Preparations Continue for Dragon Return to Earth on May 31-UPDATE 2
UPDATE 2: Wednesday evening (May 30) NASA said via Twitter that NASA TV coverage would begin an hour earlier, at 2:30 am ET. SpaceX also is reporting that splashdown will …
Dragon to Return on Thursday, NASA Plans Media Events Beginning Tomorrow – UPDATE
UPDATE: At a press conference today (May 30), NASA Flight Director Holly Ridings said Dragon will be released from Canadarm2 at approximately 09:35 GMT tomorrow morning (5:35 am EDT, 4:35 …
Christy: Shenzhou 9 Launch to Chinese Space Station Possible June 17
Bob Christy of Zarya.info anticipates that China’s next launch to its Tiangong 1 space station may occur on June 17. China launched Tiangong 1 last year and the unoccupied Shenzhou-8 spacecraft …
Events of Interest: Week of May 27-June 1, 2012
The following events may be of interest in the week ahead. The Senate is in recess this week. The House took its Memorial Day recess last week and returns for legislative business …
Google Lunar X Prize Agrees to Respect Historical Lunar Sites
Last week, NASA and the X Prize Foundation announced that the Google Lunar X Prize will recognize NASA guidelines to protect U.S. lunar artifacts of historic and scientific value. With the voluntary …
ISS Crew Working Ahead of Schedule, Hatches Open – Update 3
UPDATE 3: A link to the video of the press conference with the ISS crew has been added. UPDATE 2: A link to the video of hatch opening also has …
Another First for the Space Program — First Commercial Spacecraft Joins International Space Station
Back during the Cold War, the United States and Soviet Union were always trying to outdo each other and be “first” at some space technological feat. Today they are partners …
Dragon Closing in on ISS – UPDATE 6 — Dragon is Captured
UPDATE 6: Capture! NASA astronaut Don Pettit captured the Dragon spacecraft with Canadarm2 at 9:56 am EDT. The first commercial spacecraft to visit the International Space Station. UPDATE 5: Amazing …
ISS Crew to Open Hatches to Dragon Saturday Morning, Dragon to Depart May 31
The successful berthing of SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft with the International Space Station (ISS) today is earning accolades from many quarters. The next big step is when the International Space Station …
SASC Adds Funds for ORS, STP and Commercial Imagery Purchase
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) completed markup of its version of the FY2013 National Defense Authorization Act yesterday. Among its actions, SASC added funds for the Operationally Responsive Space …