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 27, 2012 | Seradata News, space station
The HTV-3 Japanese cargo spacecraft has been successfully captured in orbit using the Canadarm 2 robot arm aboard the International Space Station at 1223 GMT on 27 July. Berthing with the forward facing port of the Harmony module occured at 1419 GMT with...
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 | Jun 25, 2012 | China, space station
With all three crew aboard, at around 0318 GMT on 24 June, the Chinese manned Shenzhou 9 spacecraft undocked from Tiangong 1 mini-space station and moved approximately 400 metres away from the craft. The Shenzhou 9 craft, piloted by taikonaut Liu...
by David Todd | Jun 18, 2012 | China, Seradata News, space station
China has successfully launched its Shenzhou 9 spacecraft into orbit. The Long March 2F/G flight carrying the spacecraft took place from the Jiuquan launch site at 1037 GMT on 16 June. The spacecraft was carrying three Chinese atronauts {“Taikonauts”)...
