retirement; Last launch from Gagarin’s Start lofts first Emirati astronaut
It was the 70th and final ride for the Soyuz-FG rocket. Flying into retirement after…
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Five days after docking to the International Space Station, the first crew-capable spacecraft from the…
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For the second time this year, Roscosmos launched three crewmembers towards the International Space Station.…
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SpaceX is readying for what will be their third mission this month, their fifth this…
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SpaceX is progressing well through what they hope to be their busiest year yet, conducting…
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With booster casting operations for SLS’s EM-1 mission well underway at Orbital ATK’s manufacturing facility…
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Japan’s HTV-5 spacecraft “Kounotori 5” has launched en route to the International Space Station on…
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Orbital ATK engineers have concluded a thorough examination of the Qualification Motor -1 (QM-1) following…
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The giant boosters that will help shove NASA’s new monster rocket uphill are hitting milestones…
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Engineers are methodically working through stacks of data related to last week’s failure of the CRS-3/OrB-3…
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Minor issues with elements of the International Space Station (ISS) Life Support hardware continue to…
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The company made famous in the space flight industry for their giant Solid Rocket Boosters…
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Atlantis gifts TriDAR to Orbital’s Cygnus for ISS rendezvous and docking
by Chris BerginAdding to the long list that is her legacy, Atlantis’ successful final test of Neptec’s…
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Shuttle and International Space Station (ISS) managers have been busy discussing the launch dates for…
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Even though shuttle managers are preparing for two missions in the space of a month,…
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Due to the deletion of EVA-4 from the docked phase of STS-119, spacewalkers Joseph Acaba…
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With Discovery now in the final two week stretch before launch on STS-119, the Mission…