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For All Mankind: Space drama's alternate history constructs a better vision of NASA
Nov 13, 2023 (SPX)
Nonetheless, the show consistently rewards both sets of viewers by brilliantly blurring the line between reality and alternate history. It tells a compelling st...
SpaceX Dragon docks with International Space Station carrying new gear
Nov 11, 2023 (UPI)
The Dragon docked with the ISS's Harmony module at 5:07 a.m., according to NASA. The Dragon was launched Thursday from Launch Complex 39A at Florida's Kennedy S...
NASA sends holiday treats and a laser communication system to the Space Station
Nov 09, 2023 (SPX)
Liftoff of the unpiloted Cargo Dragon spacecraft aboard a Falcon 9 rocket occurred at 8:28 p.m. EST (0128 UTC Nov. 10) from pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in F...
Leidos Enhances ISS Capabilities with New xPWD Water System
Nov 09, 2023 (SPX)
Developed under the umbrella of NASA's Cargo Mission Contract (CMC), the xPWD is the product of nearly three years of rigorous work by Leidos, encompassing desi...
NSF funds annual solicitation seeking physical science research leveraging the ISS National Lab
Nov 09, 2023 (SPX)
NSF will provide up to $3.6 million for multiple projects to utilize the space station for fundamental research focused on fluid dynamics, particulate and multi...
Reaching New Frontiers in Science Supported by Public Participation
Nov 08, 2023 (SPX)
Astrophysics NASA challenges in astrophysics seek to uncover new information about the origin, structure, evolution, and future of the universe, as well as othe...
Collaborating with Public Innovators to Accelerate Space Exploration
Nov 08, 2023 (SPX)
To address the multitude of challenges that come with planning for this new era, NASA is calling on individuals and teams from the public to develop new and inn...
Inspiring the Next Generation with Student Challenges and Learning Opportunities
Nov 08, 2023 (SPX)
Advancing and Encouraging Aerospace Careers Multiple NASA programs partnered with Starburst Accelerator in Los Angeles to launch the 2022 Minority Serving Insti...
NASA awards medal to worm logotype designer Richard Danne
Nov 06, 2023 (UPI)
"This event, a culmination of a 50-year trek, is extremely rewarding. Creating the worm for NASA has been a singular achievement in my own career and in the his...
Workshop to highlight NASA's support for mobility, in-space servicing
Nov 03, 2023 (SPX)
Beginning at 8:30 a.m. EST, the Consortium for Space Mobility and ISAM Capabilities (COSMIC) workshop runs through Wednesday, Nov. 8. NASA announced the consort...
SwRI's Dr. Alan Stern conducts space research during suborbital spaceflight aboard Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity
Nov 02, 2023 (SPX)
"Dr. Stern's flight is a first for SwRI scientists," said SwRI President and CEO Adam Hamilton, P.E. "This is an important step in preparing additional SwRI sci...
Apollo astronaut Thomas K. Mattingly dies aged 87
Nov 02, 2023 (AFP)
Thomas K. "TK" Mattingly passed away on October 31, the space agency said in a statement Thursday. His most dramatic role came when he was assigned as command m...
NASA astronauts Moghbeli and O'Hara embark on rare all-female spacewalk
Nov 01, 2023 (UPI)
Moghbeli and O'Hara kicked off the six-hour spacewalk by exiting the Quest airlock to remove an electronics box called the Radio Frequency Group from the statio...
Australian school students are experimenting with 'space veggies' in a NASA initiative
Oct 31, 2023 (SPX)
These students are the first in Australia to experience Growing Beyond Earth - a schools citizen science program from NASA and Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden...
NASA updates Commercial Crew planning manifest
Oct 30, 2023 (SPX)
Crew-8 NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission to the orbiting laboratory is targeted to launch no earlier than mid-February. The mission will carry NASA astronauts Matthe...
Russian space boss warns ISS equipment beyond warranty
Oct 27, 2023 (AFP)
The leak, Russia's third in less than a year, raised new questions about the reliability of the country's space programme, even as officials said crew members w...
Putin says first segment of ISS replacement to orbit by 2027
Oct 26, 2023 (AFP)
Russia previously announced its intention to withdraw from the International Space Station (ISS), where its cosmonauts are permanently stationed and the country...
NASA improves GIANT optical navigation technology for future missions
Oct 26, 2023 (SPX)
The optical navigation team at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, served as a backup navigation resource for the OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Sp...
Cosmonauts to install equipment, check coolant leak on ISS during spacewalk
Oct 25, 2023 (UPI)
The cosmonauts are scheduled to begin their spacewalk. which is expected to last about 7 hours, at 1:55 p.m. EDT. While on their spacewalk the cosmonauts will i...
UK and Axiom sign agreement on plans for historic human spaceflight mission
Oct 25, 2023 (SPX)
On this future flight, the UK astronauts would launch to space, spending up to two weeks on orbit to carry out scientific research, demonstrate new technologies...
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