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...
by David Todd | Jul 17, 2019 | NASA, SpaceX
The post-flight ground test destruction of the previously flown (in uncrewed condition) Crew Dragon DM-1 capsule, during a SuperDraco thruster engine firing test on 20 April 2019, was caused by a leak of nitrogen tetroxide, a preliminary investigation by SpaceX...
by David Todd | Jul 11, 2019 | exploration, NASA
In a mini “Night of the Long Knives”, NASA’s Administrator Jim Bridenstine has demoted its head of its Human Exploration and Operations (HEO) Mission Directorate Bill Gerstenmaier and his deputy Bill Hill. Gerstenmaier becomes a special adviser to...
by David Todd | Jul 9, 2019 | Launches, NASA, Satellites, Science
NASA has formally awarded a contract for the launch of the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) mission. This will take place on a Falcon 9 rocket flying from the Kennedy Space Centre on April 2021. The launch will use a preflown reusable first stage. The...
