NASA wants to update its existing radio communications system on the International Space Station (ISS) with optical communication technology. Optical communication systems, which use laser beams to transmit information through space, promise the ability to transmit data between a spacecraft and Earth at a much higher rate than radio-frequency systems. Our researchers are designing ILLUMA-T*, a laser terminal that will provide an optical communications link from the ISS to NASA‘s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration satellite, which, in turn, will use optical communications to relay the data from the ISS link to a ground terminal at a rate 10 to 100 times faster than current radio frequency communications systems.
Archiv: International Space Station / Internationale Weltraumstation (ISS)
SpaceX, NASA launch four astronauts from four countries
The crew is riding aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance capsule on the mission, dubbed Crew-7. The spacecraft launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 3:27 a.m. ET Saturday.
The four astronauts on the mission include NASA’s Jasmin Moghbeli, who is serving as mission commander; Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen representing the European Space Agency; Satoshi Furukawa of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA; and Russian cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov of Roscosmos.
Dragon launch with cargo for ISS canceled due to weather conditions
The US launch of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle with the Dragon spacecraft, has been cancelled due to weather conditions, the American company SpaceX twitted on Saturday.
Russia launches its largest space module to ISS
The launch of Nauka was originally scheduled for 2007 but has repeatedly been delayed due to technical problems. The module‘s systems have since been modernized and underwent repairs.
American, Russians dock at International Space Station
A trio of Russian and American space travellers launched successfully and reached the International Space Station on Friday.
Three-man Soyuz flight honouring Gagarin blasts off for ISS
Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky and Pyotr Dubrov and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei lifted off from Russia‘s Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at the expected time of 0742 GMT, footage broadcast by NASA TV showed, with docking expected at 1107 GMT.
Russland verlängert Weltraumkooperation mit USA
Die Entscheidung über eine Verlängerung des in die Jahre gekommenen Milliardenprojekts sei „auf höchsten Ebenen“ getroffen worden, hieß es damals vom russischen Raumfahrtunternehmen RKK Energija.
SpaceX astronauts prepare for lift-off in first ‘operational’ flight to ISS
Three Americans — Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon Walker — and Japan‘s Soichi Noguchi will blast off at 7:27 pm Sunday (0027 GMT Monday) from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The space station crew expanded to six people today when the Soyuz crew ship hatch opened at 7:07am ET just a few hours after the Exp 64 crew launched from Kazakhstan.
14.10.2020
Russian-US Crew Launches on Fast Track to the Space Station
For the first time, they tried a two-orbit approach and docked with the space station in just a little over three hours after lift-off. Previously it took twice as long for crews to reach the station.
Good splashdown of Dragon confirmed! Welcome back to Earth, @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug !
2.8.2020
LIVE: SpaceX Crew Dragon Leaves The ISS And Returns Home
We join NASA‘s live coverage of the departure of the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule from the ISS which will bring Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley back to Earth
Astronauts complete 2nd spacewalk to replace batteries outside orbiting space station
Astronauts completed their second spacewalk in under a week on Wednesday to replace old batteries outside the International Space Station.
Boeing names new Space Station chief in latest change affecting program
Boeing’s senior vice president of space and launch, Jim Chilton, told employees in an email Friday that Mulholland’s new role will “reflect the continuing evolution of the International Space Station,” whose 20-year anniversary of housing humans in low-Earth orbit comes later this year.
NASA anticipates August return for Hurley and Behnken
The space station has two docking ports outfitted to receive Crew Dragon and Starliner spacecraft. Once the Crew Dragon and Starliner vehicles are operational, NASA expects both ports will be used simultaneously to accommodate visiting crew and cargo ships.
SpaceX-Kapsel erreicht ISS
Die Schleuse zwischen der SpaceX-Raumkapsel „Crew Dragon“ und der ISS öffnete sich problemlos.
Stage 1 entry burn has started. The #LaunchAmerica crew is heading into orbit.
Live: SpaceX, NASA Launch U.S. Astronauts To International Space Station | NBC News
Watch live coverage as Elon Musk’s SpaceX and NASA make a second attempt at liftoff of a Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule with two U.S. astronauts. This is the first mission of its kind to the International Space Station in nearly a decade.
What‘s the Status of NASA and SpaceX‘s Mission to Launch Astronauts to Space?
NASA and SpaceX now are targeting 3:22 p.m. EDT Saturday, May 30, for the launch of the first commercially built and operated American rocket and spacecraft carrying astronauts to the space station.
SpaceX postpones manned mission to space station amid weather concerns
SpaceX scrubbed plans to launch the first American astronauts into orbit from U.S. soil on Wednesday as thunderstorms tore through Florida’s Space Coast, temporarily thwarting a highly anticipated test that could determine the future of American space flight.
Astronauts Doug Hurley and Robert Behnken were slated to blast off to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard SpaceX’s Dragon Crew capsule at 4:33 p.m.
NASA astronauts go back to the future with capsule launch
This fresh take on a vintage look will be on full display Wednesday when SpaceX plans to launch NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken to the International Space Station — a first for a private company.
NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 Astronauts to Arrive at Kennedy on Wednesday
NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley are set to arrive at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, one week before the pair’s scheduled launch to the International Space Station on the SpaceX Demo-2 mission.
Crew Dragon Spacecraft Arrives at Launch Complex for NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2
18.5.2020 This will be the first launch of American astronauts on an American rocket from American soil to the International Space Station since the final flight of the space shuttle in 2011.
NASA’s human spaceflight chief just resigned, and the timing couldn’t be worse
The timing of Doug Loverro‘s departure is terrible, with NASA‘s first launch of humans in nearly nine years due to occur in just eight days.
The space agency offered a bland statement regarding Loverro‘s resignation as Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations (HEO) at NASA.
Space station crew returns to a changed Earth after more than 200 days in orbit
A U.S.-Russian space crew landed safely Friday in the steppes of Kazakhstan, greeted with extra safety precautions brought on by a pandemic that didn’t exist when they left the Earth
SpaceX launches station supplies, nails 50th rocket landing
The Falcon rocket blasted off with 4,300 pounds (1,950 kilograms) of equipment and experiments for the International Space Station. Just minutes later, the spent first-stage booster made a dramatic midnight landing back at Cape Canaveral, its return accompanied by sonic booms.
NASA to keep using Russia’s Soyuz spacecraft in 2021 fiscal year — budget proposal
NASA will keep using Russia’s Soyuz spacecraft to deliver its astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2021 fiscal year that starts on October 1, NASA said it its 2021 budget request summary, published on Monday.
Record-breaking US astronaut set to return to Earth
Koch of NASA is expected to touch down in the Kazakh steppes with colleagues Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency and Alexander Skvortsov of the Russian space agency at 0912 GMT after 328 days in space.
Space Oddity
(12.05.2013)
A revised version of David Bowie‘s Space Oddity, recorded by Commander Chris Hadfield on board the International Space Station.
Chris Hadfield Teaches Space Exploration
01 Introduction
Meet your instructor: Chris Hadfield, retired astronaut and former Commander of the International Space Station. In his first lesson, Chris reflects on overcoming the impossible to explore outer space.
02 Astronaut Training
To become an astronaut, you have to become an expert on everything. Chris outlines the scope of an astronaut‘s training from leadership skills to survival skills.
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Bierbrau-Experiment an Bord der ISS
In den nächsten Wochen wollen die Astronauten herausfinden, wie Gerste bei Schwerelosigkeit gemälzt werden kann.
Astronauts begin operation on SpaceX Dragon’s docking with ISS
SpaceX Dragon was launched by Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on December 5. The spacecraft will deliver to the ISS some 2.5 tonnes of cargo, including 998 kg for a series of 38 scientific experiments.
Mit bloßem Auge zu sehen: Die ISS als Abendstern
Die ISS wird bis zum 12. Dezember 2019 immer wieder am Abend mit bloßem Auge über Mitteldeutschland zu sehen sein. Die Zeit ist der Sichtungsbeginn an, die Himmelsrichtung gibt an, wo die ISS erscheint:
06. Dezember 16:51 Uhr, Höhe 27 Grad West
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Spacewalkers press ahead with space station cosmic ray detector repair
The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer was designed to detect high-energy cosmic rays in long-term research to learn what happened to the antimatter presumably cooked up in the big bang. It also is looking for clues about the nature of unseen dark matter and the equally mysterious dark energy that is speeding up the expansion of the universe.
Putin decorates NASA astronaut Nick Hague with Order of Courage over failed Soyuz launch
NASA astronaut Nick Hague and cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin were all set to join the ISS in October 2018 when their Soyuz launch was dramatically aborted just minutes after take-off due to a booster malfunction. It was the first such failure for a Russian manned space launch for decades.
Putin zeichnet US-Astronauten mit hohem Orden aus
Hague und Owtschinin wurden durch den Fehlstart nicht von ihrer Leidenschaft für den Weltraum abgebracht. Sie starteten im März erneut Richtung ISS und kehrten am Donnerstag nach 203 Tagen gemeinsam mit ihrem Kollegen Hassa al-Mansuri aus den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten zur Erde zurück.
The Space Station Crosses a Spotless Sun
(15.07.2019)
Transiting the Sun is not very unusual for the ISS, which orbits the Earth about every 90 minutes, but getting one‘s timing and equipment just right for a great image is rare. Strangely, besides that fake spot, in this recent two-image composite, the Sun lacked any real sunspots. The featured picture combines two images — one capturing the space station transiting the Sun — and another taken consecutively capturing details of the Sun‘s surface. Sunspots have been rare on the Sun since the dawn of the current Solar Minimum, a period of low solar activity. For reasons not yet fully understood, the number of sunspots occurring during both the previous and current solar minima have been unusually low.
Used SpaceX Dragon Cargo Ship Arrives at Space Station for Record 3rd Time
SpaceX‘s robotic Dragon cargo capsule arrived at the International Space Station today (July 27), ending a two-day orbital chase and setting a new record for SpaceX‘s reusable spacecraft.
Years ago at the South Pole, I looked up to the aurora for inspiration through the 6-month winter night. Now I know they’re just as awe inspiring from above. #nofilter
(10.06.2019)