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...
20 December 2021
China envisions crewed moon missions by 2030
... secretive about impending mission specifics, China has been more open about its potential plans to build an International Lunar Research Station with Russia. The Declaration, which was revised taking into account the proposals...
01 April 2020
JAXA and NASA astronauts announced for first operational Crew Dragon flight
... astronaut Shannon Walker to the first operational crewed flight of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft on a mission to the International Space Station. Walker will join NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins and Victor Glover Jr., as well as Soichi Noguchi...
