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Contingency Spacewalk Planned Next Week, But Dragon Must Arrive At Space Station First

As contingency spacewalks go, the urgent task should be easy: a quick 2.5-hour run to swap out a failed backup…

10 years ago

Failed Space Station Computer Spurs Contingency Spacewalk Plans

NASA is preparing a contingency spacewalk to deal with a broken backup computer component on the International Space Station, the agency…

10 years ago

Backup Computer Glitches On Space Station But Crew Safe, NASA Says

A backup computer that controls "some systems associated with robotics" on the International Space Station is not "responding to commands",…

10 years ago

A Salad Bar for the Space Station

Freeze-dried bags of dehydrated "astronaut food" may seem like a fun novelty for school kids on Earth, but despite all…

10 years ago

Weekly Space Hangout – April 11, 2014: Exomoons, Eclipses & Launches

Host: Fraser Cain Astrojournalist: Morgan Rehnberg(cosmicchatter.org / @cosmic_chatter) (more…)

10 years ago

SpaceX’s Next-Generation Reusable Rocket Roars In Tie-Down Test

As SpaceX pursues its quest of rocket reusability, it recently subjected the first stage of its next generation Falcon 9…

10 years ago

Astronaut’s Mission Is To Snatch A Dragon Without Crashing The Canadarm

When there's a Dragon spacecraft coming your way at the International Space Station, you'd better be ready to grapple it…

10 years ago