China’s Shenzhou 18 astronauts are getting ready for a new extravehicular activity outside the Tiangong space station. The upcoming activities and training include science experiments and orbital maneuvers, according to state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV). Commander Ye Guangfu and crewmates Li Cong and Li Guangsu have been aboard Tiangong since April 25. three astronauts […]
This month, the burgeoning era of private spaceflight takes a big step forward. SpaceX is set to launch Polaris Dawn, its second all-civilian mission (after Inspiration4 in 2021) and the first in their Polaris program. Originally announced in 2022, Polaris Dawn is designed to push the limits of SpaceX’s technology and help pave the way […]
We’ll have to wait a while to see NASA astronauts step outside the International Space Station (ISS) again. NASA had been planning to conduct a two-person spacewalk on July 2, but that excursion has been pushed back until the end of July, agency officials announced this afternoon (June 28). The delay will give mission teams […]
Astronauts are performing a “spacewalk review” in orbit after a coolant leak cancelled a planned excursion on Monday (June 24), NASA officials said in an update. NASA astronauts Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Mike Barratt halted the spacewalk while still in the International Space Station (ISS) hatch, due to a spacesuit coolant leak in Dyson’s spacesuit. […]
Nasa has cancelled a spacewalk at the International Space Station after water leaked from an astronaut’s spacesuit. Astronauts Tracy Dyson and Mike Barratt opened the hatch to the space station’s airlock when Ms Dyson reported water leaking from her spacesuit’s cooling system. The leak occurred when Ms Dyson switched her spacesuit to battery power. The […]
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Two US astronauts abandoned plans to exit the International Space Station to conduct maintenance on Monday due to a spacesuit malfunction. NASA officials called off the spacewalk because of a water leak in the cooling […]
Floating in the International Space Station’s Quest airlock module, astronauts Tracy Dyson and Mike Barratt were preparing to head outside Monday to finish a spacewalk that was called off June 13 when Dyson reported a significant water leak from her spacesuit’s cooling system, saying “there’s literally water everywhere.” The leakage happened right after the crew […]
NASA has picked a new date for the spacewalk that was postponed last weekend due to “spacesuit discomfort.” NASA astronauts Tracy Dyson and Matt Dominick were set to perform the International Space Station’s (ISS) 90th extravehicular activity (EVA 90) on June 13, and had already been outfitted with the majority of their spacesuits when the […]
Fit Check Ever have a wardrobe malfunction so bad you wish you could skip work? Well, if you were a NASA astronaut, that’s a privilege you could take advantage of — if you are willing to put up with the arduous experience of living in orbit. Case in point: on Thursday, NASA was forced to […]
The spacewalk scheduled for two NASA astronauts today (June 13) has been postponed. International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 71 crew members Tracy Dyson and Matt Dominick will not be performing an extravehicular activity (EVA) that had been scheduled to begin Thursday (June 13) morning. The pair had already begun donning their spacesuits when NASA announced […]
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – NASA said a “spacesuit discomfort issue” forced the cancellation of a planned spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) by two U.S. astronauts on Thursday, roughly an hour before their repair mission was poised to begin. NASA astronauts Tracy C. Dyson and Matt Dominick, two of the orbiting laboratory’s […]
Two NASA astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station today (June 13) and you can watch it live online for free. NASA astronauts Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Matthew Dominick will perform the spacewalk, or extravehicular activity (EVA). The action is scheduled to start at 8 a.m. EDT (1200 GMT) and last about 6.5 hours. […]