21 April 2021
Russia announces the first module of its new space station will be launched in 2025
... Sea Route," he said. Since its launch in 1998, the ISS has become one of the most ambitious international collaborations in human history. It is currently financed by all of its collaborators, but receives the majority of its funding from...
30 July 2021
Starliner OFT-2 launch delayed following problems with Nauka module at ISS
... at 1:20 pm EDT (17:20 GMT). "Currently, launch teams are assessing the next available opportunity. The move allows the International Space Station team time to continue working checkouts of the newly arrived Roscosmos' Nauka module and to ensure...
04 August 2021
Starliner launch delayed indefinitely following "valve" problems
... and Boeing decided to stand down from the launch attempt after Russia’s Nauka module caused the International Space Station to spin following a thruster misfire. Boeing then rescheduled Starliner’s launch for 3 August at 5.20 pm GMT (1:20pm...
13 August 2021
Stuck valves keep Starliner grounded, August flight now unlikely
... Boeing to miss out on another test flight to the International Space Station (ISS) before the current launch window closes later... module ran into trouble soon after docking at the International Space Station (ISS). The launch was then rescheduled for...
17 November 2021
Debris from destroyed Russian satellite now visible in telescope images
... antisatellite weapons that could create additional orbital debris and to work with other countries towards solidifying an international ban on destructive ASAT testing.” Images of the debris have now been captured by Numerica Corp., a Colorado-based...
03 December 2021
NASA selects three companies to develop commercial space stations
... Northrop Grumman to design commercially owned and operated space stations in low Earth orbit (LEO) to replace the International Space Station (ISS), the space agency said in an announcement yesterday. The contracts, worth a total amount of $415...
