Sentences with phrase «space station crews»

If schedules and funding holds, both Boeing and SpaceX will be launching space station crews for NASA from neighboring launch pads in Florida.

The manifest for the uncrewed Dragon includes almost 5,000 pounds of material including a spacewalking suit for astronauts plus related hardware and supplies for more than 150 science investigations to be conducted by the space station crews.

The next three International Space Station crew members arrived at their launch site Sunday at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Just take a look at the first official trailer for Life, about an International Space Station crew who discover organic extraterrestrial matter on the surface of Mars.

When a space shuttle appears, the space station crew must determine if those aboard are friend or foe.»

Cornish stars as Secret Service agent Sarah Wilson; Lara as Ute Fassbinder, the ISS astronaut who runs the space station; Wu as Cheng, the Hong Kong - based supervisor for the Dutch Boy Program; Derbez as space station crew member Hernandez; with Garcia as U.S. President Andrew Palma; and Harris as Secretary of State Leonard Dekkom.

In «The Cloverfield Paradox» David Oyelowo, center, leads the Cloverfield space station crew.

First off was «The Cloverfield Paradox,» the deeply disappointing sold - to - Netflix continuation of the «Cloverfield» franchise in which a space station crew's mucking about with the time - space continuum ends up being the cause of the original film's creature invasion.

When a space shuttle appears, the space station crew must fight for survival following their horrible discovery.

The astronauts find themselves isolated, and following their horrible discovery, the space station crew must fight for survival.

The three interactive panels at the top of the home page give students updates about NASAs vision for space exploration, information about the Space Station crew, and updates on current events, missions, and exciting discoveries.

Jared opens up his very own slime ranch and joins an endlessly diverse space station crew.

Players will be sent out alone into Earth's orbit to investigate the disappearance of a covert Soviet military space station crew.

NASA astronaut Mark T. Vande Hei tweeted a picture of movie night, wherein the space station crew has crowded around a projector screen with drink bags and «bungee cord chairs,» which I guess is the interstellar equivalent of a recliner.

Not exact matches

«We're pretty close to sending crew up to the Space Station - that's currently scheduled for the end of next year,» he said, referencing the upcoming Dragon 2 vehicle that SpaceX is testing.

SpaceX, along with Boeing (ba), also has a contract with NASA to fly astronauts to the International Space Station as part of the «Commercial Crew» program, with the first crucial test flight slated for the second quarter.

Orbital Sciences Corp. of Virginia, which also makes unmanned space station shipments, did not vie for crew - carrying privileges.

SpaceX isn't saying if it will profit off this initial mission or how much it will cost in total, though Musk did say the cost would be a little more than a crewed mission to the space station, which typically runs around $ 80 million.

Musk has also said the cost would be comparable or a little higher than the cost of a crewed mission to the International Space Station on a Russian Soyuz rocket.

The Dragon spacecraft for CRS - 14 is stocked with nearly 3 tons of supplies and experiments for the space station's crew.

The U.S. space agency has collaborated with SpaceX and Boeing to launch crewed missions to the space station.

The sole fatality was an Israeli - built satellite, but the accident nevertheless raised questions about SpaceX's mad dash into the solar system — particularly since it plans to use the same rocket, the Falcon 9, to ferry crews to the International Space Station in a few years (SpaceX has in the past supplied the ISS and successfully landed a Falcon 9 back on Earth so it can be reused).

NASA's Commercial Crew Program allows private firms SpaceX and Boeing to bring U.S. astronauts to and from the International Space Station.

NASA has announced four more contracts to SpaceX and Boeing for crewed flights to the International Space Station in 2018.

Dragon 2, in spite of several delays, is a key part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program — in which the agency will contract private companies (SpaceX and Boeing so far) to send NASA astronauts to the International Space Station.

Pope Francis speaks to the crew aboard the International Space Station from the Vatican, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017.

According to SpaceX, the two people are anonymous private citizens who have already «paid a significant deposit» on the trip that he said would cost a bit more than a crewed mission to the International Space Station would.

NASA reports it is maturing the Veggie technology aboard the space station to provide future crews with a sustainable food supplement, which is a critical part of NASA's journey to Mars.

It was then presented over video link by a crew of three Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station.

The experiences on Skylab continue to inform the way crew members eat aboard the International Space Station, which has been continuously occupied by up to six people at a time since November 2000.

Today debris threatens hundreds of spacecraft and satellites; in fact, last June a space - station crew scrambled into a Soyuz escape capsule because of passing trash.

During Atlantis's 12 - day mission the crew will deliver the Italian Space Agency's reusable Raffaello Multipurpose Logistics Module loaded with around 3,500 kilograms of science experiments, supplies, logistics and spare parts to the International Space Station.

Then there are space station spacewalk repairs to train for, software systems to learn and docking procedures for the international fleet of robotic and crewed spaceships that visit the orbiting lab.

Fager's photo and the other artwork ferried to and from the station was later auctioned off to benefit the Challenger Center for Space Science Education, founded in 1986 just three months after the post-liftoff accident that claimed the lives of seven NASA crew members.

From spaced - out to space itself: NASA is sending a 3 - D printer to the International Space Station so its crew can build spare parts — a far cry from the 1970 Apollo 13 misadventure when that crew stayed alive by MacGyvering a carbon dioxide filter using duct tape, cardboard and a plasticspace itself: NASA is sending a 3 - D printer to the International Space Station so its crew can build spare parts — a far cry from the 1970 Apollo 13 misadventure when that crew stayed alive by MacGyvering a carbon dioxide filter using duct tape, cardboard and a plasticSpace Station so its crew can build spare parts — a far cry from the 1970 Apollo 13 misadventure when that crew stayed alive by MacGyvering a carbon dioxide filter using duct tape, cardboard and a plastic bag.

A mock - up of the Crew Exploration Vehicle, including, from top, the pilot's seat, the exterior, and an interior configured to carry either four astronauts to the moon or up to six to Mars or the International Space Station.

The six crew members of the International Space Station prepared to abandon ship when NASA spotted a piece of space junk hurtling toward them at 29,000 miles per Space Station prepared to abandon ship when NASA spotted a piece of space junk hurtling toward them at 29,000 miles per space junk hurtling toward them at 29,000 miles per hour.

NASA is running a competition that will select a private company to provide $ 500 million in cargo - and crew - ferrying services to the International Space Station and has chipped in $ 2 million toward a new $ 2.5 million X-Prize competition for a lunar - lander - type vehicle.

The moon flight is scheduled to launch afterSpaceX flies NASA astronautsto the International Space Station as a part of the Commercial Crew Program.

The crew capsule will require some upgrades for the deep - space flight, but Musk said those would be limited mainly to a communications system built for much longer distances, rather than the relatively short trips to the space station.

In the past, space exploration programs have adopted two main strategies in supplying mission crews with resources: a carry - along approach, where all vehicles and resources travel with the crew at all times — as on the Apollo missions to the moon — and a «resupply strategy,» in which resources are replenished regularly, such as by spaceflights to the International Space Staspace exploration programs have adopted two main strategies in supplying mission crews with resources: a carry - along approach, where all vehicles and resources travel with the crew at all times — as on the Apollo missions to the moon — and a «resupply strategy,» in which resources are replenished regularly, such as by spaceflights to the International Space StaSpace Station.

It hosted three space crews whose members performed science experiments, including one group of astronauts who remained on the station for a then - record 84 days.

«When a tool breaks, at the very worst the space - station crew calls Houston and says, «Send us a CAD (computer - aided design) file of that tool,» and they'll be able to 3D - print it,» said Jason Dunn, chief technology officer and cofounder of Made in Space, Inc. «Ideally, one day they'll be able to design it themselves.&rspace - station crew calls Houston and says, «Send us a CAD (computer - aided design) file of that tool,» and they'll be able to 3D - print it,» said Jason Dunn, chief technology officer and cofounder of Made in Space, Inc. «Ideally, one day they'll be able to design it themselves.&rSpace, Inc. «Ideally, one day they'll be able to design it themselves.»

Skylab's first crew had to perform urgent repairs to the space station when a meteoroid shield ripped off during launch, but the station proved to be a success.

That event will feature NASA officials and crew members aboard the International Space Station as they observe the rover anniversary and discuss how its activities and other robotic projects are helping prepare for a human mission to Mars and an asteroid.

«Biofilms were rampant on the Mir space station and continue to be a challenge on the International Space Station, but we still don't really know what role gravity plays in their growth and development,» said Cynthia Collins, Ph.D., principal investigator for the study and assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. «Before we start sending astronauts to Mars or embarking on other long - term spaceflight missions, we need to be as certain as possible that we have eliminated or significantly reduced the risk that biofilms pose to the human crew and their equipment.&rspace station and continue to be a challenge on the International Space Station, but we still don't really know what role gravity plays in their growth and development,» said Cynthia Collins, Ph.D., principal investigator for the study and assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. «Before we start sending astronauts to Mars or embarking on other long - term spaceflight missions, we need to be as certain as possible that we have eliminated or significantly reduced the risk that biofilms pose to the human crew and their equipment.station and continue to be a challenge on the International Space Station, but we still don't really know what role gravity plays in their growth and development,» said Cynthia Collins, Ph.D., principal investigator for the study and assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. «Before we start sending astronauts to Mars or embarking on other long - term spaceflight missions, we need to be as certain as possible that we have eliminated or significantly reduced the risk that biofilms pose to the human crew and their equipment.&rSpace Station, but we still don't really know what role gravity plays in their growth and development,» said Cynthia Collins, Ph.D., principal investigator for the study and assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. «Before we start sending astronauts to Mars or embarking on other long - term spaceflight missions, we need to be as certain as possible that we have eliminated or significantly reduced the risk that biofilms pose to the human crew and their equipment.Station, but we still don't really know what role gravity plays in their growth and development,» said Cynthia Collins, Ph.D., principal investigator for the study and assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. «Before we start sending astronauts to Mars or embarking on other long - term spaceflight missions, we need to be as certain as possible that we have eliminated or significantly reduced the risk that biofilms pose to the human crew and their equipment.»

«It threatened the lives of the crew members on board and the integrity of the space station.»

With a truck - size cargo bay, robotic arm, and — by Apollo standards — palatial crew quarters, the shuttle would be able to carry large satellites for release into orbit, haul up and piece together space - station components, and provide a temporary orbital home for scientists and engineers.

Most recently, Dryden engineers helped design and test the Orion crew module, which may serve as a lifeboat aboard the International Space Station.

Musk's rockets are ultimately intended to carry cargo and crew to the space station.