Source: NASA Running well ahead of schedule, Expedition 33 Commander Suni Williams and Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide opened the hatch to the SpaceX Dragon cargo ship at 1:40 p.m. EDT Wednesday, marking a milestone for the first commercial resupply mission to reach the International Space Station. Hatch opening had been scheduled to occur on Thursday, but the crew sped through [...]
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Dragon Needs Docking Upgrade to Carry Crew
Updated June 12, 2012 The world watched as SpaceX’s Dragon capsule was grappled to the International Space Station on May 25 by the robotic Canadarm 2 before being berthed. The event was celebrated as a huge success and a step towards commercial crew capability. But was it? “In the event that the crew needs to leave for some reason, you [...]
Dragon Completes Key Tests, Clearing Way for ISS Docking
SpaceX’s Dragon capsule which successfully launched aboard a Falcon 9 on Tuesday, May 22, has completed several tests that are prerequisite to an attempted docking with the International Space Station. Although NASA will not give the official go-ahead until Friday, May 25 at 5AM, it looks likely that the Dragon will attempt a historic docking with the International Space Station. If [...]
ElectroDynamic Debris Eliminator Receives Funding
In February, NASa awarded a $1.9 million contract to Star Technology and Research (STAR) to develop the ElectroDynamic Debris Eliminator (EDDE) vehicle, designed to collect debris from low Earth orbit (LEO). “The focus is maturing technologies for EDDE on the ground,” said Joe Carroll of Tether Applications, which is partnered on the project. “We may get a flight experiment later [...]
