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NASA: Let's Ketchup on International Space Station Tomato Research
Dec 15, 2023 (SPX)
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio recently shared the saucy story of two rogue tomatoes, which he had accidentally lost track of while harvesting for the eXposed Root ...
NASA's Commercial Partners Continue Progress on New Space Stations
Dec 13, 2023 (SPX)
"We are ending the year on a high note with multiple important milestones being completed by our partners," said Angela Hart, manager of the Commercial Low Eart...
Engineers Working to Resolve Issue With Voyager 1 Computer
Dec 13, 2023 (JPL)
Among other things, the FDS is designed to collect data from the science instruments as well as engineering data about the health and status of the spacecraft. ...
Blue Origin announces space launch next week, first since 2022 crash
Dec 12, 2023 (AFP)
"We're targeting a launch window that opens on Dec. 18 for our next New Shepard payload mission," the company tweeted on X, adding the flight would contain 33 s...
French 'Baguette One' rocket project gets funding
Dec 12, 2023 (AFP)
HyPrSpace along with a joint venture of Italian defence firm Leonardo and French IT firm Thales, and CT Engineering are pursuing the 35-million-euro ($38-millio...
Lost tomato found aboard International Space Station after eight months
Dec 11, 2023 (UPI)
NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli said during a live streamed event celebrating the 25th anniversary of the station that the remains of the tiny tomato had been fo...
NASA Stennis Achieves Major Milestone for In-Flight Software Mission
Dec 08, 2023 (SPX)
The NASA Stennis team passed its software Flight Readiness Review for the first flight opportunity of ASTRA (Autonomous Satellite Technology for Resilient Appli...
Was going to space a good idea
Dec 06, 2023 (SPX)
Sixty years later, as the rush to space accelerates, what can we learn from these 20th-century luminaries writing at the dawn of the space age? The state of spa...
Chandrayaan-3 Propulsion Module Successfully Transitions from Lunar to Earth Orbit
Dec 05, 2023 (SPX)
Launched on July 14, 2023, aboard the LVM3-M4 vehicle from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), SHAR, Chandrayaan-3's primary mission was to facilitate a soft lan...
Axiom Space Chooses AWS to Power IT Infrastructure for Commercial Space Station
Dec 05, 2023 (SPX)
Christian Maender, EVP of Space Commercialization at Axiom Space, expressed enthusiasm about deepening their collaboration with AWS. "Going all-in on enterprise...
Sierra Space's Shooting Star Module Begins Rigorous Testing at NASA Facility
Dec 04, 2023 (SPX)
The Sierra Space Shooting Star cargo module, developed alongside the innovative Dream Chaser spaceplane, is poised to revolutionize cargo capabilities in space ...
Russian Progress 86 spacecraft lifts off with supplies for ISS
Dec 02, 2023 (UPI)
The Progress 86 spacecraft lifted off at about 4:25 a.m. EST Friday. The Progress is an uncrewed spacecraft based on the design of the crewed Soyuz spacecraft t...
NASA shuttle astronaut, scientist Mary Cleave remembered as 'trailblazer'
Nov 30, 2023 (UPI)
Cleave, a veteran of two NASA spaceflights, became an astronaut in 1980. "I'm sad we've lost trailblazer Dr. Mary Cleave, shuttle astronaut, veteran of two spac...
NASA awards $2.3 million to study growing food in lunar dust
Nov 22, 2023 (UPI)
Researchers say their priorities are advancing work that will grow organisms in lunar soil as part of the Thrive in DEep Space, or TIDES, program. "The ultimate...
Earth bacteria could make lunar soil more habitable for plants
Nov 21, 2023 (XNA)
Published in the journal Communications Biology in early November, the study showed that three species of bacteria could increase the amount of phosphorus conte...
GreenOnyx's Wanna Greens Makes Space Debut Aboard SpaceX CRS-29 Mission
Nov 16, 2023 (SPX)
Wanna Greens, described as surpassing traditional greens in nutritional value, includes fresh Wolffia vegetables. This product is not only a first for space mis...
Cosmic currents: Preserving water quality for astronauts during space exploration
Nov 15, 2023 (SPX)
This experiment will provide scientists with information to help improve spacecraft habitat sustainability - specifically, protection of one of the most vital a...
AI-Powered Space Situational Awareness Boosted by Neuraspace-Deimos Collaboration
Nov 15, 2023 (SPX)
Utilizing critical data from Elecnor Deimos, Neuraspace aims to bolster its space observation capabilities. This initiative is part of a broader effort to integ...
Big bang: Dutch firm eyes space baby
Nov 14, 2023 (AFP)
Edelbroek's firm, Spaceborn United, is pioneering space sex research, with the eventual aim of natural conception and birth in the partial gravity environment f...
For All Mankind: Space drama's alternate history constructs a better vision of NASA
Nov 13, 2023 (SPX)
Nonetheless, the show consistently rewards both sets of viewers by brilliantly blurring the line between reality and alternate history. It tells a compelling st...
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