Tag: International Space Station
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NASA splits space station cargo deal three ways
Updated with quotes and details after NASA press conference. Orbital ATK’s Cygnus cargo freighter, Sierra Nevada’s Dream Chaser, and SpaceX’s Dragon supply ship will carry equipment to and from the International Space Station under contracts announced Thursday. Credit: NASA/Sierra Nevada Corp. An unpiloted space plane developed by Sierra Nevada Corp. will join cargo carriers built…
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NASA splits space station cargo deal three ways
Updated with quotes and details after NASA press conference. Orbital ATK’s Cygnus cargo freighter, Sierra Nevada’s Dream Chaser, and SpaceX’s Dragon supply ship will carry equipment to and from the International Space Station under contracts announced Thursday. Credit: NASA/Sierra Nevada Corp. An unpiloted space plane developed by Sierra Nevada Corp. will join cargo carriers built…
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Astronauts to repair station electrical circuit on Friday spacewalk
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Credit: NASA Two space station astronauts are gearing up for a planned six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk Friday to replace a presumably shorted out solar array voltage regulator that knocked one of the lab’s eight power channels out of action late last year. They also plan to finish up ongoing work…
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Astronauts to repair station electrical circuit on Friday spacewalk
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Credit: NASA Two space station astronauts are gearing up for a planned six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk Friday to replace a presumably shorted out solar array voltage regulator that knocked one of the lab’s eight power channels out of action late last year. They also plan to finish up ongoing work…
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Sierra Nevada’s Dream Chaser mini-shuttle will join NASA’s space cargo fleet
The Dream Chaser mini-shuttle has won NASA’s backing. (Credit: NASA / SNC Space Systems) NASA says it will add Sierra Nevada Corp.’s Dream Chaser space glider to its cargo-carrying lineup of robotic spaceships as early as 2019. It’s likely to be the first winged vehicle to fly in orbit for NASA since the space shuttle…
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Video inspired by ‘The Martian’ tackles real-life mystery: How to sleep in space
Do sleeping astronauts have to worry about being tied down in zero-G? (Credit: Fox / Armed Mind) How do you get your Z’s in zero-G? Sleeping in space is one of the subjects tackled in a new video series from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment that capitalizes on the buzz generated by “The Martian.” Fox’s “Life in Space” series…
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Progress spaceship docks with International Space Station
The Progress MS-01 spacecraft is seen on final approach to the space station’s Pirs docking compartment. Credit: NASA TV The first spacecraft in a new generation of Russian Progress cargo vehicles parked at the International Space Station on Wednesday, bringing a holiday delivery of more than 5,000 pounds of fuel, water and supplies for the…
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Spacewalkers free up jammed rail car, get set for Russian cargo delivery
NASA astronaut Tim Kopra conducts a spacewalk at the International Space Station. (Credit: NASA TV) Two NASA spacewalkers executed a quick fix at the International Space Station today, moving a stuck rail car to clear the path for a robotic Russian cargo ship that was launched just hours before. The 3-hour, 16-minute spacewalk was put on…
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Modernized Russian cargo ship heads for space station
Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now Russia’s Progress supply ship got an upgrade with a successful cargo launch to the International Space Station on Monday. The Progress MS spacecraft enclosed within the Soyuz rocket’s nose shroud lifted off at 0844:39 GMT (3:44:39 a.m. EST) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, beginning a two-day chase of the International…
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Modernized Russian cargo ship heads for space station
Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now Russia’s Progress supply ship got an upgrade with a successful cargo launch to the International Space Station on Monday. The Progress MS spacecraft enclosed within the Soyuz rocket’s nose shroud lifted off at 0844:39 GMT (3:44:39 a.m. EST) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, beginning a two-day chase of the International…