NASA’s record-breaking astronaut arrives home safely

NASA’s record-breaking astronaut arrives home safely

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio shortly after returning to Earth after becoming the first American astronaut to spend a full year in orbit. NASA Frank Rubio has arrived home safely after spending 371 days in space — a record for a NASA astronaut. Rubio departed the International Space Station (ISS) with Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and …

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NASA is seeking help to crash the space station

NASA is seeking help to crash the space station

The International Space Station (ISS) is set to be decommissioned in 2031, at which point it will have spent three decades orbiting Earth. But NASA doesn’t want to leave the 356-feet-long (109 meters) facility drifting in orbit as it would add to the growing amount of hazardous space junk already in low-Earth orbit, and would …

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Chocolate mousse in space is more important than you think

Chocolate mousse in space is more important than you think

ESA/NASA Astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) keep a busy schedule during their six-month stints in orbit. Most of their time is taken up with carrying out scientific research in the unique microgravity conditions that the facility provides, while the occasional spacewalk takes care of upgrades and general maintenance. The research programs include …

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NASA’s Artemis moon crew suit up for mission practice run

NASA’s Artemis moon crew suit up for mission practice run

The four Artemis II astronauts who will embark on a flyby of the moon in November next year successfully conducted a pre-launch practice run on Wednesday. In line with launch day procedures, NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Reid Wiseman, along with Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, started the day by waking up …

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FAA hints SpaceX will be able to launch Starship next month

FAA hints SpaceX will be able to launch Starship next month

SpaceX chief Elon Musk is keen to send its next-generation Starship rocket on what will be its second crewless test mission after the first one ended spectacularly  minutes after launch in April. But first SpaceX has to receive a launch permit from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The latest news, which dropped via Reuters on …

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