Starliner launched to space without major incident, but docking with the ISS on June 6 was problematic. Issues with the propulsion system on Starliner delayed the spacecraft's arrival to the ISS during its first-ever mission with astronauts. Two months of troubleshooting followed, but NASA said ...
SPHERES was launched into orbit on the ISS over a decade ago and spent much of their time as test dummies for different tech ideas. As they are older, their movements were driven by gas thrusters and they found their way with ultrasonic technology. The newer Astrobee robots use cameras to ...
On Sept. 29, 1977, the Soviets launched Salyut 6. This station had a second docking port where the station could be resupplied by an unmanned docking supply ship calledProgress. Salyut 6 operated between 1977 and 1982. In 1982, Salyut 7, the last of the Salyut program was launched. It ...
NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa and cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov launched to the ISS aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endurance in August. They'll soon be wrapping up their own ...
The capsule, which launched in June, took test pilots Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams to the International Space Station for its first human spaceflight. But what was supposed to be an eight-day visit for the pair turned into an indefinite stay after Starliner experienced prop...
The ISS was built on Earth in sections (modules) that were then assembled in space. Modules were launched into space from Russia and the United States...Become a member and unlock all Study Answers Start today. Try it now Create an account Ask a question Our experts can answer your ...
John says the whole process was very simple. He employed the help of his daughter, Sara, to get the GoPros setup by pointing the lenses at a QR code, and after that, all they had to do was mount them on the launch pad and wait. Luckily, the feature worked like a charm and, as...
Hundreds of space missions have been launched since the last lunar mission, including several deep space probes that have been sent to the edges of our solar system. However, our journeys to space have been limited by the power of chemical rocket engines and the amount of rocket fuel that a...
Zbigniew Brzezinski, the National Security Adviser to President Carter, argued that the United States must prevent the realization of "the age-long dream of Moscow to have direct access to the Indian Ocean". The United States then launched Operation Cyclone, which lasted from 1979 to 1989 and ...
The ISS was assembled by launching individual modules and connecting them together in orbit. The first component, dubbed Zarya (which means "sunrise" in Russian), was launched on a Russian rocket on Nov. 20, 1998, so nearly all satellite apps refer to the ISS as Zarya. The station's sol...