Cygnus Captured By ISS Crew – UPDATE
UPDATE, September 29, 3:00 pm EDT: The installation (“berthing”) of Cygnus to its docking port was successfully achieved at 8:44 am EDT. Cygnus was launched by Orbital’s Antares rocket on …
Proton-M Success Seals Space Super Sunday – UPDATE
UPDATE, September 30 EDT: The Briz-M successfully completed all five burns and delivered Astra 2E to the correct orbit. ORIGINAL STORY, September 29 EDT: Russia’s Proton-M rocket returned to flight …
Space Policy Events for the Week of September 30 – October 4, 2013 – UPDATE
UPDATE, October 2, 2013: We have updated the list to reflect the status of these meetings — mostly cancelled — because of the government shutdown. The following events may be …
SpaceX Scores Second Success on Space Super Sunday
SpaceX succeeded in launching a new version of its Falcon 9 rocket today, its first launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA. It was the second of three significant space …
DOD and NASA Shutdown Plans if No FY2014 CR by Tuesday
Yesterday, NASA and the Department of Defense (DOD released their plans in case of a government shutdown on Tuesday, the beginning of FY2014. The Senate passed its version of a …
Busy Sunday on Tap for Space Aficionados: Cygnus, Falcon 9 v1.1 and Proton M
Sunday is shaping up to be a busy day in the space business with two significant launches — one U.S., one Russian — and a commercial cargo demonstration on tap. …
FY2014 Shutdown Update: It's Anyone's Guess – UPDATE
UPDATE, September 27, 1:30 pm: NASA’s plans in the event of a shutdown are now posted on the agency’s budget website. ORIGINAL STORY, September 27: With just four days to …
Orbital and NASA Now Aiming for Cygnus Arrival at ISS on Sunday
Sunday is the latest estimate of when Orbital Sciences Corporation’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft will make a second attempt to complete its journey to the International Space Station (ISS). The first attempt …
Soyuz TMA-10M Launches, Taking Three Crew to ISS – UPDATE
UPDATE: 10:48 PM EDT. Contact and capture of Soyuz TMA-10M with ISS was achieved at 10:45 pm EDT, a couple of minutes early. ORIGINAL STORY: Russia launched its Soyuz TMA-10M …
Another Countdown to Shutdown Underway As FY2014 Draws Near
Fiscal Year 2014 begins exactly a week from today and there is still no end game in sight for the political wrangling to keep the government open. The situation is …