Dream Chaser Spaceplane CRS-2 Mission Profile animation

The CRS-2 cargo resupply mission to the ISS will be launched on the new Vulcan Centaur rocket built by United Launch Alliance.It will be grappled by the Canadarm2 robotic arm for docking and release to and from the ISS.The Dream Chaser will land at the NASA Kennedy Space Center Space Shuttle Landing Facility.It is slated to launch sometime in 2024,pending final checks,but no earller than the first half of 2024.*United Launch Alliance is a joint venture by Boeing and Lockheed Martin.*Boeing (BA),Lockheed Martin (LMT)

2021 Astronaut Candidate Class Resource Reel (4K-UHD) - NASA Johnson Space Center

din The astronaut candidates,including two from the UAE,have gone through basic training for more than two years,to include:ISS Systems;spacewalk training;robotic operations;operating T-38 jets;wilderness survival;and much more,according to NASA.Most of the training takes place at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston.Once assigned to a mission,the astronauts will receive more specific training for that mission,whether for the ISS,the Moon or Mars missions.

NG-20 S.S. Patricia Hilliard Robertson Cygnus capture

NG-19 S.S. Laurel Clark Cygnus departure - 22 December 2023

The Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft was unberthed from the Earth-facing unity module by the Canadarm2 robotic arm.The operation was monitored by NASA Flight Engineer Loral O'Hara onboard the ISS.The spacecraft is named for the late NASA Astronaut Laurel Clark.*Northrop Grumman (NOC)