Much changed on Earth and in space during 2022. In July the James Webb Telescope, the largest optical telescope in space, delighted the world with stunning infrared images, revealing the most detailed view ever of the Universe. After a series of stalled attempts,...
NASA astronauts Josh Cassada and Frank Rubio competed their mission to install the fourth of six roll-out solar array panels during US EVA-83. The ISS Quest airlock was depressurised at 1311 GMT and the hatch was opened at 1319 GMT to begin the spacewalk on 22...
The Soyuz MS-22 sprung a coolant leak while still attached to the International Space Station (ISS) on 14 December. Soyuz MS-22, which brought a crew of three to the ISS in September, is also the crew’s means of returning home. The leak, which spewed droplets of fluid...
On 3 December 2022 Flight Engineers Josh Cassada and Frank Rubio opened the hatch for a spacewalk at 1216 GMT to set about their primary objective to install an International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Array (iROSA). This will augment power generation for the 3A...
SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9v1.2FT Block 5 rocket from the Kennedy Space Centre (KSC), Florida, USA at 1920 GMT on 26 November. The launch vehicle was carrying the Dragon CRS-26, a NASA sponsored commercial resupply mission to the International Space...
During the period 15-17 November, astronauts, cosmonauts and taikonauts (Chinese astronauts) all took part in extra vehicular activity (EVA) on three spacewalks. Both the International Space Station (ISS) and the Chinese Space Station (Tiandong) were involved. On 15...
