Russia will try to test a new spacecraft docking system again Saturday (July 28) with an unmanned cargo ship at the International Space Station, after a first attempt earlier this week failed and was ...
A Russian Progress cargo spacecraft has successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS), delivering essential supplies to the orbiting crew in a tightly coordinated operation monitored ...
For the first time in its 25-year history, all eight docking ports on the International Space Station are occupied, according to NASA. The rare "orbital traffic jam" occurred after Northrop Grumman's ...
A malfunction on the spacecraft during launch meant the spacecraft could not rely on its automated docking system, a standard feature used to safely connect with the orbiting laboratory.
Commander Matthew Dominick, pilot Michael Barratt, mission specialists Jeanette Epps and Aleksandr Grebenkin arrived at the ...
"Troubleshooting will continue and if the antenna cannot be deployed, Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov will manually pilot the spacecraft through a backup system for rendezvous and docking at ...