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October 22, 2018

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[ October 20, 2018 ] Ariane 5 launches two satellites on 7-year voyage to Mercury Ariane 5
[ October 19, 2018 ] Photos: BepiColombo stacked for launch to Mercury Ariane 5
[ October 19, 2018 ] Live coverage: Probe heading to Mercury blasts off from French Guiana Ariane 5
[ October 18, 2018 ] Photos: Atlas 5 rocket lifts off with Air Force’s AEHF 4 satellite Atlas 5
[ October 17, 2018 ] Air Force’s fourth AEHF communications satellite successfully launched from Florida Atlas 5

Japanese cargo ship reaches space station

September 27, 2018

A Japanese cargo ship loaded with more than 10,000 pounds of supplies and equipment, including a new set of solar array batteries, was captured by the International Space Station’s robot arm early Thursday to wrap up a trouble-free rendezvous.

New sample return capability launches with Japanese space station freighter

September 22, 2018

A Japanese cargo freighter launched Saturday on a five-day trek to the International Space Station, carrying a set of six replacement batteries, an experimental life support system, and a small new landing craft to bring specimens from the space station back to Earth.

Launch of Japan’s seventh HTV supply ship reset for Saturday

September 21, 2018

Japanese space officials have rescheduled the launch of an H-2B rocket and a space station-bound HTV supply ship for Saturday after halting a countdown last week due to a propulsion system problem and bypassing a launch opportunity Friday because of a poor weather forecast.

Live coverage: Japanese supply ship launches in pursuit of space station

September 14, 2018

Japan’s seventh HTV resupply mission to the International Space Station blasted off from Tanegashima Island on Saturday aboard an H-2B rocket. The unpiloted cargo carrier launched at 1752 GMT (1:52 p.m. EDT), kicking off a nearly five-day pursuit of the space station.

Astronauts send home views of ‘nightmare’ Hurricane Florence

September 12, 2018

Astronauts have captured views of Hurricane Florence raging in the Atlantic Ocean and heading toward a likely landfall in the Carolinas on the U.S. East Coast, with one flight engineer calling the storm a “no-kidding nightmare.”

Station commander flatly denies any crew involvement in Soyuz leak

September 11, 2018

The head of the Russian space agency caused a stir last week when he said a hole drilled through the side of a Soyuz ferry ship docked to the International Space Station was the result of a deliberate act, “either on Earth or in space.” Station commander Drew Feustel said Tuesday it most certainly did not happen in orbit.

JAXA postpones station cargo launch as typhoon threatens Guam tracking site

September 9, 2018

A typhoon forecast to move near a ground station in Guam on Monday has forced officials to postpone the launch of a Japanese HTV cargo ship loaded with more than 13,000 pounds of supplies, experiments and a replacement set of batteries for the International Space Station.

Station crew faces busy schedule as commercial crew schedule ramps up

August 31, 2018

An impromptu repair job Thursday appears to have stopped a leak in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft docked to the International Space Station, and the crew was back on its normal schedule Friday carrying out research and making preparations for the arrival of a Japanese cargo ship next month.

Live coverage: Space station crew investigating slow pressure leak

August 30, 2018

Crew members aboard the International Space Station are investigating a tiny pressure leak on the Russian side of the orbiting outpost. The crew traced the leak to a small hole on the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft, which ferried a three-person crew to the station in June. Mission control is examining options to repair the damage, and NASA says the crew is not in danger.

SpaceX’s astronaut walkway installed on Florida launch pad

August 20, 2018

The walkway astronauts will use to board SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule before missions to the International Space Station was added to historic launch pad 39A on Monday.

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