Spacewalk

The International Space Station is pictured from the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour during a fly around of the orbiting lab that took place following its undocking from the Harmony module’s space-facing port on November 8, 2021. Credit: NASA<span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>NASA</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>Established in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the…

The inaugural launch of SpaceX’s Starship captured our imagination, but the coming week reminds us of the company’s other heavy-lift launch vehicle: Falcon Heavy. We’re also anticipating a historic spacewalk and a potentially unprecedented commercial Moon landing. Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites Threaten Their ViewWe’ve also got our eyes on two Falcon 9 launches, as SpaceX continues to build its internet megaconstellation. A commercial Japanese lander will attempt a lunar landingHakuto-R snapped…

Leer en español.“150 Irigoyen, you said?” The innocent question made by an apparent taxi driver has become a sensation in Argentina after the driver’s taxi radio interfered with the signal from the International Space Station and popped up live during NASA’s live broadcast of a spacewalk.If An AI Reworks Copyrighted Images, Is It Art? | Future TechRussian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin worked overnight on Tuesday to move a radiator from the ISS’ Rassvet module to the Nauka science module, spending a total…

Cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev’s helmet camera captures Earth views and cosmonaut Dmitri Petelin at work during the April 18 Russian spacewalk to install a radiator on the Nauka science module. Credit: NASA TVOn Wednesday, the Expedition 69 astronauts conducted science experiments aboard the International Space Station. <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>NASA</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>Established in 1958, the…

Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin conduct a six-hour and 25-minute spacewalk on November 17, 2022,  in their Orlan spacesuits to transfer a radiator from the Rassvet module to the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module for future installation. The duo is pictured tethered to the Rassvet module with the Soyuz MS-22 crew ship docked at top. Credit: NASARoscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin exit the Poisk module‘s airlock to begin a spacewalk at 9:40 p.m. <span…

Elon’s gigantic Starship rocket is expected to dominate the news this week, but there will be other spaceflight happenings vying for our attention.Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites Threaten Their ViewA pair of cosmonauts are in the midst of preparing for the first of several scheduled spacewalks outside the ISS, and that’s not the only thing happening in low Earth orbit this week. SpaceX is aiming for Starship’s firstflightSpaceX finally logged its first Starship launch attempt on the morning of…

The SpaceX Dragon resupply ship approaches the International Space Station carrying more than 6,200 pounds of science experiments, crew supplies, and other cargo, to replenish the Expedition 68 crew. Both spacecraft were flying 261 miles above the Indian Ocean at the time of this photograph. Credit: NASAThe Dragon cargo craft has been given the go-ahead to undock from the ISS and return to Earth with a range of experiments and research samples, while the ISS crew prepares for several spacewalks and ongoing…

NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Nicole Mann is pictured inside the International Space Station’s Quest airlock while organizing spacewalk tools and hardware. In the foreground, are two Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMUs), or spacesuits, with their helmets covered and the lower arms and gloves detached. Credit: NASATwo astronauts took the morning off on Friday following a spacewalk the day before while the rest of the Expedition 68 crew conducted the latest space experiments and lab maintenance tasks.…

NASA is currently hosting live footage of a spacewalk aboard the International Space Station on its live streaming service. The spacewalk, which is just one of many planned for the coming weeks, will hopefully have astronauts completing work on the 1A Power Channel Mounting Bracket which they started work on in a previous spacewalk. The latest NASA-backed spacewalk has been ongoing since 8:15 a.m. EST, and NASA says that it could last for up to seven hours as the astronauts work to complete their duties and…

NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Nicole Mann is pictured in her Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU), or spacesuit, after finishing a seven-hour and 21-minute spacewalk on January 20, 23023, installing a modification kit on the International Space Station’s starboard truss structure preparing the orbital lab for its next roll-out solar array. Credit: NASAMission managers have given the “go” for two astronauts to exit the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday, February 2, 2023, and conduct a…