Two days after launch, a Russian Soyuz crew ferry arrived at the International Space Station on Monday and docked for a perfect docking; two short-term crew members and a NASA astronaut also began a six-month stay in orbit. Soyuz MS-25/71S commander Oleg Novitskiy with Belarusian guest pilot Marina Vasilevskaya and NASA veteran Tracy Dyson monitored… Read More »
Two days later rare last second startup abortA Russian Soyuz spacecraft launched Saturday to fly to the International Space Station, carrying two short-term crew members and a NASA astronaut who will be on a six-month tour of duty. Soyuz MS-25/71S commander Oleg Novitskiy, Belarusian guest cosmonaut Marina Vasilevskaya and NASA veteran Tracy Dyson roared away… Read More »
After a six-month stay aboard the International Space Station, a three-person female crew returned to Earth early Tuesday, hurtling like a blazing meteor through America’s heartland as their Crew Dragon capsule touched down in the Gulf of Mexico. vault. Suspended under four large parachutes, Crew Dragon “Endurance” touched down at a jogging pace south of… Read More »
A SpaceX Crew Dragon ferry ship carrying four long-term crew members departed the International Space Station on Monday, setting the stage for reentry and landing early Tuesday to complete a 199-day mission. NASA commander Jasmine MoghbeliEuropean Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensenjapanese pilot Satoshi Furukawa and Russian cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov The two spacecraft departed the upper… Read More »
Twenty-five years ago, Bob Cabana was at the rear flight deck controls of the space shuttle Endeavor when he fired the orbiter’s thrusters to attach a U.S.-built node to a Russian module in Earth orbit. The explosion closed the short distance between “Unity” and “Zarya”, giving birth to the International Space Station (ISS). “I can’t… Read More »