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The year 2023 saw rapid growth and significant technical achievements in spaceflight.For the third year in a row, new world records were set for both orbital launch attempts (223) and successful orbital launches (211).
The Space Force's 45th Weather Squadron pegs the odds of "go" conditions at 95% for the possible launch. "Overall launch weather conditions look very favorable for a launch attempt this weekend.
The Neutron Star Interior Composition ExploreR (NICER) is a NASA telescope on the International Space Station, designed and dedicated to the study of the extraordinary gravitational, electromagnetic, and nuclear physics environments embodied by neutron stars, exploring the exotic states of matter where density and pressure are higher than in atomic nuclei.
Also installed during STS-134 was the 15 m (50 ft) Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS), which had been used to inspect heat shield tiles on Space Shuttle missions and which can be used on the station to increase the reach of the MSS. [149] Staff on Earth or the ISS can operate the MSS components using remote control, performing work outside the ...
The last time to catch the International Space Station over Columbus this week is Wednesday.
NASA's SpaceX CRS-29 mission — a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station — is targeted for launch at 10:01 p.m. EDT Nov. 5. Quick facts: Rocket: SpaceX Falcon 9.
The maneuver will begin at 6:35 a.m. EDT with undocking the spacecraft from the Harmony module's forward-facing port. The Dragon is expected to be redocked by 7:18 a.m. at the module's space ...
On May 22, 2023, Barnawi arrived at the International Space Station on-board SpaceX ship Crew Dragon Freedom. [7] She is the first Saudi woman in space [8] and is considered as the 600th person to fly in Earth orbit. [9] In 2024 she received the Visionary Award of the Middle East Institute. [10]