A New Generation of Spacecraft Head to the ISS

While many in the industry were at first skeptical of NASA’s goal to put resupply flights to the International Space Station in the hands of commercial operators, the results speak …read more Continue reading A New Generation of Spacecraft Head to the ISS

Cygnus cargo ship allows US to control ISS orbit without Russian help

For the first time since the retirement of the Space Shuttle, the United States now has the ability to control the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) without Russian cooperation after a Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft became the fi… Continue reading Cygnus cargo ship allows US to control ISS orbit without Russian help

ISS air leak isolated to Russian module ahead of cargo launch

Flight controllers and crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have narrowed down their hunt for an air leak to the Russian-built Zvezda Service Module of the orbital outpost. However, they have yet to pinpoint the exact location of the minor… Continue reading ISS air leak isolated to Russian module ahead of cargo launch