by Matt Wilson | Aug 20, 2020 | History, International Space Station, JAXA, Satellites, Seradata News, space station
The HTV-9 (H-2 Transfer Vehicle) cargo freighter undocked from the ISS and was released into Earth orbit at 1736 GMT, 18 August. This model is due to be replaced by JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) with the new HTV-X generation. The HTV, also known... 
by David Todd | Jul 23, 2020 | Launches, Russia, Soyuz
Russia successfully launched the Progress MS-15 cargo spacecraft on a Soyuz 2-1A launch vehicle at 1426 GMT on 23 July from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The spacecraft is on a resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The approach of the... 
by David Todd | Jul 17, 2020 | International Space Station, Satellites, Seradata News
On 13 July 2020 the Kibo RMS (robot arm) removed the Nanoracks NRCSD-18 deployer from the Kibo airlock which then ejected the DeMi cubesat at 1340 GMT and the TechEdSat 10 cubesat at 1655 GMT. Following on from an earlier spacewalk on 1 July, on 16 July, two... by David Todd | Jul 3, 2020 | International Space Station, NASA
On 1 July 2020, NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Bob Behnken conducted another spacewalk from the International Space Station (ISS) to change out batteries. After depressurisation at 1108 GMT the airlock hatch was opened at 1112 GMT. During the spacewalk Li-ion... 
by David Todd | Jun 24, 2020 | International Space Station, space station
Thales Alenia Space, the joint Venture between Thales (67 %) and Leonardo (33 %) has announced the signature of an ATP (Authorization To Proceed) with Axiom Space of Houston, Texas to initiate the development of two pressurized modules which will eventually form part...
