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Astronauts prepare for most crowded space station in years
Nov 10, 2020 (UPI)
Their arrival at the space station would boost the number of astronauts who live there to seven for the first time in years. Saturday's launch will be the first...
New NASA Partnerships to Mature Commercial Space Technologies, Capabilities
Nov 10, 2020 (SPX)
Various NASA centers will work with the companies, ranging from small businesses and large aerospace companies to a previous NASA challenge winner, to provide e...
The International Space Station: 20 Years of Communications Excellence
Nov 09, 2020 (SPX)
"As we celebrate 20 years of science and research aboard the station, we also celebrate the mission-enabling support infrastructure that makes it all possible,"...
Chinese vision of 'community of shared future for mankind' included in UN outer space resolution again
Nov 09, 2020 (XNA)
A preambular paragraph of the resolution, titled "No First Placement of Weapons in Outer Space", reaffirmed that practical measures should be examined and taken...
The International Space Station at 20 offers hope and a template for future cooperation
Nov 06, 2020 (The Conversation)
The path to this anniversary was not easy; like most things done in space, the cost and the difficulty were high. Supported by the Reagan administration as part...
Air leaking crack in ISS Russian module might get repaired in December
Nov 05, 2020 (Sputnik)
"The cosmonauts covered the crack with a tape. Specialists of the TSNIIMASH research centre and the Khrunichev research centre [both part of the Russian state s...
Twenty years on Station leads to multiple advances on Earth
Nov 04, 2020 (SPX)
Staying Fit in Orbit or at Home NASA research has shown that exercise is the best way to reduce harm caused by extended stays in microgravity. But this isn't so...
Russia Ambassador hopes US-Russia space cooperation will help global challenges
Nov 04, 2020 (Sputnik)
"Over these two decades, about 250 people from 19 countries have been to the ISS. Many experiments and studies in biology, medicine, physics and chemistry have ...
ISS to preserve cooperation, Roscosmos Head says on 20th anniversary of crewed operations
Nov 03, 2020 (Sputnik)
He added that the space station has a "serious future," reminding that the launch of Russia's new "Nauka" ("Science") multipurpose laboratory module to the ISS ...
NASA contacts Voyager 2 using upgraded Deep Space Network Dish
Nov 03, 2020 (JPL)
On Oct. 29, mission operators sent a series of commands to NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft for the first time since mid-March. The spacecraft has been flying solo w...
After 20 years, Glenn continues to support the ISS
Nov 02, 2020 (SPX)
NASA's Lewis Research Center (now Glenn) has played a significant role in the space station from inception until today, most notably in the development of the E...
China's Mars probe completes third orbital correction
Nov 02, 2020 (XNA)
The probe carried out the orbital correction at around 10 pm (Beijing time) with its eight 25N engines working simultaneously. The performance of the 25N engine...
International Space Station marks 20 years of humans on board
Oct 30, 2020 (UPI)
NASA and space agencies around the world are using the milestone to underscore achievements in space since the end of deep-space crewed missions in the 1970s an...
China pushes domestic economy, tech power in five-year plan
Oct 29, 2020 (AFP)
Top leaders announced the country's new economic direction after a four-day conclave in Beijing, with the nation facing intense international pressure including...
Virgin Galactic hires two new pilots
Oct 29, 2020 (SPX)
Jameel Janjua and Patrick Moran will be based at Spaceport America, New Mexico, and join the Virgin Galactic team as preparations for commercial service continu...
Cygnus delivers slew of research programs to Space Station
Oct 28, 2020 (SPX)
Once Cygnus berthed with the space station three days later and its contents were unloaded by the astronauts onboard, it was time to start performing some of th...
NASA to commercialize Near-Earth communications services
Oct 27, 2020 (SPX)
"We are excited by the opportunities this new win/win commercial paradigm in near-Earth orbit may provide NASA and industry," said Deputy Associate Administrato...
Designer of Failed Oxygen Supply System on Russian Side of ISS Rules Out Production Defect
Oct 23, 2020 (Sputnik)
It was the third time the system failed in seven days. Earlier, the ISS crew reported on the system's breakdown on 14 and 19 October but managed to fix it. "It ...
Three-man US-Russian crew returns to Earth from ISS
Oct 22, 2020 (AFP)
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and Russian cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner landed around 150 kilometres (90 miles) southeast of the Kazakh city of Zh...
Ultimate absentee ballot: US astronaut votes from space station
Oct 22, 2020 (AFP)
A US astronaut cast her ballot from the International Space Station on Thursday, making her voice heard in the presidential election despite being 253 miles (40...
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