The S.S. Deke Slayton II Cygnus OA-4 Cargo Craft departed the International Space Station after a 72-day stay to head towards the end of a highly successful mission that set a new record for the docked duration of a Commercial Resupply Craft and saw a number of firsts.
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Japan’s H-IIA rocket blasted of from its sea-side launch pad on Tanegashima Space Center on Wednesday, lifting into orbit the Astro-H observatory, set to deliver the highest resolution in high-energy X-Ray spectra to probe the most extreme environments found in the universe.
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Experiments: Electrostatic Levitation Furnace Sample Cartridge Installation, Initiation of Test Run [The Electrostatic Levitation Furnace will provide ISS with its
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Looks like another day of limitless possibilities! Greetings #Earth from @space_station! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/ggsR7Kth5h — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) February 18, 2016
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The International Space Station completed a scheduled reboost on Wednesday to adjust its orbit in an effort to set up phasing for three visiting vehicle operations coming up in March.
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Europe’s latest addition to the Copernicus Earth Observation Satellite Constellation is taking its first steps in orbit after receiving a smooth ride on Tuesday atop a Russian booster.
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A Russian Rockot Booster lifts off from an above-ground launch container at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 to lift Europe’s Sentinel-3A Earth observation satellite to orbit
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A Russian Rockot Booster lifts off from an above-ground launch container at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 to lift Europe’s Sentinel-3A Earth observation satellite to orbit,
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Hi UK and @BBCRadio2 @simonmayo listeners, waving right back at you!https://t.co/wu1JFlRZ0p — Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) February 17, 2016 Day 327.
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Japan’s H-IIA rocket blasted of from its sea-side launch pad on Tanegashima Space Center on Wednesday, lifting into orbit the Astro-H observatory, set to deliver the highest resolution in high-energy X-Ray spectra to probe the most extreme environments found in the universe.
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Japan’s new flagship space observatory was lifted into orbit on Wednesday by an H-IIA rocket, embarking on a mission to observe the most extreme environments in the universe.
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A Japanese H-IIA Rocket is rolled to its sea-side launch pad at the Tanegashima Space Center to lift the Astro-H X-ray observatory in orbit to deliver unprecedented detail on the most extreme environments in the universe.
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Experiments: Burning and Suppression of Solids – Milliken (BASS-M) [BASS-M stands for Burning and Suppression of Solids – Milliken and
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It's a new day! Good morning from @space_station! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/l83D9w0m0A — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) February 16, 2016 Итальянский город-порт #Неаполь.
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A Rockot launch vehicle rumbled into the night sky over Russia on Tuesday, lifting into orbit Europe’s Sentinel-3A satellite, joining the Copernicus Earth Observation Program as the constellation’s most heavily instrumented satellite launched to date.
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Experiments: Veg-01 – Zinnia Plant Harvesting [VEGGIE or Veg-01 is a deployable plant growth unit to be set up on
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Day 325. Set your sails for the #stars! #GoodNight from @space_station! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/ja8HXegPPV — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) February 15, 2016
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