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SpaceX launches Dragon cargo ship to deliver new solar arrays to space station

November 26, 2022 Stephen Clark

SpaceX launched an all-new Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon cargo capsule Saturday from Kennedy Space Center on a mission to deliver new roll-out solar arrays, belated Thanksgiving treats, CubeSats, and a cornucopia of experiments to the International Space Station.

Live coverage: Falcon 9 lifts off with Dragon cargo capsule

November 26, 2022 Stephen Clark

After a launch attempt earlier in the week was scrubbed due to bad weather, SpaceX sent a Dragon cargo capsule toward the International Space Station Saturday with nearly four tons of supplies and experiments. Liftoff on a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center occurred at 2:20 p.m. EST (1920 GMT).

SpaceX resupply launch to space station delayed until Saturday

November 22, 2022 Stephen Clark

SpaceX called off a launch attempt Tuesday due to bad weather at Kennedy Space Center, delaying until Saturday the start of a resupply mission to the International Space Station.

Second pair of new space station solar arrays set for launch on Dragon cargo ship

November 21, 2022 Stephen Clark

A second pair of new roll-out solar arrays to upgrade the International Space Station’s power system is set for launch as soon as Tuesday on a SpaceX Dragon cargo ship. Astronauts will help deploy the power-generating solar wings during a pair of spacewalks next week.

Cygnus cargo ship arrives at space station after solar array trouble

November 9, 2022 Stephen Clark

A Northrop Grumman Cygnus supply ship arrived at the International Space Station Wednesday, overcoming a deployment failure on one of its two power-generating solar arrays to deliver 4.1 tons of cargo and experiments to the complex.

Cygnus cargo ship launches to space station, deploys one of two solar arrays

November 7, 2022 Stephen Clark

Using its second-to-last Antares rocket with Russian engines before a redesign to rely on all-U.S. propulsion, Northrop Grumman sent a Cygnus supply ship into orbit from Virginia on Monday to deliver spacewalk equipment, experiments, and fresh treats for the crew on the International Space Station. Ground teams only confirmed one of the two solar arrays deployed after launch, but engineers believe the spacecraft has enough power to reach the station and complete its primary mission.

First Starliner crew flight slips to April 2023

November 6, 2022 Stephen Clark

The first test flight of Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule with astronauts has been delayed from February to April 2023, moving the mission after a busy stretch of crew and cargo missions to the International Space Station, and allowing more time for engineers to address problems discovered on an unpiloted test flight earlier this year, NASA said last week.

Russian cargo ship docks at space station

October 28, 2022 Stephen Clark

Russia’s Progress MS-21 resupply spacecraft completed an automated docking with the International Space Station Thursday to deliver more than 2.7 tons of cargo to the lab’s seven-person crew.

Russian cargo ship launches on flight to space station

October 25, 2022 Stephen Clark

Russia launched a Progress supply freighter Tuesday on a two-day trek to the International Space Station to deliver 5,556 pounds of cargo, fuel, water, and nitrogen to the orbiting research laboratory. A Soyuz booster launched the Progress cargo ship from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

SpaceX Crew Dragon returns to Earth with on-target splashdown

October 14, 2022 William Harwood

Three NASA astronauts and a European flier boarded their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, undocked from the International Space Station and plunged back to Earth Friday, splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean east of Jacksonville to close out a 170-day mission.