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  • Commercial Resupply Contracts 2

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    Last September NASA released a request for proposals (RFP) for a second record of contracts to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) through 2024. The proposals were due by November 14 with the awards expected in May this year. At the time of the RFP both Orbital Sciences (now Orbital ATK) and SpaceX were flying…

  • Beyond ISS – Part Two

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    Last time we talked about using the Bigelow modules for our international space station replacement. Today we are going to take a detailed look at the Bigelow modules specifically the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) which is scheduled to fly to the International Space Station (ISS) later this year with the SpaceX CRS-8 Dragon launch.  Once…

  • Beyond ISS – Part One

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    Introduction In six or maybe ten years the International Space Station (ISS) will come to the end of its operational life.  To ensure that we can continue the permanent occupation of space that has been going on since 31 October 2000 we need to define what happens beyond ISS. Given how long it takes to plan, fund…

  • Busy Eight Days for ISS Astronauts

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    NASA Astronauts Terry Virts and Butch Wilmore stepped outside the International Space Station three times over an eight day period to perform maintenance on the outside of the station. The changes are all geared to the reconfiguration of the station to allow the arrival of a new Inflatable module and two docking adapters to be…

  • SpaceX successfully concludes CRS-5 mission

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    Despite having to again delay the launch of the DSCOVR mission, this time due to higher than acceptable upper level winds, they still had a successful conclusion to another mission that has been in space for the last month. The Dragon capsule that was docked to the International Space Station as part of there Commercial…

  • Dragon at the International Space Station

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    Following Saturday’s beautiful launch of the Falcon 9 and two days of rendezvous maneuvers the SpaceX Dragon vehicle arrived at the ISS early this morning. This is the sixth time that Dragon has visited the station, once under the COTS development program and five times under the cargo resupply contract (CRS) awarded to SpaceX. The…

  • SpaceX CRS-5 mission on it’s way to ISS

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    Following a smooth countdown this morning the Falcon 9’s engines roared to live to carry the Dragon spacecraft to orbit, Follow successful separation from the second stage the solar array’s deploy and the spacecraft is now heading to the International Space Station to deliver 1.8 metric tonnes of supplies. Elon Musk tweeted two updates on…

  • SpaceX CRS-5 delayed to 1/10

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    The launch of the Falcon 9 carrying Dragon to the International Space Station for the CRS-5 mission has been delayed until 4:47 am EST on Saturday 1/10.  The launch was scrubbed on Tuesday with just 90 seconds left in the countdown due to a faulty Z actuator on the second stage.  The actuator which is…

  • SpaceX CRS-5 launch scrubbed

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    Today’s launch of the Falcon 9 carrying the CRS-5 mission to the International Space Station.  Initial indications show an issue with actuator drift on the spacecraft, assuming it can be resolved by Friday the next attempt will be at 5:09 am EST.   Update: Elon Musk tweeted that they are investigating the upper stage Z…

  • SpaceX CRS-5 set for launch tomorrow morning

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    The delayed launch of the SpaceX CRS-5 mission is scheduled for 6:20am EST tomorrow 1/6, the launch will be broadcast live via NASA TV and SpaceX’s livestream page.