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NASA astronauts to install docking adapter on ISS during next EVA

Aug 21, 2019 (Sputnik)

"NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Andrew Morgan, assigned as flight engineers for Expedition 60 aboard the International Space Station, will begin a planned six-a...

Japan steps in to supply key component to Russia's space program

Aug 20, 2019 (Sputnik)

"We have worked with the UK firm since 2012 and it used to sell [the Russian Academy of Sciences] carbon fiber for panels on the Spektr-M observatory's antenna....

A space cocktail of science, bubbles and sounds

Aug 20, 2019 (ESA)

ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano installed the Multiscale Boiling experiment, known affectionately as Rubi, in its new home in Europe's Columbus laboratory. It took...

France's 42: start-up IT school tears up the rule book

Aug 19, 2019 (AFP)

While the trial is called the "piscine" (swimming pool) and towels dot the ultra-modern building, the contest is not about physical prowess. Welcome instead to ...

Brain games hosted by Keegan-Michael Key will test perceptions with a live audience

Aug 19, 2019 (SPX)

Most of us rarely concern ourselves on how our brains process and interpret the data that it is fed, but the process behind it is incredibly important and fun t...

The first DJ in space

Aug 15, 2019 (ESA)

The results of his work were beamed to the main stage on board the cruise ship Norwegian Pearl moored at the Spanish island of Ibiza. His set of around 12 minut...

Virgin Galactic unveils new Mission Control for space tourism

Aug 15, 2019 (AFP)

Spaceport America, a taxpayer-funded facility in New Mexico's remote Jornada del Muerto desert, received its license to operate in 2008 and was officially "open...

Solar sail craft could revolutionize space travel

Aug 14, 2019 (Sputnik)

The LightSail 2 spacecraft, the first-ever crowdfunded solar-sailing spacecraft, successfully conducted tests in Earth's orbit, The Daily Express reported Monda...

India orders Russian equipment for first manned space mission

Aug 14, 2019 (Sputnik)

"India is developing its own space suits and life-support systems for the manned spacecraft. On the other hand, they plan the launch for 2022, there is not much...

Xplore To Send Celestis Memorials to the Moon, and Beyond

Aug 13, 2019 (SPX)

"Celestis is a pioneer of the commercial space age and a proven provider of uniquely compelling celebrations of lives well-lived with space-based memorial servi...

Orion Service Module completes critical propulsion test

Aug 08, 2019 (SPX)

"Inserting Orion into lunar orbit and returning the crew on a trajectory back home to Earth requires extreme precision in both plotting the course and firing th...

Two weeks of science and beyond on ISS

Aug 07, 2019 (ESA)

With the start of Luca's Beyond mission on 21 July, and the capture of SpaceX's Dragon 18 cargo vehicle on 27 July, came a host of new European experiments. We ...

As iPhone sales sputter, Apple moves toward reinvention, again

Aug 04, 2019 (AFP)

In the just-ended quarter, Apple took in less than half its revenue from the iPhone, the longtime cash and profit driver for the company, representing a milesto...

Russian Progress MS-12 Cargo Spacecraft Docks International Space Station

Aug 02, 2019 (Sputnik)

The Progress spacecraft is expected to dock the ISS at 3:35 pm GMT According to Roscosmos, the cargo spacecraft will deliver to the ISS 2 tonnes of dry loads, m...

Study identifies way to enhance the sustainability of manufactured soils

Aug 02, 2019 (SPX)

Soil degradation is posing a huge threat to global food security and every year, around 12 million hectares of cropland are lost to soil erosion. Scientists fro...

Flight by Light: Mission accomplished for LightSail 2

Jul 31, 2019 (AFP)

The team behind the $7 million crowd-funded venture said they had demonstrated a proof of concept for a new form of propulsion that could one day transform deep...

NASA commercial lunar payload services update

Jul 30, 2019 (SPX)

The agency also has announced 12 payloads consisting of science instruments developed around the country at NASA centers. Early this month NASA selected 12 addi...

Japan's space agency develops new filter to recycle urine

Jul 26, 2019 (UPI)

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, said they have developed a distiller, used during space flight, that converts urine into potable water, Yomiuri Shi...

Japan's Noguchi to Be 1st Foreign Astronaut to Join New US Spacecraft Crew for ISS Mission

Jul 24, 2019 (Sputnik)

"JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, as he was released from his backup crew assignment for Soyuz 59S with its successful launch, is now slated to begin training to ...

Indigenous Congo foragers learn early to use sun for orientation

Jul 24, 2019 (UPI)

According to a new study, the indigenous foragers are quite adept at using the sun to orient themselves in the Congo's dense lowland forests. To better understa...