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September 19, 2024

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[ September 18, 2024 ] Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket experiences abort as its Rutherford engines began firing, prior to liftoff Electron
[ September 17, 2024 ] SpaceX launches European Commission’s Galileo satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Falcon 9
[ September 15, 2024 ] Polaris Dawn crew returns to Earth with splashdown in Gulf of Mexico Mission Reports
[ September 12, 2024 ] SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from West Coast Falcon 9
[ September 12, 2024 ] First non-government spacewalk goes off without a hitch for Polaris Dawn crew 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.