Northrop Grumman’s robotic Cygnus freighter reached the International Space Station (ISS) early Tuesday morning (Aug. 6), carrying about 4 tons of supplies to the orbiting lab. The Cygnus, which launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday (Aug. 4), was captured by the station’s robotic arm on Tuesday at 3:11 a.m. (0711 GMT), as …
Private Cygnus Freighter Arrives At The ISS With 4 Tons of Supplies. Read More »
They say a penny doesn’t go far these days, to which NASA has now added its two cents. Two pennies lifted off for the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday (Aug. 4), on a mission that will ultimately log millions of miles. The U.S. one-cent coins were launched on the “S.S. Francis R. ‘Dick’ Scobee,” …
Pennies to Heaven: NASA Launches 2 Cents to Space Station. Read More »
That mysterious Chinese space plane has been newly caught on camera by a satellite watcher who snagged new imagery of the high-flying robotic vehicle. China’s space plane, now circling Earth on its third flight, was lobbed into orbit on Dec. 14, 2023 by a Long March 2F rocket. Space watcher veteran Felix Schöfbänker in Upper …
China’s Secretive Space Plane Caught On Camera In Orbit. Read More »
