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VideoRussians scramble to restore cargo ship communications
A Russian Progress supply ship loaded with more than 3 tons of supplies and equipment bound for the International Space Station apparently spun out of control shortly after reaching orbit Tuesday, putting the resupply mission in jeopardy while flight controllers scrambled to come up with a fix.
VideoOTD…April 26 and STS-55
#OTD...Launch of Columbia in 1993 on the second flight of the German Spacelab
VideoOTD…April 25 and the Hubble deploy
25 years ago this afternoon, Hubble was deployed from shuttle Discovery
VideoOTD…April 24 and the birth of Hubble
#OTD...Launch of Discovery in 1990 with the Hubble Space Telescope, our window on the universe!
VideoThrottle valve blamed for Falcon 9’s unsuccessful landing
SpaceX engineers have narrowed the cause of last week's unsuccessful landing of a Falcon 9 rocket booster on a barge in the Atlantic Ocean on a commanding issue with an engine throttle valve, according to Elon Musk, the company's founder and chief executive.
VideoOTD…April 19 and STS-100
#OTD...Launch of Endeavour in 2001 to deliver Canadarm2 to the space station
VideoNew, longer video hits Internet and shows Falcon’s landing demise
New video released from SpaceX on Wednesday shows a longer sequence of events during the failed landing reusability attempt on Tuesday.
VideoFalcon 9 successfully launches, descends to off-balance landing
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched from Cape Canaveral with a 2.2-ton package of supplies and experiments for the International Space Station on Tuesday, but the booster toppled over after descending to a barge parked in the Atlantic Ocean.
VideoVideo: Animation of Vulcan launch
This animation depicts United Launch Alliance's new Vulcan rocket blasting off.