Cygnus NG-13 (aka Robert H. Lawrence) was unberthed from the Unity Module on the International Space Station at 1300 GMT on 11 May using the space station’s robot arm. It was carrying away the HDEV experiment which had been earlier loaded (on 7 May) onto its...
At 0151 GMT on 25 April 2020 a Soyuz 2-1a launched a Progress MS-14 freighter to the International Space Station (ISS). The launch took place from the Baikonur Cosmodrome near Tyuratam in Kazakhstan. The cargo craft which was carrying supplies to the astronauts on...
The beautiful parachute gently slowing the Soyuz MS-15 crewed capsule was perhaps a reminder to those wanting a prompt lifting of coronavirus lockdown measures that it is only safe to remove your parachute once a safe landing has been achieved. The Soyuz MS-15...
Soyuz MS-13 undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) Poisk module at 0550 GMT on 6 February 2019. On board were Cosmonaut Aleksandr Skvortsov, commanding Soyuz MS-13, along with NASA’s Christina Koch (after her record-breaking stay in space) and ESA’S Luca...
Cygnus NG-12 was unberthed and undocked from the ISS/released from the ISS robot arm at 1436 GMT on 31 January to conduct 31 days of flight operations including deployment of satellites until destructive re-entry planned for 2 March 2020. Aboard were several cubesats:...
Space start-up Axiom of Houston, Texas, is to receive a contract from NASA to allow it to attach a commercial module(s) with a node adapter port onto the International Space Station (ISS). The contract has yet to be signed will have a 5 year period with an option for...
