The damage occurred during the shipment of the spacecraft’s pressurized cargo module from its manufacturer in Italy. While Northrop Grumman […]
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Northrop Grumman’s new spacecraft is a real chonker
What happens when you use a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus supply ship? A record-setting resupply […]
Rocket Report: Russia’s rocket engine predicament; 300th launch to the ISS
North Korea test-fired a powerful new solid rocket motor for its next-generation ICBM. A Soyuz-2.1a rocket is propelled by kerosene-fueled […]
SpaceX’s latest Dragon mission will breathe more fire at the space station
“Our capsule’s engines are not pointed in the right direction for optimum boost,” said Sarah Walker, SpaceX’s director of Dragon […]
With Trump’s cutbacks, crew heads for ISS unsure of when they’ll come back
“We are looking at the potential to extend this current flight, Crew-11.” NASA astronaut Zena Cardman departs crew quarters at […]
The ISS is nearing retirement, so why is NASA still gung-ho about Starliner?
NASA is doing all it can to ensure Boeing doesn’t abandon the Starliner program. Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft atop a United […]
Rocket Report: SpaceX to make its own propellant; China’s largest launch pad
United Launch Alliance begins stacking its third Vulcan rocket for the second time. Visitors walk by models of a Long […]
There’s another leak on the ISS, but NASA is not saying much about it
No one is certain. The best guess is that the seals on the hatch leading to the PrK module are, […]
NASA scrambles to cut ISS activity after Trump budget—its options are not great
Skip to content “The Budget reduces the space station’s crew size and onboard research.” The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer was installed […]
Rocket Report: “No man’s land” in rocket wars; Isaacman lukewarm on SLS
China’s approach to space junk is worrisome as it begins launching its own megaconstellations. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V […]