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Euclid's large halo around indefinitely small point
Jul 14, 2023 (ESA)
This animation, created using "Gaia Sky", shows Euclid's path from Earth to this unique and useful position in space. Located about 1.5 million kilometres from ...
Virgin Galactic Unveils Plans for its Second Commercial Spaceflight, Galactic 02
Jul 14, 2023 (SPX)
The company's pioneering approach has led to a remarkable seventh spaceflight, the second of its commercial ventures, and its third mission of 2023. This flight...
Above Space signs Umbrella Space Act Agreement With NASA
Jul 14, 2023 (SPX)
The agreement grants Above Space Development access to NASA's facilities and services, aiding the organization in the testing and enhancement of its systems, to...
NASA expands options for spacewalking, moonwalking suits, services
Jul 12, 2023 (SPX)
The latest Exploration Extravehicular Activity Services task orders, each with a value of $5 million, are intended to have Axiom Space begin work on a spacesuit...
Axiom Space Awarded Contract to Pursue Spacesuit Development for International Space Station
Jul 12, 2023 (SPX)
This is the second contract awarded to Axiom Space by NASA, following the $228 million task order in 2022 to create the lunar spacesuit for the Artemis III miss...
Bursting the Bubble with Inflatable Habitats
Jul 12, 2023 (SPX)
Performed on an historic Titan rocket hot-fire test stand, the test achieved validation by getting to 253 psi (nearly six times the max operating pressure), hit...
RTX selected for crossover task order under NASA xEVAS contract
Jul 11, 2023 (SPX)
The follow-on task order allows Collins to add on to the company's new spacesuit design, developing elements that are compatible for use on the lunar surface as...
NASA expands task orders for spacewalking, moonwalking suits
Jul 10, 2023 (UPI)
The Exploration Extravehicular Activity Services task orders will include a spacesuit for use in low-Earth orbit from Axiom Space and a spacesuit for Artemis mi...
Space Act Agreement with NASA will advance UArizona engagement in human spaceflight
Jul 08, 2023 (SPX)
The agreement will take the university's current association with NASA to a new level and foster joint research activities and technology transfer. Activities u...
Taking flight and making a splash
Jul 08, 2023 (ESA)
With European astronauts now launching and landing from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, splashdowns after a spaceflight off the coast of Florida have be...
Sidus Space Joins Forces with Lulav Space to Develop Advanced Star Tracker
Jul 08, 2023 (SPX)
Sidus Space intends to incorporate the jointly developed EBST into the upcoming LizzieSat mission, which is the fourth of its kind. The launch is currently plan...
Winning spacesuit designs
Jul 04, 2023 (ESA)
Over 90 ideas were received, and a jury of exploration experts, including ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer, reviewed the proposals. Based on criteria including bra...
Long history and bright future of space sample deliveries
Jun 30, 2023 (SPX)
The practice of retrieving samples from space began in 1969 with NASA's Apollo 11 mission, the first to land astronauts on the Moon. Many more sample-gathering ...
SpaceX Dragon splashes down carrying 3,600 pounds of samples, experiments
Jun 30, 2023 (UPI)
The Dragon detached from the ISS's Harmony module Thursday and made a parachute-assisted splashdown at about 10:30 EDT off the coast of Florida Friday. The Drag...
SpaceX Dragon to return to Earth with experiments, samples from ISS
Jun 28, 2023 (UPI)
The spacecraft is scheduled to depart from the ISS's Harmony module at about 12:05 p.m EDT Thursday under the command of ground controllers in Hawthorne, Calif....
Virgin Galactic's use of the 'Overview Effect' to promote space tourism is a terrible irony
Jun 14, 2023 (SPX)
A Brand New Perspective: Deepen your connection to Earth and to humanity with the transformational experience known as the Overview Effect. First discussed in 1...
Diving into practice
Jun 09, 2023 (ESA)
The NBF's 10-metre-deep water tank serves as a simulated environment for initial spacewalk training. True weightlessness on spacewalks cannot be replicated on E...
Schools, museums, libraries can apply to receive artifacts from NASA
Jun 07, 2023 (UPI)
The space agency opened applications for the NASA Artifacts Program Wednesday. Schools, universities, libraries and planetariums can apply to receive artifacts ...
Shenzhou-16 spaceship transports seeds for breeding experiments
Jun 01, 2023 (SPX)
The seeds will be used for space experiments on the country's space station Tiangong. They include a type of corn seed, developed by the Shanxi Agricultural Uni...
Boeing's first crewed space launch delayed, again
Jun 01, 2023 (AFP)
The troubled CST-100 Starliner program has experienced numerous postponements but was finally meant to send humans on a test flight to the International Space S...
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