Tag: ISS

Russian Soyuz rocket with 3 astronauts blasts off to ISS, days after glitch | Space News

The successful take off to the International Space Station follows an aborted launch on Thursday after a voltage drop in a power source. A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying three astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) blasted off on Saturday, two days after its launch was aborted at the last minute. The spacecraft carrying NASA [...]read moreRussian Soyuz rocket with 3 astronauts blasts off to ISS, days after glitch | Space News

Gitai’s autonomous robot installs panel outside the ISS, showing orbital repairs in action

Los Angeles-based Gitai said Tuesday that its autonomous robotic arm has nailed a tech demonstration outside the International Space Station. Gitai CEO Sho Nakanose told TechCrunch in an interview last year that the company aims to reduce in-space labor costs by 100 times, in the same way that SpaceX and other providers have dramatically reduced [...]read moreGitai’s autonomous robot installs panel outside the ISS, showing orbital repairs in action