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Progress 96 docks at the ISS with 3 tons of supplies in tow
space20 days ago

Progress 96 docks at the ISS with 3 tons of supplies in tow

Russia's Progress 96 cargo spacecraft docked with the International Space Station on Sept. 19, delivering about 3 tons of food, fuel and other supplies after launching from Baikonur on Sept. 16; it will remain docked for about five months before being deorbited with trash, and the crew on board includes NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway, Jessica Meir and Anil Menon, ESA's Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov, Andrey Fedyaev and Anna Kikina.

via Space|
#docking#iss#nasa
Gateway's invisible traffic choreography in NRHO: a 'string of pearls' plan for lunar arrivals
space1 month ago

Gateway's invisible traffic choreography in NRHO: a 'string of pearls' plan for lunar arrivals

NASA researchers detail a traffic-management approach for Gateway in its near-rectilinear halo orbit, proposing a 'string of pearls' strategy that keeps loitering spacecraft safely phased with Gateway. The study compares independent reference trajectories with a relative-motion method, testing 60-, 30-, and 10-minute phase offsets; 60 minutes keeps large separations but costs more propellant, 30 minutes offers a balance, and 10 minutes can lead to dangerous close approaches in the simulations. The plan is a theoretical starting point for operational rules and must be refined with vehicle-specific models and contingencies, given the realities of three-body gravity and docking margins.

via Space Daily|
#docking#gateway#nrho
AI-driven platform enables billion-molecule virtual screens for rapid drug discovery
technology1 month ago

AI-driven platform enables billion-molecule virtual screens for rapid drug discovery

Nature Biotechnology introduces AdaptiveFlow, an open-source platform that enables AI-guided ultralarge virtual screenings of 69 billion Enamine REAL Space molecules. It uses an 18-dimensional property grid and Adaptive Target-Guided Virtual Screens to efficiently narrow chemical space, with optional active learning to further accelerate prioritization. The suite supports ~1,500 docking protocols, GPU/CPU cloud scaling (demonstrated up to 5.6 million CPUs on AWS), SELFIES and stereoisomer enumeration, and ML-assisted triage to reduce docking calls. Experimental validation yielded nanomolar inhibitors for FSP1 and PARP1 with structural insights, showcasing scalable AI-driven drug discovery.

via Nature|
#adaptiveflow#ai-in-drug-discovery#docking
The Wheel That Wasn’t: A Century of Rotating Space Station Concepts
technology1 month ago

The Wheel That Wasn’t: A Century of Rotating Space Station Concepts

The article surveys the long-running fascination with rotating, gravity-generating space stations—from early ideas by Oberth and Noordung to mid‑century experiments (Convair’s MARS, TASSEL/MTSS, Olympus, MOL) and the Soviet‑era Salyut/Almaz programs—progressing through docking milestones and into the modular, non‑rotating habitats of Skylab and Mir. Despite serious engineering interest in artificial gravity, the cost and practicality kept wheels from becoming reality, so rotating stations remained theoretical while non‑rotating, modular stations became the practical path forward. The piece closes by echoing the irony that the “wheel” concept has persisted as history’s curiosity rather than a future reality.

via Hackaday|
#artificial-gravity#docking#nasa
CAPSTONE 02 Aims to Map Moon-Earth Gravitational Ballet for Lunar Missions
space2 months ago

CAPSTONE 02 Aims to Map Moon-Earth Gravitational Ballet for Lunar Missions

NASA has completed the first CAPSTONE mission and awarded CAPSTONE 02 to Advanced Space to test complex maneuvers and docking in the Earth–Moon three-body environment. The 2027 launch will involve two small satellites performing formation flying in cislunar space to help NASA, Artemis IV and future lunar operations plan for docking, navigation and operations near the Moon, while signaling growing commercial and Space Force interest in the region.

via Jalopnik|
#capstone#cislunar#docking
Copilot Docks to Windows 11 Edge, Resizing Your Desktop Layout
technology4 months ago

Copilot Docks to Windows 11 Edge, Resizing Your Desktop Layout

Microsoft is rolling out a new Copilot docking feature for Windows 11 that lets Copilot snap to the left or right edge (or stay on top as a small window), causing your open apps to resize and reflow around the AI pane. This returns Copilot to the original idea of living alongside your apps rather than as a separate window, following several redesigns, and is being rolled out gradually. The docked Copilot is accessed via a title-bar menu and may be backed by an Edge-based wrapper, with Windows Latest noting the new snapping as a distinct option from the native Snap Layouts.

via Windows Latest|
#copilot#docking#microsoft
Russia Launches 3-Ton ISS Resupply Flight to Sustain Operations
space5 months ago

Russia Launches 3-Ton ISS Resupply Flight to Sustain Operations

Russia launched the uncrewed Progress 95 cargo spacecraft from Baikonur on a Soyuz rocket, delivering about three tons of food, fuel, and equipment to the International Space Station; it is scheduled to dock with the ISS on April 27, continuing Russia’s role in ongoing resupply missions and highlighting the station’s international logistics network, with Progress 95 designed to deorbit after delivering waste and operating for about seven months.

via The Daily Galaxy|
#baikonur-cosmodrome#docking#iss
Private rescue mission targets in-orbit docking to save aging NASA observatory
space6 months ago

Private rescue mission targets in-orbit docking to save aging NASA observatory

Aging NASA observatory Swift is losing altitude, triggering a high-stakes, privately led effort to intercept and dock with the spacecraft in orbit to extend its life; if successful, the mission could redefine satellite servicing and maintenance in space while proceeding on a tight, months-long timeline with a modest $30 million budget.

via The Daily Galaxy|
#docking#katalyst-space-technologies#nasa
Antenna Glitch Triggers Manual Docking Plan for Russian ISS Cargo Ship
space6 months ago

Antenna Glitch Triggers Manual Docking Plan for Russian ISS Cargo Ship

A newly launched Russian Progress 94 cargo spacecraft developed an antenna deployment failure, jeopardizing automated rendezvous with the ISS. Ground teams are evaluating contingency procedures, including a backup manual docking by cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov if the antenna cannot deploy. All other systems remain nominal, and docking was planned, with the cargo expected to stay attached to the station for about six months.

via The Daily Galaxy|
#docking#iss#nasa
Progress 94 Faces Antenna Glitch Ahead of ISS Docking
space-and-spaceflight6 months ago

Progress 94 Faces Antenna Glitch Ahead of ISS Docking

The Progress 94 cargo spacecraft failed to deploy two automated rendezvous antennas on its way to the ISS, jeopardizing its planned autonomous docking. Roscosmos is troubleshooting, and if unresolved a cosmonaut aboard the ISS (Sergey Kud-Sverchkov) could manually dock the spacecraft using TORU. The uncrewed ship carries about 3 tons of supplies and is scheduled to dock on Tuesday, with NASA providing a live stream of the rendezvous.

via Gizmodo|
#docking#international-space-station#nasa
Valentine’s Day Dock: SpaceX Crew-12 Arrives at ISS to bolster a skeleton crew
space-exploration7 months ago

Valentine’s Day Dock: SpaceX Crew-12 Arrives at ISS to bolster a skeleton crew

SpaceX’s Crew-12 astronauts docked the Dragon capsule with the International Space Station on Valentine’s Day, delivering four crewmembers—Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, Sophie Adenot, and Andrey Fedyaev—to a skeleton ISS crew after Crew-11’s medical evacuation left the station short-handed; they’ll join three other astronauts for an eight-month stay, with hatch opening expected around 5 p.m. EST after cargo transfer.

via Space|
#crew-12#docking#dragon