NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test mission to send two of the agency’s astronauts to the International Space Station is in the final stages of prelaunch operations. Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, stacked on a ULA (United Launch Alliance) Atlas V rocket, rolled from ULA’s Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape …
Payloads: B Complex: The crew consolidated their B Complex supplements and stowed them in their personal ISS medical accessories kit (IMAK). B Complex tests the use of supplements to help address Spaceflight-Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome (SANS). More information on the B Complex investigation can be found here. Lumina: The crew power-cycled the Lumina hardware and transferred …
NASA, Boeing, and ULA (United Launch Alliance) officials discussed final prelaunch details to send two astronauts aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station as the first crewed flight for Starliner. The prelaunch news conference finished at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. “We are going to have a whole new adventure. This is …
NASA, Boeing, and ULA (United Launch Alliance) officials discussed final prelaunch details to send two astronauts aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station as the first crewed flight for Starliner. The prelaunch news conference finished at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. “We are going to have a whole new adventure. This is …
Payload maintenance and training topped Friday’s schedule aboard the International Space Station as the Expedition 71 septet gears up to welcome two new crew members next week. On Thursday, May 2, four crew members entered the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and relocated it to a different port to make room for the upcoming arrival of NASA’s …
Plans to send two NASA astronauts aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket early next week remain on track. ULA completed its Launch Readiness Review on May 3 and gave a “go” to proceed toward launch at 10:34 p.m. EDT Monday, May 6, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape …
Plans to send two NASA astronauts aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket early next week remain on track. ULA completed its Launch Readiness Review on May 3 and gave a “go” to proceed toward launch at 10:34 p.m. EDT Monday, May 6, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape …
The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 10:22 p.m. ET on May 2, 2024. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured an image of the event. Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy. Flares and solar eruptions can impact radio communications, electric power grids, navigation signals, and pose risks to …
Crew-8 Port Relocation: Today, the Crew Dragon Endeavor was successfully relocated from Node 2 Forward to Node 2 Zenith. This relocation was completed in preparation for the arrival of the Boeing Starliner CFT mission, which is planned to launch on May 7th GMT and dock on May 8th GMT. Payloads: Metal-3D: The crew configured the …
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 crew members aboard the International Space Station relocated the Dragon spacecraft on May 2, to make room for Boeing Starliner’s upcoming visit. NASA astronauts Michael Barratt, Matthew Dominick, and Jeannette Epps, as well as Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, undocked the Dragon spacecraft, named Endeavour, from the forward-facing port of the station’s Harmony …
