For the first time in International Space Station history, all eight docking ports aboard the orbital outpost are occupied
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?
its kinda like we have hit a milestone and the space station is finally being used to its fullest ability
still have miles to go before we have an active presence in space. This is like some Romans making it to Scotland for the first time and realizing they were not prepared for that shit
It’s mostly good timing that there is a Russian crew handover, meaning there are 2x Soyuz capsules, and 3 different cargo vehicles on the US/International side. The only real newcomer involved that hasn’t been doing this for years is the Japanese HTV-X cargo vehicle, but Japan previously had the HTV cargo vehicle service ISS.
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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 Earth’s atmosphere.
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Docking ports 😉
