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Dragon cargo ship departs space station, heads for splashdown near Florida
A SpaceX Dragon supply freighter undocked from the International Space Station Friday, heading for splashdown off the coast of Florida Saturday with about two tons of cargo, experiments, and a leaky spacesuit.
Russian spacewalk cut short by spacesuit power system problem
Russian ground controllers ordered International Space Station commander Oleg Artemyev back to the airlock after data showed voltage fluctuations in his spacesuit Wednesday, cutting short a spacewalk to continue outfitting the European Space Agency’s robotic arm delivered to the complex last year.
SpaceX’s next crew launch delayed by booster damage
SpaceX and NASA have delayed the launch of the next U.S. crew flight to the International Space Station from early September to no earlier than Sept. 29, allowing time for ground teams to replace an interstage on the mission's new Falcon 9 booster after it was damaged during transport.
Russian cosmonaut, European astronaut complete joint spacewalk
Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev and European astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti headed outside the International Space Station on a rare joint spacewalk Thursday. They continued outfitting a European robotic arm and deployed 10 nanosatellites for radio technology experiments.
Supply chain issues delay Northrop Grumman’s next space station cargo flight
Northrop Grumman's next resupply flight to the International Space Station has been delayed from mid-August to mid-October by supply chain issues, a company spokesperson said Tuesday.
SpaceX cargo ship delivers dust storm instrument to International Space Station
A SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule loaded with more than 5,800 pounds of supplies and experiments docked with the International Space Station Saturday, delivering a NASA instrument to study the mineral content of dust storms and several small CubeSats slated for deployment from the complex.
SpaceX ready to launch space station resupply mission after five-week delay
SpaceX is set to launch its 25th resupply mission to the International Space Station Thursday night from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, following a five-week delay to resolve a leak in the Dragon cargo capsule's propulsion system.
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus supply ship departs space station
A commercial Cygnus supply ship from Northrop Grumman departed the International Space Station Tuesday, completing a four-month stay after delivering more than 8,000 pounds of cargo and boosting the research lab into a slightly higher orbit. The Cygnus spacecraft was expected to deploy a CubeSat before heading for a destructive re-entry.
NASA to purchase five more Dragon crew missions from SpaceX
NASA says it plans to buy five more crew rotation missions on SpaceX's fleet of Dragon spaceships, bringing SpaceX's contract with the space agency to 14 operational astronaut launches, likely enough to keep the International Space Station staffed through 2030.
SpaceX cargo mission grounded to investigate possible fuel leak
SpaceX has postponed this week's planned launch of a Dragon cargo mission to the International Space Station to investigate a possible leak detected during fueling of the spacecraft at Cape Canaveral, pushing the flight until no earlier than late June.