by David Todd | Oct 18, 2019 | International Space Station, NASA, Seradata News
While a previous all female spacewalk attempt was cancelled – ostensibly due to wrong space suit sizes but following being accused of committing fraud whilst in space Anne McClean, was removed from that spacewalk – an all girl extra vehicular activity...
by David Todd | Oct 7, 2019 | International Space Station, NASA
On 4 October 2019, the Canadarm-2 robot arm took Exposed Pallet-8 ( EP-8) with batteries attached off the POA (Payload ORU Accommodations) again and moved it next to the P6 truss in preparation for spacewalk operations. On 6 October 2018, NASA astronauts Koch and...
by David Todd | Oct 7, 2019 | NASA, Satellites, Science, Seradata News
The Franco-US Jason-2 oceanography spacecraft which was operated by the French Space Agency CNES has now been retired from scientific operations, having exceeded its minimum three-year design life by over eight years. Launched in June 2008, the Jason-2 spacecraft...
by David Todd | Oct 4, 2019 | exploration, NASA, Science, Technology
Having received a NASA CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) contract in May worth US$77 million to carry up five payloads to the lunar surface, the Nova-C commercial lunar lander’s operator has moved quickly to secure its passage to the Moon. It has signed...
by Matt Wilson | Sep 25, 2019 | History, International Space Station, Launches, NASA, Personal spaceflight, Russia, Satellites, Seradata News, space station
At 1357 GMT on 25 September, a Soyuz-FG rocket lifted off from Launch Site No. 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, carrying the Soyuz MS-15 crew mission to the International Space Station (ISS). This launch marked the end of some eras – and the beginning of...
by David Todd | Sep 16, 2019 | NASA
NASA does not have a diversity-promoting positive discrimination policy like the BBC has with its very apparent “quota” system for its TV presenters and guests. Under US law, such direct discrimination is illegal. Nevertheless, NASA does have a...
