by David Todd | Mar 26, 2013 | commercial launch services, International Space Station, space station
After delays due to high seas in the landing area, the SpaceX Dragon CRS-2 cargo craft was finally splashed down in the Pacific on 26 March ready for recovery. Previously on the same day Dragon CRS 2 had unberthed/undocked with the International Space Station’s...
by David Todd | Mar 15, 2013 | History, International Space Station, Russia, Seradata News, space station
The planned undocking and return to Earth of the three-man Soyuz TMA-06M/ISS-32M spacecraft which is currently docked with the International Space Station, was delayed one day to 15 March due to poor weather (snow storm) at the planned landing...
by David Todd | Mar 1, 2013 | commercial launch services, International Space Station, Seradata News, space station
The SpaceX Dragon CRS-2 cargo capsule was initially successfully launched by an Falcon 9 launch vehicle at 1510 GMT from Cape Canaveral on 1 March 2013. The initial orbit achieved was 329 x 199km at an inclination of 51.66 degrees. As...
by David Todd | Feb 20, 2013 | International Space Station, Russia, space station
On 19 February, flight controllers were in the process of updating the International Space Station’s command and control software when a communications fault related to this transition occured. During the transition from primary computer to the backup computer...
by David Todd | Jan 16, 2013 | International Space Station, Science, Seradata News, Space Shuttle, space station
Former Canadian space shuttle astronaut Steve Maclean has given notice has resigned from his position as President of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and will leave on 1st February to join a Physics research company. Maclean has held his...
by David Todd | Jan 14, 2013 | History, International Space Station, On a Lighter Note, space station, Technology
As Western governments try to convince their respective publics that they are truly listening, they have set up the capability for web petitions to be posted with a promise to respond if an individual petition receives enough backing. Thus a new petition in USA...
