When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. Canadarm2 releases the Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft from the International Space Station. | Source: NASA The Canadian robotic arm on the International Space Station is days away from reaching a major milestone. The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced today… Read More »
When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. International Space Station. | Source: NASA NASA says the International Space Station is scheduled to be replaced in the 2030s, but it will be a long time before the orbiting laboratory officially reaches the end of its life. SpaceX’s… Read More »
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A next-generation weather satellite has left its home planet behind. Following concerns that weather conditions would not be suitable, an excellent window of opportunity opened today (June 25) for the launch of GOES-U, the fourth and final member of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). GOES-R series Earth observation… Read More »
The return of Boeing’s Starliner capsule to Earth will be delayed a few more days due to thruster troubleshooting and a planned spacewalk. NASA announced today (June 18) that Starliner will complete its first manned mission to the International Space Station (ISS) no later than June 26, approximately three weeks after launch. Landing that day… Read More »
The first Boeing Starliner astronauts returned to the launch site. NASA Crew Flight Test (CFT) astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, May 28, ahead of the expected Boeing Starliner liftoff on Saturday, June 1. NASA will conduct a delta flight readiness review later today (May… Read More »
CAPE CANAVERAL — May the Power of the Rocket be with you! An Atlas V rocket launched to the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Saturday, May 4, which also happened to be Star Wars Day, days before its historic first mission with astronauts. There was also Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft atop the… Read More »