Tag: CRS
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Station mission planning reveals new target Commercial Crew launch dates
As part of standard planning among the international partners, NASA has revised its Visiting Vehicle plan for all upcoming and long-range missions to the International Space Station. The update includes new planning dates for the first Commercial Crew launches on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon and Boeing’s Starliner vehicles, when U.S. crew rotation flights are slated to…
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NASA determining best course for commercial Lunar Gateway resupply
Following a call late last year for companies to submit ideas on how NASA can best resupply its upcoming Lunar Gateway outpost, the U.S. federal space agency has taken its initiative one step further, releasing the draft resupply Request For Proposals it developed from the feedback received. The Gateway Logistics Services draft document was released…
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CRS-17 Dragon returns home from ISS mission
SpaceX’s CRS-17 Dragon spacecraft concluded the EOM (End Of Mission) phase of her mission following unberthing from the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday. Dragon’s release from the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) occurred at 16:00 UTC, with splashdown in the Pacific Ocean around 21:10 UTC on Monday. The CRS-17 Dragon was launched on…
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NASA briefly updates status of Crew Dragon anomaly, SpaceX test schedule
As part of a planned presentation to the NASA Advisory Council, NASA’s Commercial Crew Program manager, Kathy Lueders, updated the advisory council on the status of the investigation for SpaceX’s Crew Dragon anomaly that occurred in April. Ms. Lueders did not go into in-depth detail but did highlight SpaceX’s daily communication with NASA, the “great…
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Following Falcon 9 Saturday launch, CRS-17 Dragon arrives at the ISS
SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft – on its CRS-17 resupply mission to the International Space Station – has arrived at the orbital outpost on Monday. Dragon launched on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral at 02:48 Eastern Time (06:48 UTC) on Saturday. Dragon’s CRS-17 mission is being flown as part of NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services (CRS)…
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Electrical issues resolved to allow CRS-17 Dragon launch
NASA postponed the next Dragon resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) after an issue with the Station’s Main Bus Switching Units (MBSUs) – a component of the ISS United States Orbital Segment (USOS) Electrical Power System (EPS) – was observed this week. The CRS-17 launch was slipped to Friday while the issue was…
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NG-11 Cygnus, S.S. Roger Chaffee, brings the science to ISS
Roughly 37 hours after launching from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) in Virginia, Northrop Grumman’s NG-11 Cygnus spacecraft has arrived at the International Space Station with 7,600 lbs (3,442 kg) of supplies. Grappled by Station astronauts Anne McClain (NASA) and David Saint-Jacques (CSA) using the Canadarm2, the S.S. Roger Chaffee will now be berthed to…
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Antares, Cygnus launch on final CRS1 contract flight; debuting critical new capabilities
It might be the final CRS1 (Commercial Resupply Services 1) contract flight for both the Antares rocket and the Cygnus spacecraft, but as the two prepare to transition seamlessly into the CRS2 round of cargo contracts for NASA beginning in the fall, they are both capping the current contract by debuting a host of new…
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Dragon brings the science; NASA, SpaceX realign DM-1 test to NET 17 January launch
SpaceX’s CRS-16 resupply mission to the International Space Station has been grappled by Canadarm2 – despite being delayed by a ground station communication issue with a Tracking and Data Relay (TDRS) satellite – ahead of being successfully berthed to the orbital outpost. The mission’s arrival signals the start of a busy 37 day period with…
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Return of the Dragon – CRS-15 ends mission with Pacific splashdown
SpaceX’s CRS-15 Dragon spacecraft has completed the EOM (End Of Mission) phase with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on Friday. As per usual – though still unusual for International Space Station (ISS) vehicles – Dragon and her important downmass will be recovered. Release from the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) occurred at 12:38…