International Space Station

SpaceX’s Dragon Capsule To Dock With The ISS In December 2011

July 27, 2011
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An artist concept drawing of the Dragon spacecraft approaching the ISS. Dragon could return the NASA experiment MISSE, a brief-case sized experiment that tests all sorts of materials like polymers and other composites. credit: SpaceX

NASA and SpaceX have agreed to allow the Dragon capsule to dock with the International Space Station this fall, according to SpaceX’s Twitter feed. The Dragon capsule is currently scheduled to launch aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on November 30, and dock with the ISS 9 days later. Originally, the Dragon was scheduled to just rendezvous with the space station on this second flight for Dragon and then dock on a subsequent flight. But after the successful test flight of the first Dragon capsule in Dec. 2010, SpaceX asked NASA to combine the two missions.   “We technically have...

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North American Flyby’s of Space Shuttle Endeavour And The ISS In Late April & Early May

April 23, 2011
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The International Space Station is the largest spacecraft ever built. Here's how it looked during the final flight of Space Shuttle Discovery in March 2011. credit: NASA

The word from Houston is that NASA managers have settled on April 29th for Space Shuttle Endeavour‘s final launch. That’s timed so that the orbiter can easily chase down the International Space Station and deliver its billion-dollar cargo, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer . These shuttle launches also coincide with periods when the ISS repeatedly passes over North America in the hours just after sunset. So not only do you get a chance to see the mammoth, football-field-size assembly glide across the evening sky, but you also might glimpse the shuttle in hot orbital pursuit. I’m always a little surprised...

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