Tethys Tapped By Cassini, Which Also Swaps Thrusters
Early on the morning of March 12th, the Cassini spacecraft relayed information that it had successfully swapped to a backup set of propulsion thrusters late Wednesday.
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FIncke + Lonchakov Install Experiment During ISS Spacewalk
Tuesday's spacewalk with Expedition 18 Commander Mike Fincke and Flight Engineer Yury Lonchakov concluded at 5:11 p.m. EDT when the Pirs docking module airlock was closed. The spacewalk concluded ahead of schedule, lasting 4 hours and 49 minutes.
Read MoreNo Dust Bunnies Involved With NASA’s Ultimate Vacuum
Imagine the testing and planning involved in preparation for the upcoming launch on May 12 of the Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 4 (SM4).
Read MoreMoving Experiences For Inmarsat
The second and final phase of Inmarsat's satellite repositioning program starts today (Friday, February 6th), with the transfer of services to the relocated I-4 F2 satellite at 25 degrees East.
Read MoreTop Secret In Space — Covert Inspection of Crippled Defense Military Satellite
In a top secret operation, the U.S. Defense Department is conducting the first deep space inspection of a crippled U.S. military spacecraft. To do this, it is using sensors on two covert inspection satellites that have been prowling geosynchronous orbit for nearly three years.
Read MoreUFO Gets More To Use, Thanks To Boeing
Boeing [NYSE: BA] has successfully reconfigured an on-orbit U.S. Navy satellite, adding 30 percent more communications capability.
Read MoreNASA’s Robotic Arm Puts Leonardo In Its Place
STS-126 and Expedition 18 crew members used a robotic arm Monday to attach the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module onto the International Space Station. The crews also prepared for Tuesday’s spacewalk by mission specialists Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper and Steve Bowen.
Read MoreISS Celebration Cake In Outerspace Can Get Messy
The world has turned the 10th birthday of a unique research laboratory, the International Space Station into a great celebration.
Read MoreOh Canada! MSV Selects Telesat for Next Gen Sats In-Orbit Operations
Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) and its joint venture partner Mobile Satellite Ventures (Canada) Inc. have selected Telesat to manage in-orbit operations of both the MSV-1 and MSV-2 next-generation satellites to be launched into respective U.S. and Canadian orbital slots.
Read MoreATV Makes A Speedy Exit From The Space Stage
Europe's first Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) Jules Verne successfully completed its six-month ISS logistics mission yesterday with its controlled destructive re-entry over a completely uninhabited area of the South Pacific.
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