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CRS-29 mission flies research to the Space Station
Oct 24, 2023 (SPX)
Laser Communication from Space NASA's ILLUMA-T investigation tests technology to provide enhanced data communication capabilities on the space station. A termin...
India launches key test for manned orbital mission
Oct 21, 2023 (AFP)
The Gaganyaan ("Skycraft") mission is slated to send three astronauts into Earth's orbit in 2025, an important yardstick of the Indian Space Research Organisati...
NASA engineers innovate to keep Voyagers exploring interstellar space
Oct 21, 2023 (SPX)
One pressing concern relates to the gradual buildup of propellant residue in the spacecraft thrusters, which are crucial for maintaining their antennas' Earthwa...
Planetary Scientist Alan Stern Joins Virgin Galactic for Research Mission
Oct 19, 2023 (SPX)
Stern shared his enthusiasm for this impending mission, stating, "When I was a kid, human spaceflight was only available to NASA astronauts and Russian cosmonau...
Space Perspective redefines luxury space travel with in-flight Space Spa
Oct 18, 2023 (SPX)
The Space Spa, located within the capsule's interior chamber known as the Space Lounge, promises an unrivaled comfort level that far outshines any facilities fo...
India wants a space station by 2035, moon mission by 2040
Oct 17, 2023 (UPI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office announced the goals after a meeting to update the prime minister on the progress of India's Gaganyaan program, which inten...
HALO Space successfully completes second battery of test flights
Oct 16, 2023 (SPX)
This phase involves the execution of a series of flights, four in particular, as a proof of concept. These tests are performed by lifting the capsule with a hel...
Beyond the Frigid Void: Per Wimmer's Adventures in the Shadows of the Known
Oct 14, 2023 (SPX)
Brad Bartz of Spacedaily.com sat down with the fearless Per Wimmer, a man whose escapades have taken him from the chilling depths of the stratosphere to the mys...
US astronaut gets used to Earth after record-setting 371 days in space
Oct 14, 2023 (AFP)
"Walking hurts a little bit the first few days, the soles of your feet and lower back," he said at a news conference Friday at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Ho...
Russian ISS segment springs third leak in under a year
Oct 09, 2023 (AFP)
Flakes of frozen coolant spraying into space were seen in an official live feed of the orbital lab provided by NASA around 1:30 pm Eastern Time (1730 GMT), and ...
Virgin Galactic carries first Pakistani into space
Oct 06, 2023 (AFP)
Salim, who previously traveled to both poles and has also parachuted over Mount Everest, was among the first customers to buy a ticket with billionaire Richard ...
Space needs better 'parking spots' to stay usable
Oct 04, 2023 (SPX)
Most objects launching to space are satellites, which can travel faster than 4 miles per second in the regions where they park. About 10 times the number of sat...
Law professor calls for ethical approach to human experiments in space
Oct 01, 2023 (SPX)
Each time astronauts venture into space provides researchers with data on how the human body reacts to long-term exposure to zero gravity and other facets of sp...
GITAI passes all NASA safety reviews for ISS external demonstration
Oct 01, 2023 (SPX)
GITAI aims to provide on-orbit satellite servicing in both GEO and LEO and is actively developing a spacecraft capable of performing rendezvous, repair, inspect...
Global team recommends ethical rules for human research in commercial spaceflight
Oct 01, 2023 (SPX)
Human research on commercial spaceflight is expected to expand significantly in the near future, and yet there are no rules for conducting this research in an e...
Ethics rules needed for human research on commercial spaceflights, panel says
Oct 01, 2023 (SPX)
Their paper is titled Ethically cleared to launch? Private companies are expected to fly thousands of people into space in the coming decades. Those aboard will...
Ethical guidelines needed before human research in commercial spaceflight is ready for liftoff
Oct 01, 2023 (SPX)
The proposed ethical guidelines were released Friday in a policy paper published in Science and are the result of a workshop held at the Banbury Center of Cold ...
ISS National Lab and Privateer announce Data and Information Sharing Partnership
Sep 27, 2023 (SPX)
In 2022, Privateer developed Wayfinder, a free online tool that provides real-time data of satellite and debris visualization in space. The platform can be used...
Chinese universities climb up leading global ranking
Sep 27, 2023 (AFP)
According to the annual Times Higher Education World University Rankings published Wednesday, two Chinese universities entered the top 15 for the first time in ...
Two Russians, American land back on Earth after ISS mission: Moscow
Sep 27, 2023 (AFP)
"Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergei Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin and NASA astronaut Francisco Rubio, who spent a year on board the ISS landed near the city of Jezkazga...
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