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Visionary tech concepts could pioneer the future in Space
Sep 15, 2021 (SPX)
One small NASA program aims to see what could be possible. The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program, part of the agency's Space Technology Mission D...
Two Flight Engineers' stay extended in ISS
Sep 15, 2021 (SPX)
With the plans for Russian spaceflight participants to visit the space station as part of the Soyuz MS-19 crew in October 2021, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei an...
Space men at work
Sep 15, 2021 (ESA)
ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet (left) and JAXA astronaut Aki Hoshide (right) performed a spacewalk on Sunday 12 September to prepare another section of the Intern...
Space Babes
Sep 14, 2021 (The Conversation)
National agencies and private space companies - such as NASA and SpaceX - aim to colonize Mars and send humans into space for long-term missions, but they have ...
Two astronauts return to ISS after 7-Hour Spacewalk
Sep 14, 2021 (Sputnik)
"Astronauts Akihiko Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency) have concluded the first spacewal...
Space tourism: What's on offer
Sep 13, 2021 (AFP)
This year has been an important one for the up-and-coming sector, with a slew of new missions announced. Here is the state of play. - SpaceX - 1/ INSPIRATION4 E...
Next generation of Orion spacecraft in production for future Artemis missions
Sep 13, 2021 (SPX)
The agency recently completed welding on the Artemis III Orion pressure vessel, the underlying frame of the air-tight capsule for astronauts called the crew mod...
Dates set for Space Station change of command as Franco-German relations awarded Media prize
Sep 10, 2021 (ESA)
Thomas, who is currently serving in his second space mission 'Alpha', will take over the role of International Space Station commander from Japan Aerospace Expl...
SpaceX to raise bar for space tourism with Inspiration4 launch
Sep 10, 2021 (UPI)
Two men and two women are scheduled to lift off in a Dragon capsule atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center as early as 1 a.m. EDT. The mission is the ...
German ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer is ready for his first ISS mission - 'Cosmic Kiss'
Sep 10, 2021 (SPX)
This will be the first space flight for the 51-year-old, who has been part of the ESA astronaut corps since July 2015 and has been preparing for his first space...
Smoke alarm, burning smell disrupt crew on International Space Station
Sep 09, 2021 (UPI)
Audio from NASA's television feed caught a French astronaut identifying a smell of burning plastic, according to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Russian space ...
Astronauts smell smoke, burning on Russia's ISS module
Sep 09, 2021 (AFP)
The incident, which the Russian space agency Roscosmos said happened at 01:55 GMT ahead of a scheduled spacewalk, is the latest in a string of problems to spur ...
Safeguarding clean water for spaceflight missions
Sep 09, 2021 (SPX)
In a first study of its kind, lead author Jiseon Yang at the Arizona State University Biodesign Institute, Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, and ...
Harris talks with space station astronauts, introduces new initiatives
Sep 09, 2021 (UPI)
In the call, Harris talked about the importance of protecting Earth and joining forces to meet other space initiatives. She is the chair of the council. "Tell u...
Cosmonaut calls 1st approach to Nauka Module during spacewalk from ISS 'Historic Moment'
Sep 07, 2021 (Sputnik)
On Friday, Dubrov and his colleague Oleg Novitsky make a spacewalk to connect Nauka module to the US power supply. "A historic moment - the first grab of the ha...
Hurricane Ida recovery assessments continue at NASA Michoud
Sep 07, 2021 (SPX)
The Michoud Safety and Security team completed an initial assessment of the 829-acre facility and its 81 buildings and structures on Aug. 31. Teams determined M...
Protective equipment against radiation to be tested on Nauka Module on ISS in 2023
Sep 07, 2021 (Sputnik)
"We are wrapping up the construction of a design and development prototype of the BTN-M2 scientific equipment. ... I hope that in 2023, the BTN-M2 flight equipm...
ESA at the 36th Space Symposium
Sep 03, 2021 (Sputnik)
"I think it is interesting to see that space is going into a wider domain, including space tourism. I consider this is good for the development of the space eco...
US grounds Virgin Galactic after space flight 'mishap'
Sep 03, 2021 (AFP)
The move represents a blow to the space tourism firm as it prepares to carry paying customers following its first fully-crewed test flight. "The FAA is overseei...
US grounds Virgin Galactic after trajectory issue
Sep 03, 2021 (AFP)
The move represents a blow to the space tourism firm as it prepares to carry paying customers following its first fully-crewed test flight. "The FAA is overseei...
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