The Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor will be launched to the International Space Station to observe the electrical spectacle that occurs above thunderstorms. The effects of thunderstorms are often observed from the ISS, but something different is taking place above the cloud tops when lightning strikes down. The strange occurrence is called Transient Luminous Events and was […]
Category Archives: International Space Station
NASA Plans to Extend Boeing’s first flight to the ISS
NASA’s Boeing’s first crewed flight all the way to the International Space Station will take longer than the planned period of time. The mission may also include extra crew member to have a long ride too. The Starliner vehicle of the company is expected to take the astronauts of NASA to the ISS for the […]
NASA – Exploring the Unknown
Humans are interested in everything about universe and heavens. They are always driven to explore the unknown things and to discover new worlds and planets. People are curious in nature and we tend to push to our boundaries just to further explore. The strong will and desire to explore is what triggers people to know […]
New Cargo Ship Launch Methods
Cargo delivery in space is expected to take about two days. Russia, however, has been working on a new delivery method that promises delivery in under four hours. The time frames have decreased in increments since the year 2013. First decreasing to six hours and now to four. The four hour time frame has yet […]
The Future of Construction in Space
At present, everything used in space has to be constructed on Earth and then launched into space. Construction on earth is limited because of gravity. Extremely large items would collapse on themselves if they were built here on Earth. The new plans for space include a 3D printer, the prototype of which is already in […]
Russian Ship Brings Cargo to the International Space Station
A big part of running the International Space Station (ISS) is delivery equipment. Anytime repairs are needed or new developments are underway, deliveries must be made. This is often done by unmanned space craft. There is a significant amount of coordination involved in sending these ships and docking them safely on the ISS. The most […]
Servie action of Canadarm2 enters second phase
After two spacewalks in October 2017 when NASA astronauts replaced old LEE-A grapple from Canadarm2, now time has come to start service action of LEE-B. Latching End Effectors A and Latching End Effectors B are installed on the both ends of the Canadarm2 and let robotic arm to move freely around International Space Station from one […]
Progress arrives to International Space Station
Progress MS-07 arrived with 2.7 t of cargo to International Space Station and docked successfully to Pirs nadir docking port. Progress MS-07 was launched from Launch Site 31/6 at Baikonur Cosmodrome on October 14, 2017 on the top of the Soyuz-2.1a rocket. After spending two days on orbit it reached International Space Station yesterday, on […]
International Space Station after course correction
International Space Station passed through orbit correction maneuver on September 28, 2017 to prepare for docking of Progress MS-07 planned for October. Course correction was performed on September 28, 2017. Mission Control Center in Korolev sent commands to Progress MS-06 docked to Zvezda module since June 16, 2017. Spacecraft was remotely ordered to initialize its […]
ISS after another reboost!
International Space Station performed scheduled reboost on Wednesday, 9 August, 2017 to correct its course before planned for September 2nd return of Soyuz MS-04. Reboost and course change was possible thanks to engines of progress MS-06 cargo spacecraft docked to Zvezda docking port. Progress arrived to ISS on 16 June 2017 after lasting 48 hours […]