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Zero-Covid left in dust as Chinese revellers fuel travel boom
Jan 19, 2023 (AFP)
As Lunar New Year approaches, China is seeing a domestic travel boom after the government abruptly dismantled its longstanding zero-Covid strategy last month. "...
RIT scientists help rediscover earliest known star map using multispectral imaging
Jan 18, 2023 (SPX)
More than 2,100 years ago, the Greek astronomer Hipparchus attempted to outline the exact locations of stars when he created his Star Catalogue. But parchment w...
Crop seeds, microbial strains tested in China's two space missions unveiled
Jan 15, 2023 (XNA)
More than 1,300 pieces of crop seeds and microbial strains from 112 contributors, including Chinese universities, research institutes, and grass-root breeding s...
US, Japan sign Space Collaboration Agreement at NASA Headquarters
Jan 15, 2023 (SPX)
U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Japan's Minister for Foreign Affairs Hayashi Yoshimasa signed the agreement on behalf of the United States and Jap...
Ongoing ISS Operations, Soyuz Status Update
Jan 13, 2023 (SPX)
NASA hosted a joint media briefing Wednesday about the Roscosmos-led investigation to update the public on the Soyuz status and the forward strategy. As a part ...
First steps towards the space station of the future
Jan 13, 2023 (SPX)
However, the ISS cannot keep operating forever and has already well exceeded its original lifetime of 15 years: it is planned to be deorbited towards the end of...
New Soyuz will launch in February to replace leaking ISS spacecraft
Jan 11, 2023 (UPI)
Roscosmos said in a statement that the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft will launch without a crew Feb. 20. The damaged Soyuz spacecraft will return to Earth uncrewed. Th...
Russia to send capsule to rescue crew from ISS
Jan 11, 2023 (AFP)
The Russian space agency, Roscosmos, made the announcement after examining the flight worthiness of the Soyuz MS-22 crew capsule docked with the ISS that sprang...
Russia to send rescue mission to space station
Jan 11, 2023 (AFP)
The Russian space agency, Roscosmos, made the announcement after examining the flight worthiness of the Soyuz MS-22 crew capsule docked with the ISS that sprang...
Scientific samples, hardware return from the space station for more study
Jan 09, 2023 (SPX)
The cargo returns to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where scientists can make additional observations and analyses of their experiments before the effe...
SpaceX Transporter-6 successfully launched Europe's first solar sail mission
Jan 09, 2023 (SPX)
It is the first time for NanoAvionics that one of its nanosatellite buses has carried a solar sail payload into space. A second solar sail mission, using a 12U ...
Green tech fights for limelight at CES gadget fest
Jan 07, 2023 (AFP)
But for NeoPlants co-founder Patrick Torbey, the gathering held annually just after the new year should not be thought of as "only about machine technology and ...
Scientists eager to analyze International Space Station experiments soon
Jan 06, 2023 (UPI)
A Dragon spacecraft that docked with the station on Nov. 27 is scheduled to return to Earth and splash down off the eastern coast of Florida on Jan. 9, NASA sai...
Ukraine startups at CES strive to help the nation triumph
Jan 06, 2023 (AFP)
The contingent was welcomed to the premier consumer electronics gathering in Las Vegas, while Russian firms were not allowed due to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine...
Five things to watch at CES tech megashow
Jan 04, 2023 (AFP)
Here are some things to look out for in this year's edition. - How big? - In January 2020, more than 117,000 people attended the Las Vegas extravaganza just wee...
AI infused everything on show at CES gadget extravaganza
Jan 02, 2023 (AFP)
Forced by the pandemic to go virtual in 2021 and hybrid last year, tens of thousands of show-goers are hoping for a return to packed halls and rapid-fire deal-m...
Station crew wraps up a busy year as Soyuz review continues
Jan 01, 2023 (SPX)
The Expedition 68 crew remains in good condition, performing a variety of maintenance and research activities and looks forward to some time off on New Year's D...
Russia might send up rescue ship for ISS crew
Dec 22, 2022 (AFP)
The vehicle, known as MS-22, began spraying its coolant into space on December 14, with dramatic NASA TV images showing white particles resembling snowflakes st...
Northrop Grumman space navigation systems achieve galactic threshold
Dec 22, 2022 (SPX)
In 2022, Northrop Grumman's hemispherical resonator gyros (HRGs), sensors known for their unmatched reliability on commercial, government and civil space missio...
Russian space chief praises US after ISS coolant leak
Dec 20, 2022 (AFP)
"Say hello to the entire American team. They proved themselves to be very worthy in this situation and lent us a helping hand," Borisov said, speaking to the Ru...
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