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January 19, 2020

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[ January 18, 2020 ] Photos: Ariane 5’s fiery climb to space from French Guiana Ariane 5
[ January 18, 2020 ] NASA expected to detail costs for fast-track moon landing program next month Mission Reports
[ January 18, 2020 ] SpaceX will trigger an intentional rocket failure to prove crew capsule’s safety Mission Reports
[ January 17, 2020 ] Pending test outcomes, NASA says SpaceX could launch astronauts in early March Falcon 9
[ January 17, 2020 ] Live coverage: SpaceX successfully performs Crew Dragon abort test Falcon 9

Pending test outcomes, NASA says SpaceX could launch astronauts in early March

January 17, 2020

A NASA official said Friday that SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft could be ready to ferry astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken to the International Space Station as soon as early March, pending the results from a major demonstration of the ship’s launch abort system this weekend, a pair of parachute drop tests, and space station crew schedules.

Koch, Meir continue space station battery replacements on successful spacewalk

January 15, 2020

Astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir floated back outside the International Space Station Wednesday for history’s second all-female spacewalk, installing two powerful new lithium-ion batteries on the far left end of the lab’s solar power truss.

Dragon cargo capsule brings home space station science experiments

January 7, 2020

SpaceX’s 19th Dragon resupply mission to the International Space Station ended Tuesday with the capsule’s splashdown in the Pacific Ocean southwest of Los Angeles with nearly 3,600 pounds of cargo and experiments.

Live coverage: Dragon cargo craft departs space station, returns to Earth

January 7, 2020

A SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule concluded a 30-day stay at the International Space Station Tuesday with an automated departure from the orbiting research outpost at 5:05 a.m. EST (1005 GMT) Tuesday. The Dragon’s release from the robotic arm set the stage for a scorching re-entry and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean southwest of Los Angeles at around 10:41 a.m. EST (1541 GMT).

Koch marks record stay in space for female astronaut

December 30, 2019

Astronaut Christina Koch, launched to the International Space Station in March, marks her 289th day in space Saturday, breaking retired astronaut Peggy Whitson’s world record for the longest single spaceflight by a female.

Live coverage: Starliner lands in New Mexico

December 18, 2019

Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule accomplished an early at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico at 7:58 a.m. EST (5:58 a.m. MST; 1258 GMT) Sunday to conclude an abbreviated two-day unpiloted test flight after a timing error on the spacecraft shortly after launch prevented it from linking up with the International Space Station as planned.

SpaceX resupply mission reaches International Space Station

December 8, 2019

A commercial Dragon supply ship loaded with genetically-enhanced mice, a beer brewing experiment, a CubeSat developed by Mexican students and other scientific research payloads arrived at the International Space Station Sunday.

Russian cargo freighter on the way to space station

December 6, 2019

For the second time in less than 24 hours, a robotic resupply freighter departed Earth Friday for the International Space Station, this time aboard a Russian Soyuz booster launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Dragon soars on research and resupply flight to International Space Station

December 5, 2019

A commercial Dragon supply freighter built and owned by SpaceX rocketed into a clear blue sky over Florida’s Space Coast Thursday with a menagerie of research experiments and holiday surprises heading for the International Space Station.

Soyuz rocket set to launch Russian Progress freighter to space station

December 4, 2019

A Russian resupply and refueling freighter loaded with 2.7 tons of cargo, propellant, water and oxygen for the International Space Station is in position on a launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for liftoff Friday aboard a Soyuz booster.

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