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By Sarah FrazierNASA's Goddard Space Flight Center A special collection of research in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics highlights the initial accomplishments of NASA's GOLD mission. GOLD, short for Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk, is an ultraviolet imaging spectrograph that observes Earth from its vantage point on a commercial communications satellite …

Within hours of the Dragon capsule’s return to Earth, teams from NASA and SpaceX worked to return time-sensitive science investigations directly from space to the hands of researchers, who will spend the next few days conducting final research, tests, and checkouts. Dragon, loaded with 4,400 pounds of scientific experiments and other cargo from the International …

SpaceX’s upgraded Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down at 8:26 p.m. EST west of Tampa off the Florida coast, marking the return of the company’s 21st contracted cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station for NASA. The spacecraft carried more than 4,400 pounds of valuable scientific experiments and other cargo back to Earth. The upgraded …

One U.S. crew ship and three Russian spaceships remain parked at the International Space Station after the departure of two U.S. space freighters this month. Most of the Expedition 64 crew is relaxing today while a pair of cosmonauts focus on Russian maintenance and science. Five astronauts, four from NASA and one from JAXA, are …

SpaceX -21 Undock and Return: SpaceX-21 undocked from the ISS today after a 1 day delay due to bad weather and is scheduled to splash down off the coast of Tampa, Florida tomorrow at 7:27 CT. This concludes a 36-day mission for Cargo Dragon aboard the ISS. Payloads Cell Biology Experiment Facility (CBEF) Alt remove:  …

With NASA astronaut Victor Glover monitoring aboard the International Space Station, an upgraded SpaceX cargo Dragon spacecraft undocked from the International Docking Adapter on the station’s space-facing port of the Harmony module at 9:05 a.m. EST. It is the first undocking of a U.S. commercial cargo craft from the complex. Previous cargo Dragon spacecraft were …

NASA Television and the agency’s website are broadcasting live coverage for the departure of an upgraded SpaceX cargo Dragon spacecraft from the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Victor Glover is monitoring the activity aboard the station. The targeted undocking time has been moved to optimize communication coverage; commands to undock will be sent at 9 a.m. EST with physical separation of the two spacecraft about 9:05 …

NASA Television and the agency’s website are broadcasting live coverage for the departure of an upgraded SpaceX cargo Dragon spacecraft from the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Victor Glover is monitoring the activity aboard the station. The targeted undocking time has been moved to optimize communication coverage; commands to undock will be sent at 9 a.m. EST with physical separation of the two spacecraft about 9:05 …

Correction to the Friday, January 8 Daily Summary: The Collapsible Contingency Urinal (CCU) In-Cabin Demonstration was reported as completed which was an error. The demonstration was re-scheduled for later this week.  SpaceX (SpX)-21 Undock and Return: The crew completed final cargo packing over the weekend and today and egressed the vehicle this morning, however today’s …

As a result of adverse weather conditions at the targeted splashdown zone off the coast of Daytona Beach, Florida, SpaceX has waved off today’s planned departure of an upgraded SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft. Teams are currently assessing weather conditions to determine the next opportunity for undocking. Splashing down off the coast of Florida enables quick …