SpaceX encore: 2nd private space station shipment (Update)
A private company is headed back to the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Oct 4, 2012
1
0
Page 9 - News tagged with international flights
Astronauts go spacewalking to hang station shields (Update)
Spacewalking astronauts improved the safety of their orbiting home Monday by installing shields to protect against zooming pieces of junk.
Space Exploration
Aug 20, 2012
0
0
NASA successfully tests hypersonic inflatable heat shield
A large inflatable heat shield developed by NASA's Space Technology Program has successfully survived a trip through Earth's atmosphere while travelling at hypersonic speeds up to 7,600 mph.
Space Exploration
Jul 23, 2012
8
0
SpaceX cargo vessel prepares to leave space station (Update 2)
US company SpaceX's Dragon cargo ship is preparing to make its return journey to Earth after a landmark mission to the International Space Station, NASA and SpaceX representatives said Wednesday.
Space Exploration
May 30, 2012
0
0
SpaceX readies ambitious ISS launch
California-based company SpaceX was poised to launch its Dragon capsule to the International Space Station Saturday in what may be a historic mission for private spaceflight.
Space Exploration
May 18, 2012
0
0
SpaceX poised for high-stakes space station launch
SpaceX on Saturday aims to become the first private company to send its own cargo ship to the International Space Station, a feat that only a handful of world governments have pulled off.
Space Exploration
May 17, 2012
4
0
Spacewalking astronauts move crane, skip shields
Two spacewalking astronauts moved a construction crane outside the International Space Station on Thursday, a cumbersome job that took so long they scrapped hanging shields to protect against space junk.
Space Exploration
Feb 16, 2012
2
0
SpaceX flight to ISS could be late March: NASA
The first test flight of a commercial spacecraft to the International Space Station could happen in late March, NASA said on Thursday.
Space Exploration
Feb 2, 2012
1
0
NASA hopes to test new spaceship in 2014
There's no firm date yet, but sometime in early 2014 NASA intends to take its first major step toward rebuilding its human spaceflight program.
Space Exploration
Jan 30, 2012
15
0
NASA OKs Feb. launch of private space station trip
A private California company will attempt the first-ever commercial cargo run to the International Space Station in February.
Space Exploration
Dec 9, 2011
20
0
