A sudden increase in a previously small ammonia leak in the coolant lines of a power channel on the outside of the International Space Station (ISS) has prompted ground teams to enter into a state of rapid investigations and replanning, in order to stop the ammonia from leaking away into space as soon as is possible. Previously unplanned spacewalks are imminent – the first to take place on Saturday – in order to rectify the leak.
A decision to change Atlantis’ upcoming mission call sign from STS-335 to STS-135 – at…
Shuttle manager Wayne Hale requested the program looked at launching STS-123 as early as March…
Atlantis will have to try again on Friday to head back to the Kennedy Space…
This week, a busy launch manifest saw SpaceX launch the Crew-10 and two Starlink missions…
After scrubbing a launch attempt on Monday, March 3, and destacking Ship 34 to address…
As NASA focuses on returning humans to the Moon with Artemis, commercial providers are gearing…
China’s Chang Zheng 8A rocket is set for its maiden flight from the Hainan commercial…
SpaceX dominated this week’s launch manifest with two Falcon 9 missions and the seventh flight…
2024 was another busy year for space science, with many new missions, successes, and discoveries…
Following an exceptionally busy December, this week started the new year with only four scheduled…
The International Space Station continues to act as humanity’s outpost in low-Earth orbit, a role…
At the start of this week, Monday, Dec. 23, there had been 24 launch attempts…
The orbital launch manifest for the week of Dec. 16 through Dec. 22 has been…
The long-awaited Starship ramp-up in Florida has begun, with work increasing at Pad 39A on…
This week, Japanese commercial company Space One stood down two attempts to launch its Kairos…
In August, NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover began its fifth science campaign — the rover’s most ambitious…
SpaceX is laying the groundwork for expansion at its Roberts Road facility at NASA’s Kennedy…
NASA and SpaceX have launched NASA’s Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa atop…
SpaceX flew the Starship-Super Heavy on Sunday, Oct. 13. This was the fifth test flight…
