by David Todd | Sep 13, 2012 | International Space Station, JAXA, NASA, Seradata News
Japan’s unmanned freighter spacecraft, HTV-3, was successfully detached from the International Space Station as planned on 12 September at 1550 GMT . However, shortly after detaching and gently moving away, the craft made an unexpected emergency retreat from...
by David Todd | Sep 6, 2012 | International Space Station, NASA, Seradata News, space station
Astronauts Sunita Williams and Akihiko Hoshide made a spacewalk to finish the replacement of a key component on the International Space Station. The EVA (Extravehicular Activity) on 5 September lasted six hours and 28 minute (ending at 1734...
by David Todd | Aug 23, 2012 | ESA, International Space Station, space station
Following the aborted attempt by the ATV-03 to boost the International Space Station’s orbit last week, a second attempt was made on 22 August, successfully. The ATV-03 conducted two engine firings to boost the ISS orbit to around 420 kilometres. The first...
by David Todd | Jul 24, 2012 | International Space Station, JAXA, space station
The Japanese cargo craft HTV-3, which is to be docked with the International Space Station, was successfully launched at 0206 GMT on 21 July from the Tanegashima launch site in Japan. The JAXA-opearted spacecraft was launched by an H-2B launch...
by David Todd | May 31, 2012 | International Space Station, SpaceX
On 31 May the Dragon capsule undocked from the International Space Station at 0807 GMT after having delivered some cargo and then being loaded up with some experiment results and other equipment to be returned to Earth. Once undocked the craft was manoeuvered away...
by David Todd | May 18, 2012 | History, International Space Station, space station
After Internatioal Space Station Dutch astronaut Andre Kuipers played Sir Elton John’s famous song Rocket Man to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of the song, so now the 65 year old singer has sent up a video of a live...
