At 7:06 a.m. EDT, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL was released from the Canadarm2 robotic arm, which earlier detached the cargo spacecraft from the Earth-facing port of the International Space Station’s Unity module. …
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Education & Innovation
Spacewalk Preps and Health Checks Using Augmented Reality, Artificial Intelligence
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauSpacewalk preparations are underway aboard the International Space Station as two astronauts check their spacesuits and review procedures. The Expedition 74 crew also experimented with augmented reality and artificial intelligence to conduct health checks …
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Canadian Robotic Arm Releases Japan’s Spacecraft for Departure
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauAt 12 p.m. EST, JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s) HTV-X1 cargo spacecraft was released from the International Space Station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm, which earlier detached it from the Earth-facing port of the orbiting laboratory’s Harmony module. At the …
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Japanese Spacecraft Ready for Departure, Crew Studies Biology and Advanced Tech
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauExpedition 74 is ready to send off a Japanese cargo spacecraft on Friday after four months attached to the International Space Station. The orbital residents also spent Wednesday conducting a wide array …
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Dragon Returns to Earth, More Cargo Preps, Advanced Research Underway
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauA SpaceX Dragon spacecraft has returned to Earth filled with several thousand pounds of science experiments and lab hardware for retrieval and analysis completing a six-month stay at the International Space …