NASA and SpaceX technicians connected NASA's PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) spacecraft to the payload adapter on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, at the Astrotech Space Operations Facility near the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Now that PACE is securely attached to the payload adapter, teams will encapsulate the spacecraft inside the protective payload fairings …
Today, NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX confirmed joint teams are targeting 12:07 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Jan. 30 for Falcon 9 to launch the 20th Northrop Grumman commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus resupply spacecraft will lift off from Space Launch Complex 40 at …
ISS Reboost: On January 27th at 5:39 AM CST, the ISS performed a nominal reboost using the 85P Aft Progress rendezvous and docking (R&D) thrusters on SM Aft. The purpose of this reboost was to set up the proper phasing conditions for the 87P launch and rendezvous in February, as well as the subsequent 71S …
Cargo mission preparations and space research kept the Expedition 70 and Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) crews busy at the beginning of the week. The 11 residents working together aboard the International Space Station also continued their ongoing biomedical science and lab maintenance activities. Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus space freighter is sitting atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 …
Teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program have completed the next series of integrated ground systems testing at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. On Jan. 25, the high-speed film and high-speed digital cameras on the mobile launcher and Launch Pad 39B were successfully tested at the spaceport ahead of the Artemis II mission. …
The Expedition 70 crew is looking ahead to the arrival of a U.S. cargo craft due to arrive at the International Space Station next week. Meanwhile, the Axiom Space 3 (Ax-3) crew finished its first week in orbit with a busy schedule of research, education, and media activities. Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus cargo craft will take …
Private Astronaut Mission (PAM) Axiom 3: The Ax-3 crew completed several live and recorded media outreach events today. Live events included a NASA-sponsored PAO event between Walter Villadei and the Premier of Italy, Giorgia Meloni. The crew also completed several commercial still imagery activities. Additionally, it was another busy science day for crew, with the crew completing …
Human research and space physics were the dominant science topics aboard the International Space Station on Thursday. The Expedition 70 crew is also preparing for a U.S. cargo mission targeted to launch next week. NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov took turns as crew medical officer on Thursday and performed eye scans …
UPDATE AS OF FEB. 5, 2024: On Feb. 3, NASA's Lucy spacecraft completed the largest planned main engine burn of its 12-year mission. During this deep space maneuver, the main engines operated for over 36 minutes. UPDATE AS OF FEB. 1, 2024: On Jan. 31, NASA's Lucy spacecraft completed the first main engine burn of …
NASA and Boeing teams are preparing for a flight test no earlier than mid-April in which the Starliner spacecraft will carry two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. Teams have made significant progress in resolving technical issues identified during the agency’s flight certification process. Following a successful drop test earlier this month in which …
