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söndag 30 oktober 2016

Expedition 49 Crew Lands Safely in Kazakhstan.


International Space Station Expedition 49 Commander Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos and Flight Engineers Kate Rubins of NASA and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency landed safely near the town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan Oct. 30 Kazakhstan time, after undocking their Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft from the International Space Station several hours earlier. The trio spent 115 days in space and 113 days aboard the orbital laboratory conducting research and operational work in support of the station.

Expedition 49 Departs from the ISS.


After saying farewell to the crew staying on the International Space Station and climbing into their Soyuz spacecraft on Oct. 29, Expedition 49 Commander Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos and Flight Engineers Kate Rubins of NASA and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, undocked from the orbital outpost, to begin their return trip to Earth. Ivanishin, Rubins and Onishi spent 115 days in space and 113 days aboard the orbital laboratory.

måndag 24 oktober 2016

Space to Ground.


NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station.

onsdag 19 oktober 2016

Expedition 49-50 Launches to the International Space Station.


Expedition 49-50 Soyuz Commander Sergey Ryzhikov and Flight Engineer Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos and Flight Engineer Shane Kimbrough of NASA launched on the Russian Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft on Oct. 19 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to begin a two-day journey to the International Space Station and the start of a four-month mission.

tisdag 18 oktober 2016

Crew Prepares for October 19th Launch.


At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 49-50 Soyuz Commander Sergey Ryzhikov and Flight Engineer Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos and Flight Engineer Shane Kimbrough of NASA along with their backups, Alexander Misurkin and Nikolai Tikhonov of Roscosmos and Flight Engineer Mark Vande Hei of NASA participated in a variety of activities Oct. 7-13 as they prepared for the launch of Kimbrough, Ryzhikov and Borisenko Oct. 19 on the Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft for a four-month mission on the International Space Station.

What Is China Doing In Space?


China recently launched their second space station, and aim to have another by the early 2020s. Just how advanced is China's space program?

Orbital ATK Launches to ISS from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility.


On Oct. 17, Orbital ATK launched its Cygnus cargo spacecraft atop an Antares rocket to the International Space Station. The spacecraft launched from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. This is the sixth cargo mission to the International Space Station for Orbital ATK.

söndag 9 oktober 2016

The United Nations' First Space Mission.


With a recent announcement from the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs, the doors to space research have been opened for many new countries. Also, a new analysis of photos from Messenger reveals that our solar system has another planet that is still tectonically active!

Space to Ground


NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station.

onsdag 5 oktober 2016

NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Looks Back on Murray Buttes (360 View)


This 360-degree panorama was acquired by the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover while the rover was in an area called "Murray Buttes" on lower Mount Sharp, one of the most scenic landscapes yet visited by any Mars rover.

Hurricane Matthew from the Space Station Oct. 3 - speed x4.



söndag 2 oktober 2016

SpaceX Plans to Colonize Mars!


We are that much closer to making space travel a reality and SpaceX is helping make that possible.


lördag 1 oktober 2016

Space to Ground.


NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station.

What's Up for October 2016.


What's Up for October? Moon phases, International Observe the Moon night and three meteor showers. Watch this video to get sky maps showing where and when to look.

This Week @NASA.