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Here’s what we know, and what we don’t, about the damaged Soyuz spacecraft

The biggest concern is the flight computers on board the Soyuz spacecraft. Enlarge / The European robotic arm is seen investigating Soyuz MS-22 after a leak occurred Wednesday night. (credit: NASA TV) Since a Soyuz space.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaDec 16th, 2022

NASA has a fine plan for deorbiting the ISS—unless Russia gets in the way

"If the deorbit vehicle is ready, do we go ahead and bring it home?" Enlarge / This photo of the International Space Station was captured by a crew member on a Soyuz spacecraft. (credit: NASA/Roscosmos) A little more tha.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 21st, 2024

Europa Clipper overcomes transistor issue and is ready for launch next month

This May, engineers working on NASA's Europa Clipper had to deliver the kind of news that no one wants to announce: there was a problem with the spacecraft......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 20th, 2024

Watch SpaceX fire up Starship engines ahead of fifth test flight

SpaceX has shared footage of a recent static fire test involving its Starship spacecraft, a modified version of which will put astronauts on the moon......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 20th, 2024

Caught on camera: Satellite tracker photographs secret spacecraft

Caught on camera: Satellite tracker photographs secret spacecraft.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  yahooRelated NewsSep 19th, 2024

Artemis I mission data show astronauts sent to the moon aboard Orion will be protected from radiation

According to a large team of technical and health specialists, astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft will be well protected from radiation when the Artemis II mission travels to the moon and back next year......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 19th, 2024

How scientists are keeping the Orion spacecraft safe from radiation

NASA's Orion spacecraft will need to protect astronauts from dangerous radiation when they visit the moon in the upcoming Artemis missions......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Reinventing the clock: NASA"s new tech for space timekeeping

Here on Earth, it might not matter if your wristwatch runs a few seconds slow. But crucial spacecraft functions need accuracy down to one billionth of a second or less. Navigating with GPS, for example, relies on precise timing signals from satellite.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Work is underway on NASA"s next-generation asteroid hunter

The mirrors for NASA's Near-Earth Object Surveyor space telescope are being installed and aligned, and work on other spacecraft components is accelerating......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

NASA Scientists "Howl in Terror" as They Discovered Disastrous Flaw in $5 Billion Spacecraft About to Launch

NASA Scientists "Howl in Terror" as They Discovered Disastrous Flaw in $5 Billion Spacecraft About to Launch.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  yahooRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Europa Clipper: 8 things to know about NASA"s mission to an ocean moon of Jupiter

The first NASA spacecraft dedicated to studying an ocean world beyond Earth, Europa Clipper aims to find out whether the ice-encased moon Europa could be habitable......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 17th, 2024

NASA completes spacecraft to transport, support Roman Space Telescope

The spacecraft bus that will deliver NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to its orbit and enable it to function once there is now complete after years of construction, installation, and testing......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsSep 17th, 2024

So what are we to make of the highly ambitious, private Polaris spaceflight?

They flew high, they walked in space, and finally early on Sunday, they landed. Enlarge / Crew Dragon enters Earth's atmosphere on Sunday morning as recovery boats await. (credit: SpaceX) A white spacecraft, lightly toas.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 15th, 2024

Boeing "ran out of time" on Starliner: astronaut stuck on ISS

A US astronaut stuck on the International Space Station said Friday he believed Boeing's Starliner could have carried him home, if more time had been available to work through the beleaguered spacecraft's issues......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 14th, 2024

Navy captains don’t like abandoning ship—but with Starliner, the ship left them

"As the commander or pilot of your spacecraft, you don’t want to see it go off without you." Enlarge / NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams wave to their families, friends, and NASA officials on their way to the laun.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 14th, 2024

Starliner astronauts speak of ‘tough times’ watching their spacecraft depart without them

Two NASA astronauts have spoken publicly for the first time since the Boeing Starliner departed from the International Space Station without them......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 14th, 2024

Two private astronauts took a spacewalk Thursday morning—yes, it was historic

"Today’s success represents a giant leap forward for the commercial space industry." Enlarge / Jared Isaacman emerges from the Dragon spacecraft on Thursday morning. (credit: SpaceX webcast) The Polaris Dawn mission to.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 12th, 2024

Watch this orbital sunset from a Crew Dragon spacecraft way above Earth

SpaceX has shared a some stunning images and a short video showing an orbital sunset as seen from the Polaris Dawn Crew Dragon way above Earth......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 12th, 2024

How to watch SpaceX’s first-ever spacewalk from a Crew Dragon tonight

Two non-professional astronauts are about to conduct the first-ever spacewalk from a Crew Dragon spacecraft and also the first-ever commercial spacewalk......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 12th, 2024

Soyuz craft heads to space station with 2 Russians and 1 American

A Soyuz spacecraft carrying two Russians and an American blasted off Wednesday for an express trip to the International Space Station......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 11th, 2024

Amid Boeing"s Starliner troubles, WA space industry thrives

It'd be reasonable to think Washington's space economy has a lot riding on Boeing's Starliner, the spacecraft that left two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station and headed back to Earth with an empty cabin Friday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 11th, 2024