The three space travelers of the Soyuz MS-17 mission are making their final preparations ahead of a six-month stay aboard the International Space Station. The flight is scheduled to lift off on a Soyuz 2.1a booster from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Site No. 31/6, in Kazakhstan at 05:45:04 UTC on 14 October (01:45:04 EDT), lofting its international crew to space for a very fast, two orbit, three hour rendezvous with Station. Ultrafast rendezvous method: The launch will mark a milestone for a crewed Soyuz spacecraft, being the first to use a new “ultrafast” rendezvous scheme with the ISS. Assuming a nominal launch […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/106995/49/1069954969_0:160:3072:1888_1200x675_80_0_0_aa4229c029a2fe76fadd548c8812a36d.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202010041080662566-iss-crew-instructed-to-resolve-air-leak-issue-before-mission-change-in-mid-october/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The current expedition on the International Space Station (ISS) has been tasked with fixing the air leak in the Russian Zvezda module before the arrival of the next crew later in mid-October, according to instructions sent from the Moscow Mission Control Centre. “The rate of leakage … is of the order of 0.9 millimetres [on the barometer column per day] from the atmosphere altogether. And in this regard, guys, we cannot shift this problem, or at least, it is very undesirable … to shift it to the next crew,” a specialist […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107964/77/1079647718_0:195:1921:1275_1200x675_80_0_0_6dad3c7dc98c6a2c754367c4356343b5.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Andrei Dergalin. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/science/202010031080657220-russian-cosmonauts-to-test-new-system-extracting-water-from-urine-on-iss/ The urine-reclaming system helps decrease the amount of water that needs to be shipped to the ISS via cargo spacecraft. Russian cosmonauts on board of the International Space Station are getting ready to test the effectiveness of a new experimental water recycling system. The new piece of equipment, designated SRV-U-RS and installed in the Rassvet module of the station, allows extracting water from humane urine, to be used for drinking. As Russian cosmonaut Ivan Vagner explained on Twitter, as part of the experiment called “Separatsia” (Separation), they “put a bucket of distilled […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/01/1080635360_0:22:3072:1750_1200x675_80_0_0_5dc4fee2901f4c3f4aef8438ac418a1e.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/science/202010021080635320-watch-launch-of-cygnus-resupply-spacecraft-to-iss/ The spacecraft, which is carrying nearly 3,630 kilogrammes (almost 8,000 pounds) of cargo and science experiments to the ISS, is expected to arrive at the space station on Sunday. Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus resupply mission launches to the International Space Station from Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia, on Tuesday. It is the 14th flight of the resupply spacecraft to the space station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Upon its arrival at the ISS, NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and Russian cosmonaut Ivan Vagner will “grapple” Cygnus using the ISS’s 17-metre-long robotic arm, Canadarm2, […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105433/39/1054333950_0:254:4928:3026_1200x675_80_0_0_59a6fcc7d7c1cdb93db8608da5200675.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/science/202009301080616088-nasa-launches-cygnus-cargo-spacecraft-to-iss/ A private cargo spacecraft is set to lift off from Virginia on Tuesday carrying fresh supplies to the International Space Station. The mission is known as Cygnus NG-14, this is the 14th flight for Northrop Grumman’s robotic Cygnus spacecraft. The mission should deliver 7,624 lbs (3,458 kilograms) of cargo to the ISS. Cygnus launches atop an Antares rocket. Source link
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – An air leak was found in the Russian segment of the International Space Station, but there is no danger to the crew, a spokesperson for the Russian space agency said on Tuesday. “After analysis and search for the air leak at the ISS, the location was found at a working module of Zvezda, where scientific equipment is located”, the spokesperson said. The module will be resealed in the next few days, Roscosmos said. The statement comes a day after a source in the space industry said that air is leaking from the International Space Station (ISS) at a growing […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107621/29/1076212946_0:68:1357:832_1199x675_80_0_0_5b716ccb93c40a4cea4728b5cbe38487.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/science/202009231080545889-source-says-iss-conducted-maneuver-to-avoid-fragment-of-japans-rocket-stage/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The unknown piece of space debris that the International Space Station (ISS) avoided on Wednesday was, in fact, a fragment of an exploded stage of Japan’s H-2A carrier rocket, a source in the space sphere revealed. “This ‘stranger’ was object 46477, internationally registered as 2018-084CQ. It is a fragment of the second stage of Japan’s H-2A rocket, which exploded in February 2019,” the source said. According to the source, the rocket launched into space six satellites, including Ibuki-2 greenhouse gases observing satellite, back in October 2018. © AFP 2020 / JIJI […]
The International Space Station has been сonsidered to be the most expensive single item ever constructed: as of 2010, the total cost of it covered by NASA’s budget, and that of the European Space Agency, Russia and Canada, stood at US $150 billion. Brexit has already cost Britain roughly £130 billion, thereby exceeding the sum paid for the construction of the International Space station – £115 billion (US $150 billion) and the total cost is likely to top a staggering £200 billion by the end of the year, as per a new report by Bloomberg Economics. According to David Jinks MILT, […]
A “higher-than-normal” rate of leaking air has been detected aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The crew will now spend the weekend trying to isolate and fix the issue. The minor leak was first revealed by NASA on Thursday. The rate of leaking air is still within “segment specifications” and there’s no immediate danger to the station or its crew, the agency stressed. Over the weekend, all segments of the ISS will be isolated with hatches closed, while the crew will temporarily relocate to Russian habitat module. “The test should determine which module is experiencing a higher-than-normal leak rate. The US […]
The newest habitable module for the International Space Station (ISS), Nauka, has arrived at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for final preparations before launch. The module’s launch – which has been delayed for more than 13 years – will mark the resumption of Station expansion. Nauka is currently scheduled to launch on a Proton-M rocket in April 2021 and will be attached to the ISS at the location where the Pirs Docking Compartment is currently located. Nauka’s history The module that would become Nauka – Russian for “Science” – was first constructed as the backup to the currently-on-orbit Zarya module. As […]
Nearly 11 years after the launch of the first Japanese Kounotori H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) to the International Space Station, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA’s) HTV-9 spacecraft departed the orbiting outpost on Tuesday afternoon. The golden cargo resupply vessel will now spend its remaining days free-flying in low Earth orbit before performing a final burn to end its mission with a fiery reentry into Earth’s atmosphere. The H-II Transfer Vehicle was developed by JAXA as part of the agency’s contribution to the International Space Station program. Like many Japanese spacecraft, it has two name — with its alternative name being […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107890/38/1078903827_0:24:3071:1752_1200x675_80_0_0_25ccf18d356d7d5c0252c5eb14a55ff7.jpg.webp Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/science/202007231079964836-soyuz-rocket-takes-off-from-baikonur-to-deliver-cargo-to-iss—video/ Roscosmos space corporation previously said that a Progress cargo craft would lift off for the International Space Station on 23 July, while a Proton rocket with communication satellites would head for orbit on 30 July. Sputnik is live from the International Space Station as the Russian Progress-MS-15 resupply cargo spacecraft, which blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan hours earlier, has arrived to dock and deliver supplies, including food and fuel, to the Expedition 63 crew. The flight to the ISS was the fifth via an ultra-fast three-hour (two-turn) flightpath. In future, it is planned […]
Expedition 63 Commander Christopher Cassidy and Joint Operations Commander Robert Behnken, both NASA astronauts, have ventured outside the International Space Station (ISS) for the second-to-last spacewalk to upgrade a portion of the outpost’s batteries located on the S6 truss segment. The spacewalk, designated US EVA-67, marks the eighth EVA for both astronauts, who have each accumulated over 40 hours of spacewalking time each during their respective careers. The spacewalk began at 07:10 EDT (11:10 UTC) and is expected to last about seven hours. Upon exiting the Quest airlock, Cassidy and Behnken’s start to EVA-67 marked the 11th in a series of […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107980/01/1079800100_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_6933123dfe30add80b87be08f4291e48.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202007161079899016-expedition-63-astronauts-perform-spacewalk-outside-iss—video/ Two weeks ago, NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Bob Behnken performed a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) to replace the current nickel-hydrogen batteries on one of two power channels on the starboard truss with new lithium-ion batteries. NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Bob Behnken are performing a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) this Thursday, 16 July. The spacewalk is expected to last about seven hours. A new spacewalk, that is to be held in 5 days, will be the final one to upgrade the power system of the ISS, an […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107979/97/1079799772_0:0:3148:1771_1200x675_80_0_0_fb28235dfde4741797a7495284169a9d.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Tim Korso. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/world/202007051079799752-soviet-era-space-junk-forced-iss-orbit-lifting-nasa-says/ Throughout its use the ISS has undergone 25 manoeuvres (with the exception of the most recent) in order to prevent potentially damaging collisions with space junk floating in orbit. The International Space Station (ISS) has lifted its orbit by 900 metres in order to evade a piece of a booster stage from a Proton-K (western designation SL-12) rocket that was used to send a Soviet-era craft into space in September 1987, NASA said. The manoeuvre was performed using the thrusters of the Russian spacecraft Progress MS-14, which had docked at the ISS […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107979/69/1079796935_0:0:2300:1294_1200x675_80_0_0_146a4293b1e4724fcf200ef631763924.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/science/202007051079796987-contracts-signed-with-space-tourists-who-plan-to-go-to-iss-next-year—space-adventures/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Contracts have been signed with tourists who plan to go into space on a commercial Soyuz flight to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2021, the Space Adventures company said. “A contract has been signed with two future crew members for 2021,” a spokesperson at the Russian office of the American space tourism company told Sputnik. In June, Russian Rocket and Space Corporation Energia said it had signed a deal with Space Adventures on taking two tourists to the ISS in 2023. In April, it was reported that two space tourists […]
Chris Cassidy and Bob Behnken have completed the second in a series of four spacewalks, or EVAs, that will complete replacement of the last set of Station batteries, which were delivered to the outpost in May on the Japan HTV-9 cargo vehicle. Three years ago, NASA began the effort to replace all of the Station’s Nickel-Hydrogen batteries originally launched with the solar arrays. Today was the 66th U.S. Station spacewalk in support of the orbital laboratory. EVA background: The ISS features expansive solar arrays that use sunlight to power the station’s many systems. However, since the ISS spends about half of […]
A replacement Air Quality Monitor will be launched on the next Progress resupply mission to aid the investigation into increased levels of benzene in the International Space Station’s atmosphere. The first detection of off-nominal levels occurred on April 13, when Air Quality Monitor-1 – or AQM-1 – detected benzene in the atmosphere that was slightly above the reporting limit. At the time, AQM-1 was located inside the US Lab, otherwise known as the “Destiny” module. From April 13 to April 29, the amount of benzene in the atmosphere of the ISS remained around 0.065 mg/m^3. However, on April 29, the amount […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107973/31/1079733189_0:0:3081:1734_1200x675_80_0_0_8a08daea167ce1eb47e0083d2c087bbd.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/russia/202006271079733224-russian-space-agency-says-its-only-active-female-cosmonaut-to-head-for-iss-in-2022/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia’s only incumbent female cosmonaut Anna Kikina will head for the International Space Station in 2022, the Russian state space corporation Roscosmos said on Saturday. “Anna Kikina will head for the ISS as part of the Russian crew in two years”, Roscosmos said on its Twitter page. Анна Кикина отправится в составе российского экипажа на #МКС через два года pic.twitter.com/6XZggJfzkC — Государственная корпорация РОСКОСМОС (@Rogozin) June 26, 2020 Kikina has been the only Russian female cosmonaut since September 2016. In November 2017, she took part in the international Scientific International Research […]
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are conducting the first in a series of four spacewalks to begin the process of replacing the final set of the station’s batteries – an effort which first began over three years ago. EV-1 Chris Cassidy and EV-2 Bob Behnken kicked off EVA-65 on Friday. EVA background: The ISS features expansive solar arrays that use sunlight to power the station’s many systems. However, since the ISS spends about half of every orbit in darkness, it also needs batteries to store that solar energy, which can then be used to power the ISS during periods […]
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station has shared a selection of photographs revealing the reverse view of the annual ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse and showing the resulting shadow passing over our planet. NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy shared his astounding shots from space on Twitter on Sunday and commented that flying above the Earth was a “pretty neat way” to wake up on Father’s Day. The photographs reveal what it is like to view an eclipse from outer space. Instead of blocking out the view of the Sun – as it appeared from our perspective on the ground – an […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107964/77/1079647718_0:195:1921:1275_1200x675_80_0_0_6dad3c7dc98c6a2c754367c4356343b5.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Oleg Burunov. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/science/202006181079647968-nasa-reveals-what-could-be-source-of-elevated-benzene-level-on-iss/ The International Space Station is currently manned by Russian cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Wagner, as well as American astronauts Christopher Cassidy, Douglas Hurley, and Robert Behnken. An increased level of toxic benzene inside the International Space Station (ISS) could be caused by the air filters installed in one of the American modules on board the space outpost, according to the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Benzene is a natural part of crude oil, gasoline, and cigarette smoke; it is used to make other chemicals for producing plastics, resins, nylon, […]
By Elliot Leavy, former editor of the technology and innovation magazine maize and editor of culture magazine BOZO. He has written for numerous publications around the world focussing on technology, belief systems, and culture. Astronauts on board the International Space Station have created a rare state of matter in ways not possible here on Earth. A new study published in the magazine Nature suggests that scientists have used a small facility called the Cold Atom Lab (CAL) to create rare Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs), also known as the fifth state of matter. The CAL is capable of chilling atoms in a vacuum down […]
Before the Demo-2 mission, only one American crew vehicle had ever carried astronauts to the International Space Station, the Space Shuttle. On Sunday, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon became the second. Dragon Endeavour has completed the first half of her round trip mission to the space station. Spacecraft Commander Doug Hurley and Joint Operations Commander Bob Behnken have “Captured the Flag” as the first crew to reach the ISS from the United States since the last Space Shuttle mission in 2011. Endeavour lifted off on a Falcon 9 rocket Saturday, leaving LC-39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 3:22 PM EDT […]
Tech 17:56 GMT 30.05.2020(updated 18:07 GMT 30.05.2020) Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107943/60/1079436023_0:63:3059:1784_1200x675_80_0_0_182cd2f629867a77a9c80ae212fc28a9.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/science/202005301079467928-spacexs-second-attempt-to-launch-first-crewed-flight-to-iss—video/ The launch was scheduled to take place on 27 May but was postponed due to weather conditions. Sputnik presents its live broadcast of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket’s second attempt to launch the Crew Dragon 2 spacecraft with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken anв Doug Hurley onboard to the International Space Station. The launch is due to take place from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida at 19:22 GMT on 30 May after it was postponed 20 minutes before the scheduled time on 27 May […]
Roshel Defence Solutions CEO Roman Shimonov talks about his company’s armored vehicles spotted at the NASA historic mission to International Space Station (ISS) and Roshel’s innovative approach to the industry Roshel Defence Solutions is located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, and it specializes in design and manufacturing of a wide range of armored vehicles equipped with intergraded security solutions and innovative defence technologies. Roshel is a privately-held corporation dedicated to the mission of providing complex security solutions to the government and commercial corporations in today’s ever changing security environment. Roman Shimonov, the company’s CEO, answered by email the Defence Blog’s questions about […]
US 20:21 GMT 27.05.2020(updated 20:46 GMT 27.05.2020) Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107943/60/1079436023_0:63:3059:1784_1200x675_80_0_0_182cd2f629867a77a9c80ae212fc28a9.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202005271079435936-spacex-launch-of-two-us-astronauts-postponed-due-to-bad-weather/ The NASA and SpaceX launch, which was scheduled to take place from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, has been postponed due to bad weather. The launch was scrubbed around 20 minutes before liftoff. The next launch opportunity will be Saturday, May 30 at 3:22 p.m. ET, NASA announced Wednesday afternoon. Earlier Wednesday afternoon, the US National Weather Service (NWS) announced a tornado warning in Brevard County, Florida, although conditions cleared shortly afterward. Thunderstorms can cause residual electrical charges, which can potentially interact with […]
Tech 19:19 GMT 27.05.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107943/17/1079431738_0:0:2943:1657_1200x675_80_0_0_2f659099e43442a796f95f12b797a6ec.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/science/202005271079431890-space-x-launches-first-crewed-mission-to-the-iss—video/ This is going to be the first launch of NASA astronauts from the US since the end of the space shuttle programme in 2011. Sputnik invites you to watch a live broadcast of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching the Crew Dragon 2 reusable spacecraft with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley onboard to the International Space Station (ISS). The launch is taking place from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. It is scheduled to take place at 20:33 GMT and is set to dock with the […]
On Wednesday (May 27), astronauts will take off from American soil for the first time since 2011, riding aboard a SpaceX capsule in a historic test flight to the International Space Station. NASA astronauts haven’t launched from U.S. soil since the end of the space shuttle program in 2011, relying instead on Russian rockets as commercial companies like SpaceX and Boeing developed their vehicles. NASA during SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission will use recently-ordered Senator light armored vehicles to defend Astronauts Bob Behnken and Colonel Doug Hurley on a short ride from the Operations and Checkout Building at the Kennedy Space […]
Russia 01:41 GMT 17.05.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107932/87/1079328763_0:181:2190:1412_1200x675_80_0_0_cc52a9444acebfe1f07f31ef7d9279f8.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/russia/202005171079328714-progress-ms-13-cargo-spacecraft-expected-to-leave-iss-in-july/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Progress MS-13 cargo spacecraft that arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) in December 2019 will leave the ISS in July, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) documents show. Progress MS-13 will undock from the ISS on 8 July. It was launched in December from the Baikonur spaceport by the Soyuz 2.1a carrier rocket and docked automatically at the Pirs module of the Russian segment of the ISS on 9 December. The Progress MS-14 cargo spacecraft, also launched from Baikonur, docked to the ISS […]
The NG-13 Cygnus resupply vehicle has been released from the grip of the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) to begin its EOM (End Of Mission) events. Cygnus will spend two weeks on orbit, deploying a pair of nanosatellites and conducting experiments before ending its life with a destructive re-entry at the end of the month. NG-13’s mission began with a launch atop the Antares rocket that launched from Wallop’s Pad OA back in February. Antares launches the NG-13 Cygnus – NASA photo Taking just over two days to arrive at the International Space Station (ISS), Cygnus’ berthed mission followed the […]