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Voice-command ovens, robots for pets on show at Berlin's IFA tech fair
Sep 07, 2019 (AFP)
- Fitness trainer for pets - No time to walk or play with your pet puppy or kitten? California start-up Varram showcased a Pet Fitness robot, which plays with c...
Malaysia Interested in Having Access to Russian Space Tech, Prime Minister Says
Sep 06, 2019 (Sputnik)
Malaysia, on its part, could help Russia boost its presence in South East Asia, the prime minister added. The Russian president, in his turn, said that Malaysia...
Space Station science return and spacecraft shuffle
Sep 04, 2019 (ESA)
As an amateur triathlete, Luca knows how crucial nutrition is for healthy and efficient living. Getting meals right is an aspect of mission design, so the Nutri...
UAE Wants to Train More Astronauts for Arab World - Emirati Official
Sep 04, 2019 (Sputnik)
He was speaking on the occasion of the end of UAE future spacemen's examination training in Russia's Gagarin State Scientific Research and Testing Cosmonaut Tra...
Circus reinvented in Montreal, this time with high-tech vibe
Sep 02, 2019 (AFP)
In the old port district, between a giant bridge over the Saint Lawrence river and a Ferris wheel, two strange white pyramids sprouted up this summer -- an edgy...
Company Claims Orbital Hotel to Host 400 Space Tourists Will Be Operational By 2025
Sep 02, 2019 (Sputnik)
A company named Gateway Foundation unveiled its design for a "space hotel" they say will be operational by 2025. Named "The Von Braun Space Station," the hotel ...
Europe Unlikely to Abandon Soyuz Once US Revives Space Shuttles - German Space Center
Sep 02, 2019 (Sputnik)
"If ... [capabilities] would exist in the future that NASA will fly again their own spacecraft, then the first choice would be to fly with them as well. Neverth...
Introducing the first line of adaptive commercial spacesuits
Aug 30, 2019 (SPX)
"These suits mark the next generation for ILC Dover," said CEO Fran DiNuzzo. "We were at the forefront during the first manned space missions and helped change ...
No-fly boys: new Russian space suit clashes with pee ritual
Aug 29, 2019 (AFP)
The Sokol-M prototype suit was demonstrated at an airshow outside Moscow, as a future replacement for suits currently worn during launches to the International ...
India not poor, has resources for space program says ISRO chief
Aug 28, 2019 (Sputnik)
Addressing students at a university convocation ceremony in Bangalore (now Bengaluru), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman K. Sivan said some peo...
Spacecraft carrying Russian humanoid robot docks at ISS
Aug 27, 2019 (AFP)
The lifesize robot called Fedor copies human movements and can help astronauts carry out tasks remotely. "Contact confirmed, capture confirmed," a NASA commenta...
Milestone demonstrates motor's reliability to enhance astronaut safety
Aug 27, 2019 (SPX)
Preliminary results indicate all eight high pressure valves on the motor performed as expected under hot temperature conditions. The qualification test is a cri...
Vegetable cultivation in the Antarctic for the Moon and Mars
Aug 27, 2019 (SPX)
On 23 August 2019, the EDEN ISS team presented the results of the project. The researchers were surprised that they managed with much less energy than expected ...
Manned Spacecraft Soyuz MS-13 Completes Redocking Between ISS Modules - Roscosmos
Aug 27, 2019 (Sputnik)
The manoeuvre was aimed at freeing up the docking port on the Zvezda module for a repeated attempt to dock a Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft with humanoid robot FEDOR in...
NASA investigating first crime committed in space: report
Aug 25, 2019 (AFP)
Astronaut Anne McClain is accused of identity theft and improperly accessing her estranged wife's private financial records while on a sixth-month mission aboar...
Docking aborted for Russia's first humanoid robot in space
Aug 24, 2019 (AFP)
"Russian cosmonauts issued a command to abort the automated approach of an uncrewed Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station," the US space a...
WPI mathematician is helping NASA spacecraft travel faster and farther
Aug 23, 2019 (SPX)
Randy Paffenroth, associate professor of mathematical sciences, computer science, and data science, has a multi-part mission in this research project. Using mac...
China's satellite tests pulsar navigation for future deep space exploration
Aug 23, 2019 (XNA)
The experiments were conducted on the Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT), dubbed Insight, which was sent into space on June 15, 2017, to observe black holes...
Test launches of Boeing's Starliner for ISS mission delayed again
Aug 23, 2019 (Sputnik)
"At present, the test flight of the Starliner without a crew should begin on October 6, and a test manned flight by December 30," the agency's source said. Acco...
EVA complete installation of second Commercial Docking Port on Space Station
Aug 22, 2019 (SPX)
The IDAs will be used for the future arrivals of Boeing CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX Crew Dragon commercial crew spacecraft. NASA's commercial crew partnership ...
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