When SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft heads uphill at the end of the month, the young spacecraft has a long set of objectives to pass prior to being given permission to arrive at the International Space Station (ISS). However, should Dragon achieve the historic first, it will not only provide some welcome cargo, but it will have the opportunity to show off its downmass ability.
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Europe’s Automated Transfer Vehicle-3 (ATV-3) “Edoardo Amaldi” resupply ship docked to the International Space Station…
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Thirteen months after the launch of their second ATV (Automated Transfer Vehicle) mission to the…
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It was an interesting year for NASA as the 2011 calendar brought about the retirement…
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Just over two months after the launch failure of the Progress 44P unmanned resupply craft…
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With the first spacewalk (EVA) of the mission behind them, Discovery’s crew has further completed…
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After an eight-day (8 day) orbital chase, Europe’s Automated Transfer Vehicle-2 (ATV-2) has conducted a…
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Hot on the heels of JAXA’s HTV-2 arrival at the International Space Station (ISS), Russia’s…
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Arriving at Pad 39A on Thursday, prior to marking a significant milestone for not only the…
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International Space Station (ISS) astronauts Doug Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell-Dyson have completed their third specialized…
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NASA’s Doug Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell Dyson have completed their eventful opening EVA to changeout…
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Expedition 24 Flight Engineers Doug Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell Dyson will undertake two EVAs –…
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Following its launch on a Russian Soyuz-U launch vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan…
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An imagery survey has found the S1 radiator on the International Space Station (ISS) has…
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The Russian resupply vehicle Progress M-64/29P has launched on a Soyuz launch vehicle from the…
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Shuttle Discovery is continuing to enjoy a smooth pad flow ahead of STS-120, with the…
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The successful relocation of the Russian Soyuz TMA-10 spacecraft has taken place on the International…
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Engineers have successfully managed to re-plan Atlantis’ power consumption, in order to support an extra…
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The arrival of the Russian re-supply ship Progress M-58 at the International Space Station (ISS)…