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Catastrophic failure assessment of sealed cabin for ultra large manned spacecraft
Jun 01, 2023 (SPX)
The probability of no penetration (PNP) of the sealed cabin under M/OD impact is usually used as the method to assess the probability of no failure of the syste...
Novel docking system to be tested on the International Space Station
Jun 01, 2023 (SPX)
One such technology demonstration project is launching on SpaceX's upcoming 28th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission. A team of engineering students from...
ASPINA Launches Space Team
May 26, 2023 (SPX)
ASPINA is leveraging its extensive history and experience to support the challenges of the ever-evolving space industry. With over 60 years of actuator and moti...
Virgin Galactic resumes spaceflights after two year pause
May 25, 2023 (AFP)
It was the fifth time the space tourism company brushed the boundary of space, and has been billed as the final test before commercial operations can begin in l...
Space Hero and Partners Launch Innovative Space Village, Boosting Space Tourism
May 25, 2023 (SPX)
The Space Village project capitalizes on the potential market size for space tourism and entertainment. While it necessitates substantial capital investment, fu...
Solar Foods one of the Phase II winners of NASA Deep Space Food Challenge
May 24, 2023 (SPX)
The Deep Space Food Challenge sets strict requirements for all competitors: each concept must create foods that are safe, nutritious, and tasty, be produced wit...
The Huginn mission - an overview
May 24, 2023 (ESA)
The Huginn mission name, chosen by Andreas, originates in Norse mythology with Huginn and Muninn - the two raven accomplices of the god Odin. The two ravens sym...
ISS welcomes its first Saudi astronauts, in private mission
May 22, 2023 (AFP)
Rayyanah Barnawi, a scientist who became the first Saudi woman to go into space, and Ali Al-Qarni, a trained fighter pilot, are the first two people from their ...
Private mission carrying Saudi astronauts launches to ISS
May 22, 2023 (AFP)
Rayyanah Barnawi, a breast cancer researcher, is the first Saudi woman to voyage into space and is joined on the mission by fellow Saudi Ali Al-Qarni, a fighter...
Private mission carrying first Saudi astronauts to visit ISS set for launch
May 21, 2023 (AFP)
Rayyanah Barnawi, a breast cancer researcher, will become the first Saudi woman to voyage into space and will be joined on the mission by fellow Saudi Ali Al-Qa...
'Startup Nation' Israel hopes to ride out storm
May 19, 2023 (AFP)
Nearly 18 percent of Israel's gross domestic product comes from the tech sector, which employs 12 percent of the workforce, generates nearly a third of its inco...
NASA selects winners, announces final phase of Space Food Challenge
May 19, 2023 (SPX)
As NASA prepares to send astronauts farther into the solar system than ever before, the agency needs food systems that can fortify future crews in deep space fo...
NASA begins feedback process for Moon to Mars Architecture
May 19, 2023 (SPX)
NASA released the outcomes of its first Architecture Concept Review in April and is beginning the process to seek feedback that will feed forward into future it...
NASA harnesses US Navy spinning device to simulate spaceflight
May 18, 2023 (SPX)
This machine is the U.S. Navy's Kraken, a device that can vigorously spin occupants like laundry churning in a washing machine. A new collaboration with the Nav...
Research announcement for technology development leveraging ISS is open for concepts
May 16, 2023 (SPX)
This solicitation, "Technology Advancement and Applied Research Leveraging the ISS National Lab," is open to a broad range of technology areas, including chemic...
Singapore to host Prince William's Earthshot Prize
May 15, 2023 (AFP)
A winner is selected in each of the prize's five categories such as "Clean our Air" or "Revive our Oceans". The winners are awarded 1 million pounds ($1.2 milli...
Axiom Space's second crewed mission gets green light
May 15, 2023 (UPI)
The launch is planned for 5:37 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A. Should bad weather set in, controllers could try again the next day. If the weather does not co...
Cosmonauts wrap up 5-hour ISS spacewalk
May 12, 2023 (UPI)
The cosmonauts first spent the day readying their Orlan spacesuits in the Station's Poisk airlock, where they attached batteries, checked for leaks and tested t...
SpaceX set to launch Vast's commercial space station and inaugural human spaceflight mission
May 11, 2023 (SPX)
Following Haven-1's deployment, Falcon 9 will carry Vast's inaugural human spaceflight mission, Vast-1, to the commercial space station. The four-person crew ab...
NASA launches SBIR Ignite Catalyst Program for founders and entrepreneurs
May 10, 2023 (SPX)
The program includes two key pillars: a Space Startup Ecosystem Digital Community and NASA Networking Events. From now until May 15, founders at any stage can a...
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