Washington, March 9 (Ians) The International Space Station was forced to fire thrusters to dodge a collision with a satellite, NASA has said.
The engines were fired for more than six minutes. To avoid the approaching satellite, the station also had to slightly raise its orbit.
“The orbital outpost manoeuvred out of the way of an Earth observation satellite early Monday,” the space agency wrote in a blogpost.
“The docked Iss Progress 83 resupply ship fired its engines for just over six minutes slightly raising the station’s orbit to avoid the approaching satellite,” the post added.
The satellite appears to have been an Argentinian Earth-observation satellite launched in 2020, according to Sandra Jones, from NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Space.com reported.
In a tweet Dr. Jonathan McDowell, astronomer and astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, narrowed the possible candidates down to Nusat-17, noting the constellation’s orbital decay.
Nusat-17 is one...
The engines were fired for more than six minutes. To avoid the approaching satellite, the station also had to slightly raise its orbit.
“The orbital outpost manoeuvred out of the way of an Earth observation satellite early Monday,” the space agency wrote in a blogpost.
“The docked Iss Progress 83 resupply ship fired its engines for just over six minutes slightly raising the station’s orbit to avoid the approaching satellite,” the post added.
The satellite appears to have been an Argentinian Earth-observation satellite launched in 2020, according to Sandra Jones, from NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Space.com reported.
In a tweet Dr. Jonathan McDowell, astronomer and astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, narrowed the possible candidates down to Nusat-17, noting the constellation’s orbital decay.
Nusat-17 is one...
- 3/9/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Washington, Oct 6 (Ians) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Dragon spacecraft was on its way to the International Space Station (Iss) with NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa) astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina onboard.
They will spend up to six months aboard the Iss. Wakata is the sole spaceflight veteran among the astronauts, having spent more than 11 months in space.
“Missions like Crew-5 are proof we are living through a golden era of commercial space exploration. It’s a new era powered by the spirit of partnership, fueled by scientific ingenuity, and inspired by the quest for new discoveries,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.
During their stay, Crew-5 will conduct more than 200 science experiments and technology demonstrations, including studies on printing human organs in space and better understanding heart disease.
“While our eyes are focused upward on the heavens, let us never...
They will spend up to six months aboard the Iss. Wakata is the sole spaceflight veteran among the astronauts, having spent more than 11 months in space.
“Missions like Crew-5 are proof we are living through a golden era of commercial space exploration. It’s a new era powered by the spirit of partnership, fueled by scientific ingenuity, and inspired by the quest for new discoveries,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.
During their stay, Crew-5 will conduct more than 200 science experiments and technology demonstrations, including studies on printing human organs in space and better understanding heart disease.
“While our eyes are focused upward on the heavens, let us never...
- 10/6/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Washington, Sep 30 (Ians) NASA and Elon Musk-run SpaceX on Friday signed a pact to study the feasibility of a joint programme to boost Hubble Space Telescope into a higher orbit with the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, at no cost to the government.
Hubble has been operating since 1990, about 540 kms above Earth in an orbit that is slowly decaying over time.
Reboosting Hubble into a higher, more stable orbit could add multiple years of operations to its life, according to the US space agency.
SpaceX, in partnership with the Polaris Programme, proposed a study to better understand the technical challenges associated with servicing missions.
“This study is an exciting example of the innovative approaches NASA is exploring through private-public partnerships,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
While Hubble and Dragon will serve as test models for this study, portions of the mission...
Hubble has been operating since 1990, about 540 kms above Earth in an orbit that is slowly decaying over time.
Reboosting Hubble into a higher, more stable orbit could add multiple years of operations to its life, according to the US space agency.
SpaceX, in partnership with the Polaris Programme, proposed a study to better understand the technical challenges associated with servicing missions.
“This study is an exciting example of the innovative approaches NASA is exploring through private-public partnerships,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
While Hubble and Dragon will serve as test models for this study, portions of the mission...
- 9/30/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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