A SpaceX cargo ship carrying roast turkey, cranberry sauce, and cornbread dressing, cranberry sauce, shortbread biscuits, and tubes of icing is set to arrive at the International Space Station on Monday afternoon. This marks the first flight of SpaceX’s updated Dragon Cargo Ship. The new design can carry more cargoRead More →
Around 11pm ET Monday (6am Tuesday South Africa) the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft docked safely with the International Space Station (ISS). Travelling at more than 17,000miles per hour (27 360 km/h), the spacecraft edged toward ISS, closing the gap before latching onto a port on the ISS’s centre module. ThisRead More →
This was the third time this year that ISS had to manoeuvre to avoid debris. The International Space Station (ISS) made an emergency course correction to move it out of the path of an unidentified piece of space debris earlier this week. The Russian Progress 75 cargo ship fired its thrustersRead More →
Crew spent an extra night in Russian segment as NASA says there was nothing to worry about. Aug. 25, 9:45 a.m.: The trio of astronauts currently living and working on the International Space Station re-opened the hatch between the Russian and American sides of the station on Tuesday morning, accordingRead More →
