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Problems prevent spacewalkers from deploying new solar array

Several issues occurred during #EVA74, ultimately preventing two @space_station astronauts from completing the installation of the first #iROSA roll-out solar array.

NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough, left, and European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet work to move the iROSA roll-out solar array from its launch carrier to its final location on the P6 truss. Credit: NASA A spacesuit glitch and an alignment issue prevented two astronauts from fully installing the new roll-out solar array on the exterior of the International Space Station. (more…)

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SpaceX’s CRS-22 Dragon arrives at ISS with new solar arrays

Some 40 hours after launch, #CRS22 #Dragon arrives at @space_station with science and two #iROSA solar arrays. #ISS #SpaceX #NASA

The CRS-22 Dragon capsule approaches the International Space Station for docking. Credit: NASA Some 40 hours after launch, SpaceX’s CRS-22 cargo Dragon docked with the International Space Station with new science and solar arrays for the orbiting laboratory. (more…)

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SpaceX CRS-22 Dragon launches with new solar arrays for ISS

A SpaceX #Falcon9 rocket sent the #CRS22 #Dragon cargo spacecraft into orbit on a 1.5-day trek to the International Space Station. Aboard is new science and new solar arrays for the outpost!

SpaceX’s CRS-22 Dragon mission launches atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a mission to resupply the International Space Station and deliver new solar arrays for the 20-year-old orbiting outpost. Credit: Matt Haskell / Spaceflight Insider Lifting off atop a brand new Falcon 9 rocket, SpaceX sent its CRS-22 Dragon spacecraft into orbit on a day-and-a-half trek to the…

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SpaceX CRS-22 Dragon launching science, power upgrades to ISS

#CRS22 #Dragon is set to bring new solar arrays to @space_station, as well as thousands of kilograms of supplies and experiments for the Expedition 65 crew. Launch is currently slated for 1:29 p.m. EDT June 3. #ISS #IROSA

The Falcon 9 rocket with the CRS-22 Dragon capsule is rolled out to Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX is set to launch its next resupply mission to the International Space Station, CRS-22, bringing the outpost fresh science and new solar arrays. (more…)

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KSC-20210520-PH-SPX01_0001 by NASA Kennedy Via Flickr: The first two of six new solar arrays for the International Space Station have been loaded into Dragon’s unpressurized spacecraft trunk. SpaceX will deliver them to the orbiting laboratory during its next cargo resupply mission, targeted for June 3 at 1:29 p.m. The arrays will provide additional electrical power for the numerous research and science investigations conducted every day, as well as the continued operations of the station. Spacewalking astronauts will install the two new arrays in two spacewalks that will take place in June. Photo credit: SpaceX NASA image use policy.