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Trailblazing woman pilot, 82, to fly into space with Bezos
Jul 01, 2021 (AFP)
The trip is 60 years overdue for Funk, who was one of the Mercury 13 -- the first women trained to fly to space from 1960-1961, but excluded because of their ge...
NASA software benefits Earth, available for business, public use
Jun 30, 2021 (SPX)
"From operations here on Earth to missions to the Moon and Mars, software is integral to all that NASA does," said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. "The good new...
Russia launches cargo ship to space station
Jun 30, 2021 (AFP)
The Soyuz rocket carrying the Progress spacecraft launched at 02:27 am Moscow time (2327 GMT) from the Kazakh steppes and reached its target orbit, the Roscosmo...
NG-15 Cygnus Spacecraft departs IS for secondary mission
Jun 30, 2021 (SPX)
The S.S. Katherine Johnson will now deploy five CubeSats via two separate CubeSat deployers, Slingshot and Nanoracks. This Cubesat deployment includes Dhabisat,...
Astronauts unfurl 60-foot-long space station solar array
Jun 25, 2021 (UPI)
Shane Kimbrough and Thomas Pesquet exited the space station about 8 a.m. EDT. They successfully mounted and rolled out a 60-foot-long solar array, known as iROS...
Thomas and the blue marble
Jun 25, 2021 (ESA)
The duo performed the second extra vehicular activity to bolt in place and unfurl an IROSA, or ISS Roll-Out Solar Array, on Sunday 20 June. The series of spacew...
How astronauts can do laundry during space mission
Jun 24, 2021 (Sputnikl)
Recently, P&G and NASA scientists have created a fully degradable detergent that can clean clothes without wasting water. The parties are planning to test fabri...
NASA to send mannequins to moon to prepare for crewed missions
Jun 24, 2021 (UPI)
The Artemis I "crew" members, mannikins, will help NASA test radiation, vibration and impacts from landing before the space agency plans to send astronauts in a...
Astronauts enjoy many food, beverage choices in orbit
Jun 23, 2021 (XNA)
Ji Qiming, assistant director of the China Manned Space Agency, said that there are more than 120 kinds of food and beverages inside the core module, named Tian...
ISS maneuvered around Russian satellite debris
Jun 20, 2021 (UPI)
The Russian Progress MS-20 uncrewed transport cargo spacecraft, identified by NASA as Progress 81, fired its thrusters for 4 minutes and 34 seconds to move the ...
US, French astronauts make ISS spacewalk
Jun 20, 2021 (AFP)
"It is a huge team effort each time and couldn't be happier to return with @astro_kimbrough," tweeted Frenchman Thomas Pesquet, referring to his American collea...
Sierra Space and Rhodium Scientific exploring viability of science operations on Sierra Space Life Habitat
Jun 18, 2021 (SPX)
Specializing in space-based scientific research, Rhodium Scientific will test the viability of science operations on Sierra Space's LIFE habitat for scientific ...
Orchids in orbit: Seeds tested in space
Jun 18, 2021 (XNA)
A red orchid variety, Hongcao, features red buds and seedlings, a popular variant from Nanjing county of Fujian province. It was selected and bred by the provin...
Israel 'start-up nation' era may be ending: new figures
Jun 16, 2021 (AFP)
While 1,400 new firms were founded in 2014, approximately 850 were founded in 2019 and only about 520 in 2020, the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) said in a r...
Boeing plans second Starliner capsule test flight in July
Jun 16, 2021 (UPI)
United Launch Alliance plans to send the capsule into space aboard an Atlas V rocket at 2:53 p.m. EDT from Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The...
NASA to Air Briefing, Spacewalks to Install New Station Solar Arrays
Jun 16, 2021 (SPX)
NASA flight engineer Shane Kimbrough and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet will conduct both spacewalks, which will be the 239th and 240th in...
NASA seeks proposals for next 2 private astronaut missions to ISS
Jun 14, 2021 (SPX)
The first targeted flight opportunity will occur between fall of 2022 and mid-2023 and the second will occur between mid-2023 and the end of 2023. Proposals are...
Trip to space with Jeff Bezos sells for $28 mn
Jun 12, 2021 (AFP)
The Amazon founder revealed this week that both he and his brother Mark would take seats on board the company's New Shepard launch vehicle on July 20, to fly to...
NASA's space communications user terminal
Jun 11, 2021 (SPX)
Roaming isn't available in space, so network access is an issue as satellites and spacecraft orbit the Earth. This will soon change as NASA develops a new Wideb...
Marshall ships air filtration hardware to Wallops for ISS
Jun 11, 2021 (SPX)
The new hardware, known as the 4-Bed Carbon Dioxide Scrubber, was shipped June 9 from Marshall to NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Virginia, wh...
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