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  • 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…

  • Weekly Space Blog 5/23

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    SpaceX Dragon completes successful mission Last Sunday at 3:05pm the SpaceX Dragon capsule successfully completed it’s CRS-3 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) with a splashdown in the Pacific ocean. Launched on April 18th aboard a Falcon 9 rocket the Dragon spacecraft, carrying nearly 5,000 lbs of supplies and payloads including two in the…

  • Latest News from ISS

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    Today Mike Suffredini, the Manager of the International Space Station made several announcements today during a teleconference aired live on NASA’s web site.  Here is a summary of them. Computer Hardware/Software Upgrade Mike confirmed today that they had just completed a comprehensive upgrade of the Computer Software and Hardware used to control the space station…