I usually don't pay that much close attention to space news, other than acknowledging things are happening.
Is this huge news? With the chinese space station, ISS, and this much docking going on, does it mean that we're getting very active as a species in space and actually progressing? Or is it just basic stuff going on up there, and a few thing happened coincidentally at the same time?
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Cygnus will remain attached to the orbiting laboratory until no earlier than March 2026, when it is scheduled to safely depart and dispose of up to 11,000 pounds of trash and unneeded cargo when it harmlessly burns up in Earthβs atmosphere.
Literally:
Docking ports π
now thats some spaceporn!
the reattachment of the Cygnus XL spacecraft
Was just wondering whether this was visible on either of the official live streams. There does seem to be something moving, for a period that seems to be somewhere around 15:36 - 15:41 UTC, on this one. (But you can only rewatch the last 12 hours of the stream, so you've only got about 4 hours left.)
Maybe I should become more familiar with the ISS In Real Time website or any other resources that might have details of what goes on up there.
I don't think we'll ever see more vehicle types at once at the ISS. This is 6, counting Crew Dragon, Cargo Dragon, HTV-X, Cygnus XL, Soyuz, and Progress. You can't beat that without more docking ports. The first Axiom module might effectively replace a CBM with an IDA while it's berthed, but I think the plan is for that module to split off once the first Axiom hab module shows up with more ports.
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