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Space Network upgrade to double data rates on ISS
Dec 13, 2016 (UPI)
The Space Network, the wireless communication system connecting astronauts inside the International Space Station to their colleagues on the ground, is getting ...
Adventurous alum serves as test subject for 30-day NASA isolation project
Dec 13, 2016 (SPX)
With research expeditions to Antarctica, Greenland, Iceland and Mount Everest already under her belt, alumni Ulyana Horodyskyj was no stranger to harsh and isol...
ESA to supply Service Module for first crewed Orion mission
Dec 09, 2016 (ESA)
ESA and NASA are extending their collaboration in human space exploration following confirmation that Europe will supply a second Service Module to support the ...
Early US astronauts faced uncertainty, danger and death
Dec 09, 2016 (AFP)
John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962, but for a solid hour of that journey, NASA feared he was about to die in a blazing fireball. In...
American space legend John Glenn dead at 95
Dec 08, 2016 (AFP)
John Glenn, who made history twice as the first American to orbit the Earth and the first senior citizen to venture into space, died Thursday at the age of 95. ...
Iceland plays the tourism card, for better for worse
Dec 06, 2016 (AFP)
An island of ice and lava battered by the Arctic winds, Iceland's dramatic and pristine landscape is attracting a growing number of tourists, not all of whom ar...
Space Has Potholes Too!
Dec 06, 2016 (SPX)
Recently, when President-elect Donald Trump was asked about his plans for NASA he reportedly said "space is terrific, but we've got to fix our potholes too." We...
Space gardener Shane Kimbrough enjoys first of multiple harvests
Dec 06, 2016 (SPX)
For a mid-afternoon snack, NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough cut some of the "Outredgeous" Red Romaine lettuce leaves he nurtured during the past month aboard the ...
Cold plasma freshens up French fries
Dec 02, 2016 (ESA)
Bad smells from deep-fat frying in restaurants and take-away food venues could soon be eradicated thanks to experiments funded by ESA on the International Space...
Space freighter burns up after launch to to ISS: Russia
Dec 01, 2016 (AFP)
An unmanned cargo ship travelling to the International Space Station burned up in the atmosphere shortly after launch on Thursday, Russia's space agency said. "...
Orbital ATK Ends 2016 with Three Successful Cargo Resupply Missions to ISS
Nov 30, 2016 (SPX)
Orbital ATK has completed its sixth cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station for NASA. Known as OA-5, the mission marked the company's return t...
Russian Space Sector Overcomes Failures
Nov 29, 2016 (Sputnik)
The Russian space industry has overcome a series of failures and made a considerable breakthrough in space technology, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said...
Proton Rocket Transported to Russian Spaceport Ahead of Satellite Launch
Nov 29, 2016 (Sputnik)
A Proton-M rocket and a Briz-M booster have arrived at the Russian spaceport in Kazakhstan, Russia's space agency Roscosmos said Monday. The agency is preparing...
Space Food Bars Will Keep Orion Weight Off and Crew Weight On
Nov 29, 2016 (SPX)
When astronauts in the Orion spacecraft travel beyond the moon to explore deep space destinations, they'll need a robust diet to keep them healthy and sharp. Wh...
NASA on the hunt for space poop geniuses
Nov 23, 2016 (AFP)
When you've got to go, but you're out there in space, zipped up in a spacesuit, with no toilet in sight and a crew of other astronauts around, what do you do? N...
China sets patent filing record: UN
Nov 23, 2016 (AFP)
China has become the first country to file more than a million patent applications in a year, leading a global innovation surge that has defied sluggish economi...
Roscosmos Ready to Continue Delivering Mixed Crews to ISS After 2018
Nov 22, 2016 (Sputnik)
Russia's Roscosmos state space corporation is ready to continue the delivery of mixed crews to the International Space Station (ISS) after 2018 using Russian ma...
Expandable Habitat Reveals Important Early Performance Data
Nov 22, 2016 (SPX)
Just five months into its two-year demonstration mission on the International Space Station, the first human-rated expandable habitat in low-Earth orbit is alre...
Orion Crew Module Adapter Lifted in Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center
Nov 22, 2016 (SPX)
Processing activity at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida has ramped up in preparation for the agency's launch of the Orion spacecraft atop the Space Launch...
Flying observatory expanding new frontiers in the solar system and beyond
Nov 21, 2016 (SPX)
NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA, will soon be studying Neptune's giant moon, Triton, and following-up on Hubble's recent sighting...
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