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How Scientists are using the ISS to study Earth's climate
Apr 21, 2021 (SPX)
Above us, multiple Earth-observing instruments are mounted on the exterior of several of the station's modules, including a limb full of cameras, boxes, and too...
Russia says to launch own space station in 2025
Apr 20, 2021 (AFP)
Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin said work had begun on the fist module of a new station, after officials warned that Russia was considering pulling out of the IS...
NASA Crew 2 science payload to carry human tissue growth studies to ISS
Apr 19, 2021 (UPI)
During a press briefing on Monday, investigators detailed several of the experiments slated to make the trip to ISS. Several of the experiments involve the grow...
Russian cosmonauts activate robotic arm on ISS during spacewalk
Apr 18, 2021 (UPI)
Cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev left the Russian Nauka module at 11:00 a.m. EDT to install the automated arm's control panel, finishing up their work...
NASA astronaut, cosmonauts, land back on Earth from space station
Apr 17, 2021 (UPI)
They departed the station in their Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft at 9:34 p.m. EDT Friday and landed safely under parachutes at 12:55 a.m. EDT Saturday in Kazakhstan af...
Two Russian cosmonauts, NASA astronaut return from ISS
Apr 17, 2021 (AFP)
Russia's Sergei Ryzhikov and Sergei Kud-Sverchkov as well as NASA's Kate Rubins landed on barren land at 0455 GMT around 150 kilometres (90 miles) southeast of ...
China upgrades ground system for first-generation relay satellites
Apr 16, 2021 (XNA)
The system upgrade marks a major advance for China in the space-based tracking, telemetry and control (TT&C) sector, said the center. The four-year upgrade was ...
Astronauts need a fridge
Apr 15, 2021 (SPX)
A team of engineers from Purdue University, Air Squared Inc., and Whirlpool Corporation is working on building a fridge for zero gravity that operates in differ...
NASA will continue working with Russia on space despite China plan
Apr 13, 2021 (UPI)
Russia and China announced March 9 they will cooperate on China's planned International Scientific Lunar Station, while the United States will have no involveme...
Exolaunch Introduces Eco Space Tug Program
Apr 13, 2021 (SPX)
With over 140 satellites deployed to date across different launch vehicles, Exolaunch has an industry insight it can leverage to develop solutions tailored towa...
Russia space chief blasts US for omitting Gagarin in post
Apr 13, 2021 (AFP)
On Monday, Russia led by President Vladimir Putin marked the 60th anniversary of the legendary flight that made Gagarin the first human in orbit. The US State D...
Space Perspective unveils luxurious balloon-launched spaceflight experience
Apr 12, 2021 (UPI)
Space Perspective, a Florida-based space tourism company, is working on another option that falls in the six-figure range. On Tuesday, the company provided a sn...
Liftoff! Pioneers of space
Apr 12, 2021 (AFP)
He was one of several stars of the Cold War space race between the Soviet Union and the United States who would become heroes to millions. But the technology th...
Russians celebrate 60 years since Gagarin's spaceflight
Apr 12, 2021 (AFP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to travel to Engels, a city in the south of the country on the banks of the Volga river, to the site of the cosmonaut's ...
On Gagarin anniversary, Putin says Russia must remain 'space power'
Apr 12, 2021 (AFP)
Russia's space industry has struggled in recent years and been hit by a series of mishaps, but the sending of the first human into space on April 12, 1961 remai...
Acting NASA Administrator Statement on Agency FY 2022 Discretionary Request
Apr 11, 2021 (SPX)
"This $24.7 billion funding request demonstrates the Biden Administration's commitment to NASA and its partners who have worked so hard this past year under dif...
Progress MS-16 docking in February failed due to nose cone issues
Apr 11, 2021 (Sputnik)
"The commission will work until 30 April. The problem is in the nose cone", Baranov told reporters. Progress MS-16 was supposed to dock at Russia's Pirs compart...
Sperms in Space and the Lust for Power Grips Voyagers in Theaters April 9th
Apr 10, 2021 (SPX)
One dad for all kids being grown to launch with the premise that if they don't see the outside of the box they won't miss anything. The attachment shows quickly...
All aboard! Next stop space...
Apr 10, 2021 (AFP)
The mainly wealthy first-time space travellers are getting ready to take part in one of several private missions which are preparing to launch. The era of space...
Biden proposes 6.3% boost for NASA in budget proposal
Apr 09, 2021 (UPI)
The budget request represents a 6.3% increase over the $23.27 billion funding NASA received in the 2021 fiscal year. Steve Jurczyk, NASA's acting administrator,...
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