Daily Archives: September 7, 2012

25-05-2012 11:44 The SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft was berthed to the Harmony Module of the International Space Station today May 25th 2012 with a firm mate occurring at 16:02 UTC. The robotic arm will remain limp on Dragon until tomorrow. Hatch opening with the Dragon and the Space Station will also occur tomorrow.

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[SpaceX] Dragon Berthed to Space Station - Video

25-05-2012 12:29 The International Space Station has picked up its first commercially delivered supplies. Astronauts used a robotic arm to grab the SpaceX Dragon capsule. On board the Dragon is almost half a tonne of supplies for the space station crew. Al Jazeera's Kimbarly Halkett reports.

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SpaceX capsule docks with space station - Video

25-05-2012 17:14 Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 31 Flight Engineer Don Pettit of NASA, Flight Engineer Andre Kuipers of the European Space Agency and Flight Engineer Joe Acaba of NASA grappled and berthed the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the station's Harmony module May 25, 2012, marking a milestone in spaceflight history. Dragon became the first commercially developed space vehicle to be launched to the station to join Russian, European and Japanese resupply craft that service the complex while restoring a US capability to deliver cargo to the orbital laboratory.

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Space Station Crew Welcomes World's First Commercial Cargo Craft - Video

26-05-2012 05:38 HD video of the hatch opening of the SpaceX Dragon capsule from the International Space Station (ISS) on May 26th, 2012 (5/26/2012). Hatch opening occurred at roughly 6AM EST. The SpaceX Dragon capsule is the first private space launch and delivery system to dock with the ISS. It will resupply the crew with food, equipment, clothing, and other items, and then will undock on May 31st to re-enter Earth's atmosphere, where it will hopefully be recovered.

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SpaceX Dragon Capsule Hatch Opening from International Space Station (ISS) HD 5/26/2012 - Video

22-06-2012 12:22 NASA is using the Internet and smartphones to provide the public with a new inside look at what happens aboard the International Space Station and in the Mission Control Center. NASA Public Affairs Officer Dan Huot provides a video tour of the new site, which is now online at spacestationlive.nasa.gov.

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Space Station Live! Tour - Video

24-06-2012 04:32 China has made history by manually docking a spacecraft in orbit, joining the US and Russia in accomplishing the feat.

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China's space station dream one step closer - Video

01-07-2012 01:21 The manned Russian Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station today, July 1st 2012, at 04:48 UTC as they prepare to return to Earth. Expedition 31 crew members Oleg Kononenko, Andre Kuipers and Don Pettit having spent 194 days in Space are returning home today with their de-orbit burn to slow them down and exit Earth's orbit set for 07:19 UTC and their landing in Kazachstan at 08:14 UTC. Expedition 32, the next increment of crewed operations on the Space Station officially began when this Soyuz TMA-03M undocked.

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[ISS] Manned Soyuz TMA-03M Departs Space Station - Video

14-07-2012 22:04 A Russian Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft launched to the International Space Station on July 15 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Inside the spacecraft for the two-day journey are Expedition 32/33 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Suni Williams and Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, the station's next crew. The trio will dock to the station July 17 to start a four month tour, joining station Commander Gennady Padalka, NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba and Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Revin, who have been on the outpost since mid-May.

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Soyuz Launches to Space Station - Video

17-07-2012 11:24 On May 25, 2012 SpaceX made history when the Dragon spacecraft became the first privately developed vehicle in history to successfully attach to the International Space Station. Previously only four governments -- the United States, Russia, Japan and the European Space Agency -- had achieved this feat. This video features highlights from the mission, including: May 22: Launch Day: SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launched the Dragon spacecraft into orbit from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. May 23: Dragon orbited Earth as it traveled toward the International Space Station. May 24: Dragon's sensors and flight systems were subjected to a series of tests to determine if the vehicle was ready to attach to the space station. May 25: NASA gave Dragon the GO to attempt berthing with the station. Dragon approached. It was successfully captured by the station's robotic arm. May 26: US astronaut Don Pettit opened Dragon's hatch and the astronauts entered. May 31: After six days at the International Space Station, Dragon departed for its return to Earth, carrying a load of cargo for NASA. SpaceX completed its historic mission when Dragon splashed down safely in the Pacific.

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Mission Highlights: SpaceX's Dragon Makes History - Video

22-07-2012 16:57 The Progress 47 uncrewed cargo ship, emptied of supplies and filled with trash for disposal, undocked from the International Space Station. Russian flight controllers tested a new automated rendezvous system, known as Kurs-NA, to perform the maneuver more safely and efficiently.

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Cargo Ship Undocks From Space Station - Video