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Stanford lab wants to make the environment of outer space work for us
Mar 11, 2019 (SPX)
"For us to be a space-faring species, we need to better understand what's out there," said Nicolas Lee, research engineer in Close's lab and her former graduate...
The science circling above us on the Space Station
Mar 08, 2019 (ESA)
This week ESA is highlighting space weather, so let us start with the Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor (ASIM) that was installed outside Europe's Columbus ...
Out of This World Auction Sponsored by ARISS
Mar 08, 2019 (SPX)
Bidding starts April 8th at 12:00 UTC and ends April 14th at 22:00 UTC. You could own this one-of-a-kind beautiful Kenwood TS-890S; your ham station would boast...
New Moon-Mars mission in progress at HI-SEAS habitat
Mar 05, 2019 (SPX)
They are also performing a research experiment designed by high school students in Slovakia who won a Mission to Mars competition last year organized by HI-SEAS...
The First Humans in Space
Mar 05, 2019 (SPX)
In May 1961, Shepard became the first American astronaut in space when he flew a suborbital trajectory aboard Mercury 3. The spacecraft reached an altitude of 1...
NASA, Roscosmos reach consensus on Dragon unmanned flight to ISS
Mar 02, 2019 (Sputnik)
"We agreed with Roscosmos yesterday on a protocol of the approach, actually, through discussions with them, explaining what steps SpaceX has taken in order to e...
SpaceX astronaut capsule successfully launched on ISS test mission
Mar 02, 2019 (AFP)
This time around, the only occupant on board SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule was a dummy named Ripley -- but NASA plans to put two astronauts aboard in July, altho...
Russia to Invest Over $450,000 in Development of Backpack Vacuum Cleaner for ISS
Mar 01, 2019 (Sputnik)
"Handles and webbing straps [removable] should be provided to carry the vacuum cleaner... allowing, if desired, to fix the vacuum cleaner on the back of the ope...
Company's 10th cargo supply mission featured expanded commercial capabilities for Cygnus spacecraft
Feb 26, 2019 (SPX)
After departure, the extended mission included the deployment of three CubeSats via the NanoRacks External Cygnus Deployer at two different altitudes and two Cu...
First Emirati set to head to space in September: UAE
Feb 25, 2019 (AFP)
The oil-rich state has two astronauts in training, selected from more than 4,000 applicants, as it looks to get an ambitious space programme aimed at exploring ...
Virgin Galactic takes crew of three to altitude of 55 miles
Feb 22, 2019 (AFP)
SpaceShipTwo, built by British billionaire Richard Branson to carry tourists into space, launched from California's Mojave desert and flew to an altitude of 55....
Astronauts optimistic for ISS launch after botched flight
Feb 21, 2019 (AFP)
The two men previously took off in a Soyuz rocket for the International Space Station in October, but an accident minutes after blast-off sent them plunging bac...
Space behaviour focus of Expedition 58
Feb 20, 2019 (ESA)
The physical behaviour of particles, liquids and cells in microgravity was the focus of ESA's activities on the International Space Station during the first wee...
Technology developed in Brazil will be part of ISS
Feb 20, 2019 (SPX)
The photometric telescope works at a frequency of 0.2 to 15 THz, which can only be measured from space. In parallel, another telescope, the HATS, will be instal...
Russia sketches out Unpiloted Tourist Space Yacht concept that would graze space
Feb 19, 2019 (Sputnik)
"We have an opportunity to land on any airfield, the device lands like an airplane... We now calculate the optimal time for space travel, a comfortable flight p...
Five future astronauts and a teacher you need to know
Feb 13, 2019 (SPX)
Kayla Barron, Zena Cardman, Jasmin Moghbeli, Loral O'Hara and Jessica Watkins are nearing the end of two years of intensive training that began in August 2017. ...
US to extend use of Russia's Soyuz for ISS missions until April 2020
Feb 12, 2019 (Sputnik)
"The following scheme is planned for now: two NASA astronauts will remain on the ISS for nine months instead of the usual six. So, Nick Hague starts his mission...
The case for leaving Earth
Feb 12, 2019 (SPX)
However, scientists tell us that in about two billion years or so, as the sun approaches its expiration date, our star will expand in size and increase its ener...
New research opportunities on International Space Station
Feb 11, 2019 (ESA)
"ESA regularly announces new research opportunities to conduct experiments that are out-of-this world. We are very pleased to be able to offer these new opportu...
A revolution in a sentence - the future of human spaceflight in America
Feb 11, 2019 (SPX)
This one sentence from the 2019 State of the Union address may have escaped your notice. It ended a paragraph in which the president paid tribute to astronaut B...
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