SpaceX's Dragon is about to do something to the ISS it's never …
Nov 7, 2024 · A Dragon cargo spacecraft docked to the International Space Station (ISS) will fire its engines for 12.5 minutes on Friday (Nov. 8), NASA officials said at a press conference Monday (Nov. 4 ...
Dragon Spacecraft Boosts Station for First Time
6 days ago · Credit: NASA. NASA and SpaceX monitored operations as the company’s Dragon spacecraft performed its first demonstration of reboost capabilities for the International Space Station at 12:50 p.m. EST on Friday. The spacecraft’s Draco thrusters adjusted the station’s orbit through a reboost of altitude by 7/100 of a mile at apogee and 7/10 ...
SpaceX Dragon gives ISS a helping hand with altitude
3 days ago · Mon 11 Nov 2024 // 17:25 UTC. NASA and SpaceX have demonstrated the Dragon spacecraft's ability to reboost the International Space Station (ISS) with a 12-minute, 30-second burn of the freighter's Draco thrusters. The burn, which went ahead at 1250 EST on November 8, adjusted the orbit of the complex by 7/100 of a mile at apogee and 7/10 of a ...
SpaceX Dragon fires thrusters to boost ISS orbit for the 1st time
Nov 8, 2024 · Today's reboost began with the ignition of Dragon's thrusters around 12:50 p.m. ET (1750 GMT). The burn was expected to last about 12.5 minutes to raise the station's orbit. You may like. SpaceX's ...
SpaceX Dragon’s Latest Delivery Ignites Cutting-Edge Research on the ISS
Nov 7, 2024 · Credit: NASA. New science experiments and research samples, delivered on Tuesday by the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft, were installed on Wednesday on the International Space Station (ISS). Meanwhile, science activities and lab maintenance continue to support the smooth operation of the orbital outpost.
SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule arrives at ISS on 31st resupply …
Nov 5, 2024 · Here’s how it works. The space station received a new shipment of supplies this morning (Nov. 5). A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft laden with 6,000 pounds (2,700 kilograms) of food, equipment ...
Space Station – Off The Earth, For The Earth - NASA Blogs
Nov 8, 2024 · At approximately 9:55 a.m. EST, Dragon will dock autonomously to the forward port of the space station’s Harmony module. The spacecraft is carrying over 6,000 pounds of scientific investigations and cargo to the orbiting laboratory on SpaceX’s 31st commercial resupply services mission for NASA.
NASA Sets Coverage for its SpaceX Crew-9 Dragon Station …
Oct 29, 2024 · Credit: NASA. In preparation for the arrival of NASA’s SpaceX 31st commercial resupply services mission, four crew members aboard the International Space Station will relocate the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 Dragon spacecraft to a different docking port Sunday, Nov. 3. Live coverage begins at 6:15 a.m. EST on NASA+ and will end shortly after ...
Dragon Undocks From Station, Crew Headed Back to Earth
Mar 11, 2024 · SpaceX’s Dragon Endurance spacecraft carrying the Crew-7 quartet approaches the International Space Station for docking on August 27, 2023, as it soared 261 miles above the Atlantic Ocean.
SpaceX Dragon to reboost the ISS for the first time | Digital Trends
6 days ago · The reboost is scheduled for today, November 8, as one of the Dragons that is currently docked to the space station will fire its thrusters for around 12.5 minutes. There are currently two Dragons ...