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NASA and Axiom Space accelerate plans for free-flying space station
Dec 20, 2024 (SPX)
Under a contract awarded in January 2020, Axiom Space began developing a habitable commercial module to attach to the ISS, with the eventual goal of establishin...
NASA names agency veteran as deputy manager of deep space program
Dec 19, 2024 (UPI)
Carlos Garcia-Galan, 50, brings 27 years of human spaceflight experience to the job, the agency said Thursday. A native of Malaga, Spain, he has overseen work o...
2 Russian cosmonauts perform spacewalk outside ISS
Dec 19, 2024 (UPI)
Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner will leave the confines of the ISS to attach the package designed to monitor celestial X-ray sources and new electrical connecto...
SpaceX to launch more private astronaut missions to ISS
Dec 19, 2024 (AFP)
The missions are contingent on approval by NASA and involve the firm Vast, which also aims to launch the world's first commercial space station as early as next...
NASA adjusts Crew-10 launch to late March 2025
Dec 18, 2024 (SPX)
"Fabrication, assembly, testing, and final integration of a new spacecraft is a painstaking endeavor that requires great attention to detail," said Steve Stich,...
U.S., India undertake strengthened space partnership
Dec 18, 2024 (UPI)
Indian Ambassador to the United States Vinay Kwatra, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and Principal Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer trave...
ISS research on cancer and neurodegenerative therapies returns from Space Station
Dec 18, 2024 (SPX)
Bristol Myers Squibb, in collaboration with ISS National Lab Commercial Service Provider Redwire Space, pursued advancements in protein crystallization. This pr...
NASA again delays return of astronauts stranded on space station
Dec 18, 2024 (AFP)
Veteran astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arrived at the ISS in June aboard Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, and were due to spend eight days on the orbi...
NASA sees major progress on Starlab Space Station development
Dec 18, 2024 (SPX)
The progress is part of a NASA Space Act Agreement initiated in 2021, with milestones covering habitat structural testing, systems integration, integrated opera...
Stranded Boeing Starliner astronauts face new delay in return to Earth from ISS
Dec 17, 2024 (UPI)
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore had been scheduled to return on a SpaceX Dragon flight in February, after they were forced to abandon Starliner due to helium le...
Gambling in Space: The Future of Entertainment Beyond Earth
Dec 15, 2024 (SPX)
Beginning of the "Gambling in Space" Era The iGaming sector is rapidly evolving, leaving offline settings behind. We can predict that space gambling will begin ...
Washington, Beijing renew stalled scientific cooperation agreement
Dec 13, 2024 (AFP)
The signing is part of an effort to stabilize relations just weeks before the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump, who has promised to slap huge tar...
Indian Navy and ISRO conduct astronaut well deck recovery trials for Gaganyaan Mission
Dec 13, 2024 (SPX)
A ship's well deck can be flooded to allow docking of smaller vessels, landing crafts, or recovered spacecraft. This capability is critical for efficient and sa...
Neuraspace expands satellite tracking with second optical telescope in Chile
Dec 13, 2024 (SPX)
The two telescopes, engineered for advanced astrometric and photometric tracking, achieve an image acquisition rate of over one image per second and can monitor...
Week starts on ISS with spacewalk preparations and research activities
Dec 13, 2024 (SPX)
Roscosmos Flight Engineers Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner focused their Monday schedule on preparing for a spacewalk scheduled for Dec. 19. The pair will exit ...
ESA to collaborate with ISRO on Gaganyaan missions
Dec 13, 2024 (SPX)
Gaganyaan is India's inaugural human spaceflight initiative, comprising three planned missions: two uncrewed test missions and one crewed flight. ESA will provi...
Virgin Galactic eyes possible expansion into Italy
Dec 12, 2024 (AFP)
Founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, the company is currently in a two-year hiatus to upgrade its fleet, following seven commercial flights to the ed...
3D printable bioreactor designs to support space nutrition
Dec 11, 2024 (SPX)
The project focuses on enhancing BioNutrient Production Packs, which use bio-engineered microorganisms to generate critical nutrients like beta carotene. Crews ...
TransAstra to showcase Capture Bag on ISS in 2025
Dec 10, 2024 (SPX)
This initiative highlights TransAstra's efforts to address orbital debris challenges and advance asteroid mining technology. The Capture Bag, engineered to effi...
Robotics microbiology and agriculture dominate ISS research this month
Dec 08, 2024 (SPX)
NASA astronaut and station commander Suni Williams concentrated on advancing robotic and agricultural technologies in space. She activated the Astrobee robotic ...
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