Tranquility – Spaceflight Now

March 23, 2023

Breaking News

[ March 23, 2023 ] SpaceX pausing launches of new-generation Starlink satellites Falcon 9
[ March 22, 2023 ] Relativity’s 3D-printed Terran 1 rocket reaches space, but falls short of orbit Mission Reports
[ March 22, 2023 ] Penultimate Delta rocket to launch next month on ULA’s first mission of 2023 Delta 4
[ March 21, 2023 ] Good weather expected for Relativity Space’s late-night launch attempt Mission Reports
[ March 21, 2023 ] Webb telescope sees the prelude to a supernova Mission Reports

NASA okays commercial airlock for space station

February 6, 2017 Stephen Clark

A commercial airlock built in partnership by NanoRacks and Boeing will be connected to the International Space Station in 2019, the companies announced Monday, after the proposed project won preliminary approval from NASA managers.

Expandable room installed on space station

April 16, 2016 Stephen Clark

The International Space Station’s robotic arm, under the control of engineers on Earth, extracted an experimental inflatable habitat from the trunk of SpaceX’s Dragon supply ship Saturday and attached it to the orbiting complex.