In First, All International Space Station Parking Spots Filled

configuration of ISS spaceship parking situation
Credit: NASA
HOUSTON—All eight of the International Space Station’s (ISS) docking and berthing ports have parked crew and resupply spacecraft—a first. The “all full” milestone unfolded on Dec. 1, when Northrop Grumman’s 23rd Cygnus resupply capsule was berthed again to its port on the ISS U.S. segment’s Earth...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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