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Crew Returns to Space Science Day after Starliner Lands – Space Station
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft descends to Earth underneath parachutes for a landing in New Mexico completing the Orbital Flight Test-2 mission. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls The seven Expedition 67 crew members are resuming their normal schedule of science and maintenance activities following Wednesday’s departure of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. The orbital residents focused on vein scans, robotics, and …
NASA plans to make Starliner crew assignments this summer
WASHINGTON — As Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner prepares to return from its brief trip to the International Space Station, NASA officials say they’ll wait until this summer to determine the schedule for the vehicle’s first crewed flight and the astronauts who will fly it. NASA said May 23 it would proceed with plans to have Starliner …
Starliner Nears Launch, Crew Works Space Botany and Human Research – Space Station
The Moon, with Earth’s shadow draping across it during a lunar eclipse, is pictured from the International Space Station. The International Space Station is gearing up for the targeted arrival of Boeing’s Starliner crew ship on the company’s Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission. Meanwhile, the Expedition 67 crew is continuing its ongoing life science activities …
Space Station Crew Preps for Boeing Starliner During Human Research and Robotics
Boeing CST-100 Starliner Illustration. Credit: NASA The International Space Station (ISS) is getting ready to welcome Boeing’s new Starliner crew ship due to lift off next week on the company’s Orbital Flight Test-2 mission. Meanwhile, the seven-member Expedition 67 crew continued its human research and robotics work today. NASA Flight Engineers Kjell Lindgren and Bob …
Space Station Crew Busy With Research as Managers Work Axiom Ax-1 and SpaceX Crew-4 Missions
By NASA April 21, 2022 The SpaceX Dragon Endurance crew ship is pictured from a window aboard the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour crew ship. Endurance is docked to the Harmony module’s forward-facing port while Endeavour is docked to Harmony’s space-facing port on the International Space Station. Credit: NASA The four private astronauts from Axiom Space are …
Station Crew Awaits Ax-1 Departure and Crew-4 Launch – Space Station
International Space Station Configuration. Six spaceships are parked at the space station including the SpaceX Dragons Endurance and Endeavour; the Northrop Grumman Cygnus space freighter; and Russia’s Soyuz MS-21 crew ship and the Progress 79 and 80 resupply ships. The integrated NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX teams have agreed on a plan for the Axiom Mission 1 …
Russia Shows Off Crew of Sunken Moskva Warship—With Quite a Few Missing
RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY Russia’s Defense Ministry released a brief video on Saturday of the head of the Navy meeting with crew members of the sunken warship Moskva, as social media posts have surfaced that appear to confirm at least one death on board. In a 26-second video—the first public appearance of the crew since Moscow …
Russian Navy Confirms Severe Damage to Black Sea Cruiser Moskva, Crew Abandoned Ship
RTS Moskva (121). Russian MoD Photo via TASS The Russian Navy’s Black Sea flagship has suffered major damage and the crew has abandoned the ship, state media said late Tuesday in reports following Ukrainian claims of hitting the ship with a missile strike. The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed the mishap on RTS Moskva (121), a …
SpaceX Ends Production of Crew Dragon, America’s Only Human-Rated Spacecraft
SpaceX has had a variety of struggles and successes since its inception 20 years ago, but one of its most resounding victories has been the successful development and flights of its manned space capsule, the Crew Dragon. The Crew Dragon capsule line has already completed four successful manned missions and is currently in orbit on …