Jeroen Rietjens is an instrument scientist at the Netherlands Institute for Space Research (SRON) and worked on the SPEXone polarimeter. PACE's SPEXone instrument is a multi-angle polarimeter. It measures the intensity, degree and angle of linear polarization of sunlight reflected back from Earth's atmosphere, land surface, and ocean. What is your favorite atmosphere or ocean …
Eleven astronauts and cosmonauts from around the world are living and working together aboard the International Space Station today. The four Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) private astronauts met the seven Expedition 70 crew members on Saturday beginning two weeks of dual operations. The Ax-3 crew spent the weekend getting familiar with space station systems and …
Private Astronaut Mission (PAM) Axiom 3: ISS Familiarization, Emergency Overview, On-Orbit Adaptation, and Payloads: Yesterday, the Ax-3 crew successfully completed their first full day onboard ISS. The crew completed additional handover with ISS Crew, Emergency Equipment Transfer, Emergency Roles & Responsibilities Review, and ISS Emergency On-Board Training (OBT). The Ax-3 crew also had adaptation time …
Private Astronaut Mission (PAM) Axiom 3: SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom successfully docked to the ISS at 4:56 AM CST today. With the arrival of the four private astronauts, Michael López-Alegría, Walter Villadei, Alper Gezeravcı, and Marcus Wandt, the ISS crew complement has increased to 11. The Ax-3 crew participated in a live welcome ceremony and …
Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) astronauts Michael López-Alegría, Walter Villadei, Marcus Wandt, and Alper Gezeravci are now aboard the International Space Station following Dragon’s hatch opening at 7:13 a.m. EST, Saturday, Jan. 20. Ax-3 docked to the orbital complex at 5:42 a.m. while the spacecraft was flying 262 miles above the Pacific Ocean, west of South …
Axiom Mission 3 astronauts Michael López-Alegría, Walter Villadei, Marcus Wandt, and Alper Gezeravci arrived at the International Space Station at 5:42 a.m. EST Saturday, Jan. 20. Dragon docked to the orbital complex while the spacecraft was flying about 262 miles over the Pacific Ocean, west of South America. Live coverage continues on the NASA+ streaming …
The NASA+ streaming service, NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website are providing live coverage for the arrival of the Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) to the International Space Station. Ax-3 astronauts Michael López-Alegría, Walter Villadei, Marcus Wandt and Alper Gezeravci are scheduled to dock as early as 5:40 a.m. EST Saturday, Jan 20, to …
The seven-member Expedition 70 crew will welcome the third private astronaut mission from Axiom Space to the International Space Station on Saturday. The Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) mission lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday carrying four astronauts aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. The foursome will conduct a two-week research and …
Private Astronaut Mission (PAM) Axiom 3 Launch: SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom successfully launched at 3:49 PM CST today from LC-39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Rendezvous and docking with the ISS is scheduled for 4:15 AM CST on Saturday, January 21st. With the arrival of the four private astronauts, Michael Lopez-Alegria, Walter Villadei, Alper Gezeravci, …
Carrying NASA science and technology, Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander continues on a trajectory toward Earth and is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere on Thursday about 4 p.m. EST. To ensure a controlled, safe re-entry, Astrobotic in coordination with NASA and other government agencies, changed the spacecraft’s projected re-entry location to a remote area of the …
