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☆ Russia sets new contingency plan for crew of damaged space capsule
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Given there could be an earlier emergency, Rubio's seat was being moved from the MS-22 to a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, also docked to the ISS, Roscosmos said on Saturday. "If an emergency evacuation is necessary, Francisco Rubio will return to Earth on it (the Crew Dragon), and the Roscosmos cosmonauts (will return) on the Soyuz MS-22, it said. "The descent of two cosmonauts instead of three will be safer, as it will help reduce the temperature and humidity in the Soyuz MS-22." Four other crew members are currently on the orbital station - two more from NASA, a third Russian and a Japanese astronaut, who all arrived in October on the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule. Russia has said, however, it plans to quit the ageing project after 2024 and launch its own station.

☆ Fact Check-Satellites exist and can survive in the thermosphere without melting or burning
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

This is false, as satellites do exist, and experts told Reuters there are not enough gas molecules to transfer heat to melt or burn in the thermosphere. Satellites, which generally refer to machines that are launched into space and orbit the earth or space (here), do exist and are mostly in the thermosphere. The thermosphere sits between the mesosphere and the exosphere between 50 and 440 miles (80 and 700 km) above the Earth’s surface (here). Images and videos of satellites and spacecrafts launched into space can also be found on NASAs Image and Video Library (here), (here). Other satellites do not need to survive re-entry, and do not require a heat shield to withstand the temperatures of space.

☆ SpaceX capsule splashes down, returning 4 astronauts from Space Station
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Steve Gorman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Oct 14 (Reuters) - The fourth long-duration astronaut team launched by SpaceX to the International Space Station (ISS) safely returned to Earth on Friday, splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida after nearly six months of research aboard the orbital outpost. The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule dubbed Freedom, carrying three U.S. NASA astronauts and an Italian crewmate from the European Space Agency, parachuted into the sea at the conclusion of a five-hour autonomous flight home from the ISS. Camera shots from inside the crew compartment showed the four strapped in their seats, garbed in helmeted white-and-black spacesuits. Applause from the SpaceX flight control center in suburban Los Angeles was heard over the webcast. During their 170 days aboard the space station, the crew orbited Earth 2,720 times - about once every 90 minutes - to log some 72 million miles (116 million km) in space, according to NASA.

☆ NASA astronauts returning from space station on SpaceX capsule delayed by weather
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The astronauts — NASA’s Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines and Jessica Watkins, as well as Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti with the European Space Agency — were scheduled to depart from the space station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule Thursday morning. Aerospace company SpaceX developed the Crew Dragon spacecraft under a $2.6 billion contract with NASA as part of the Commercial Crew Program. SpaceX renewed orbital human spaceflight capabilities from US soil in 2020 with the launch of its Demo-2 mission, which carried two NASA astronauts to the space station. The Crew-4 astronauts’ return to Earth comes less than a week after the Crew-5 astronauts arrived on a separate SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule. Since SpaceX developed the Crew Dragon under a fixed-price commercial contract, however, it retains ownership over the vehicle.

☆ SpaceX capsule heads to space station ferrying NASA crew and Russian
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-05 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

A high-ranking official of the Russian space agency Roscosmos said shortly after the launch that the flight marked “a new phase of our cooperation” with the U.S. space agency NASA. The SpaceX launch vehicle, consisting of a Falcon 9 rocket topped with a Crew Dragon capsule dubbed Endurance, lifted off into clear skies at noon EDT (1600 GMT) from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. As the spacecraft entered Earth orbit, Kikina radioed her thanks to NASA, Roscosmos and their International Space Station (ISS) partners for “giving us this great opportunity.”“We’re so glad to do it together,” Kikina said. The mission, designated Crew-5, marks the fifth full-fledged ISS crew NASA has flown aboard a SpaceX vehicle since the private rocket venture founded by Tesla CEO Elon Musk began sending U.S. astronauts aloft in May 2020. Rounding out the crew from Japan’s space agency JAXA was veteran astronaut Koichi Wakata, 59, a robotics expert making his fifth voyage to space.

☆ NASA, SpaceX to study boosting Hubble telescope to higher orbit
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Officials at NASA have signed a Space Act Agreement with SpaceX to investigate the benefits and risks of having a private mission provide service to NASA’s nearly 33-year-old Hubble Space Telescope, boosting it to a higher orbit to extend its life, the space agency announced Thursday. Launched in 1990, the space observatory has had several servicing missions during NASA’s space shuttle era, with the last mission carried out in 2009. But the space agency retired the space shuttle in 2011, and no spacecraft has been back since. NASAThe effort to send a private mission to Hubble could be a part of a previously announced, privately funded SpaceX program called Polaris. Zurbuchen added that is all part of what SpaceX and NASA will explore as part of this Space Act Agreement.

☆ Saudi Arabian astronauts will head to the ISS on a SpaceX ship after the country struck a deal with Axiom
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The country bought the seats from Axiom Space as part of a plan to send Saudi astronauts to the ISS. Axiom Space did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment made outside of usual working hours. Axiom operates missions to and from the ISS and is also building the first commercial destination in space, Axiom Station, according to its website. The four-man civilian crew also traveled on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spaceship, per NASA. SpaceX and the Saudi Space Commission did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment made outside normal working hours.

☆ Exclusive: Saudi Arabia buys pair of SpaceX astronaut seats from Axiom -sources
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Joey Roulette | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Under the deal, two Saudi astronauts will ride SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule to the space station for a roughly weeklong stay early next year, the sources said. Officials with the Saudi Space Commission, Riyadh's space agency founded in 2018, were not immediately available to comment. The Saudi astronauts will join two previously announced Americans, retired NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and race car driver and investor John Shoffner, the sources said. Axiom launched its first private mission to the space station in April, sending a four-man crew to the space station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule that included a Canadian investor and an Israeli businessman. Axiom's astronaut flight business is crucial experience for the company's broader goals of deploying its own private space station by mid-decade.

☆ Saudi Arabia buys pair of SpaceX astronaut seats from Axiom
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Under the deal, two Saudi astronauts will ride SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule to the space station for a roughly weeklong stay early next year, the sources said. Officials with the Saudi Space Commission, Riyadh's space agency founded in 2018, were not immediately available to comment. The Saudi astronauts will join two previously announced Americans, retired NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and race car driver and investor John Shoffner, the sources said. For Axiom and other space companies, cutting deals with foreign governments is seen as vital to sustaining a business centered on putting people in space. Axiom's astronaut flight business is crucial experience for the company's broader goals of deploying its own private space station by mid-decade.

☆ NASA, Russian space agency sign deal to share space station flights - Roscosmos
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-15 | by ( Joey Roulette | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] The NASA logo is seen at Kennedy Space Center ahead of the NASA/SpaceX launch of a commercial crew mission to the International Space Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 16, 2021. REUTERS/Joe SkipperJuly 15 (Reuters) - NASA and Russia's space agency Roscosmos have signed a long-sought agreement to integrate flights to the International Space Station, allowing Russian cosmonauts to fly on U.S.-made spacecraft in exchange for American astronauts being able to ride on Russia's Soyuz, the agencies said Friday. The two agencies had previously shared astronaut seats on the U.S. shuttle and the Russian Soyuz spacecraft. The U.S. space agency has said having at least one Russian and one American aboard the space station is crucial to keeping the laboratory running. "Flying integrated crews ensures there are appropriately trained crew members on board the station for essential maintenance and spacewalks," NASA said in a statement on Friday.

☆ SpaceX astronauts on an all-private mission to the ISS are spending a day free flying in orbit after their return home was delayed
▼ + stars: | 2022-04-24 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

SpaceX astronauts on the Ax-1 ISS mission will return on Monday, NASA's head of spaceflights said. Poor weather conditions delayed the return of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spaceship. "We want about 2-days between #Ax1 return & Crew-4 launch for @NASA & @SpaceX to complete data reviews & stage recovery assets. Ax-1 includes a crew of four in the first all-private flight, which took place aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon spaceship. Axiom is expected to launch a second commercial mission to the ISS in late 2022 or spring 2023.

☆ Четыре астронавта миссии SpaceX Crew-1 вернулись на Землю. За последние 53 года это первая ночная посадка
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-03 | by ( ) nokta.md time to read: +1 min

Четыре астронавта вернулись на Землю с Международной космической станции (МКС), куда они были доставлены на корабле «Драгон Резилиенс» американской компании SpaceX. Капсула с экипажем опустилась на парашютах в Мексиканский залив ночью — это первое ночное возвращение американцев из космоса за последние 53 года. Капсула «Драгон Резилиенс» приводнилась в Мексиканском заливе неподалеку от побережья Флориды в 02:56 по местному времени (06:56 по Гринвичу, 09:56 по московскому времени). После возвращения на Землю астронавты пройдут медицинское обследование. Сейчас на МКС остаются семеро членов экипажа, в том числе трое россиян, трое американцев и один астронавт из Японии.

Persons: — —, Майкл Хопкинс, Виктор Гловер, Шеннон Уокер, Соити Ногути, Илона Маска Organizations: SpaceX, GO, Международная космическая станция (МКС), МКС, НАСА Locations: Земля, Мексиканский залив, Флорида, Гринвич, Япония

☆ Cum arată Pământul de la geamul unei nave spațiale. Un astronaut NASA împărtășește fotografii uimitoare din cadrul călătoriei sale în spațiu
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-02 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +3 min

Un astronaut NASA împărtășește fotografii uimitoare din cadrul călătoriei sale în spațiuCei pasionați de explorarea spațiului probabil se întreabă cum este viața astronauților de la Stația Spațială Internațională. Astronautul NASA, Mike Hopkins, de exemplu, împărtășește fotografii din interiorul navei spațiale „Resilience”. Recent a împărtășit fotografii făcute de pe nava spațială și a dezvăluit priveliștile aeriene uimitoare ale planetei Pământ și ale atmosferei sale. pic.twitter.com/xQntPDBZSs — Mike Hopkins (@Astro_illini) February 7, 2021Crew Dragon Resilience watched Progress 76P depart @Space_Station today. pic.twitter.com/pgQCx1ocSJ — Mike Hopkins (@Astro_illini) March 11, 2021

Persons: Mike Hopkins, ., Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, Soichi Noguchi, Hopkins, Dragon ., SS Katherine Johnson Organizations: Stația Spațială, NASA, Stația Spațială Internațională, SS Locations: Missouri

☆ Eşec pentru compania lui Elon Musk, SpaceX. Prototipul unei rachete Starship a explodat în timpului unui test
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-31 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Prototipul unei rachete Starship a explodat în timpului unui test. Racheta reușise să atingă altitudinea de zece kilometri, dar o defecțiune a apărut în momentul în care se îndrepta către sol. Prototipul a fost proiectat pentru a transporta echipaj uman şi încărcături de 100 de tone. Alte două rachete similare au explodat în timpul unor teste efectuate în februarie şi la începutul acestei luni. Între timp, SpaceX a anunţat că echipajul pentru primul zbor spaţial civil din istorie este complet.

Persons: Elon, SpaceX, american Jared Isaacman Organizations: Aeriene Locations: SUA, american

☆ (video) Capsula Crew Dragon, a companiei SpaceX, a andocat la Staţia Spaţială Internaţională
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-17 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

Capsula Crew Dragon a companiei SpaceX a andocat la Staţia Spaţială Internaţională (ISS), punând astfel capăt perioadei de nouă ani în care transportul astronauţilor în spaţiu a depins de rachetele ruseşti. Este al doilea zbor cu echipaj uman asigurat de SpaceX după lansarea istorică a astronauţilor Bob Behnken şi Doug Hurley în luna mai la bordul unei nave spaţiale Crew Dragon, aminteşte DPA. Misiunea lor Demo-2 a reprezentat prima lansare din Statele Unite în aproape un deceniu şi prima dată când o firmă privată, mai degrabă decât o agenţie spaţială guvernamentală, a trimis oameni pe orbită. Misiunea Crew-1 a devenit prima care a utilizat modulul certificat Crew Dragon şi racheta Falcon 9 operate de SpaceX. La bordul capsulei Crew Dragon s-au aflat astronauţii NASA Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover şi Shannon Walker, alături de Soichi Noguchi, de la agenţia spaţială japoneză JAXA, care îşi încep misiunea de şase luni la bordul ISS.

Persons: Spaţial Kennedy, Bob Behnken, Doug Hurley, NASA Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, Soichi Noguchi, îşi Organizations: Spaţial, NASA, Falcon, ISS Locations: Florida, Statele Unite

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