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A mysterious object suddenly appears behind the astronaut on the ISS station
The bizarre object seems to change its course and is out of sight behind the astronaut of the European Space Agency, Samantha Cristoforetti.
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SpaceX spacecraft carrying fire and mice to the International Space Station
On December 4, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket will carry the Dragon chamber filled with supplies and special testing equipment to the International Space Station (ISS).
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Why do astronauts wear white shirts when returning?
Astronaut's clothes must be white, but when they return to Earth they wear orange, what's special from this?
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NASA sends the first mannequins around the Moon to measure radiation
Two mannequins called Helga and Zohar will join this trip and will go further than any previous human on a spaceship.
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NASA spends money on Boeing to go to space but may have to 'hitchhike' Russia
The US space and space agency (NASA) has paid Boeing nearly $ 300 million more than originally planned for the contractor to continue the commercial crew program despite…
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Life on the International Space Station will become very lonely
For the first time in a decade, the International Space Station (ISS) will have only three astronauts working there for six months.
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Mobile home for astronauts
The National Institute of Polar Research of Japan in Tatikawa (suburb of Tokyo) has introduced a model of a mobile home designed for Antarctic explorers and in the futur…
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The unfortunate incidents of space travel in history
Traveling into space is a dangerous journey when astronauts suffer the same fate with their spacecraft.
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Spaceship brings toaster on ISS station
The Antares 230+ rocket takes the Cygnus NG-12 spacecraft off the launch pad at the Wallops Flight Facility (NASA), Virginia, on the morning of November 2.
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Boeing tests the Starliner spacecraft
U.S. Boeing Group announced on November 4 that it had successfully tested the Starliner - expected to be a vehicle for bringing American astronauts to the International…
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After Armstrong, will women walk on the Moon?
Astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir shared their dreams of walking on the Moon after setting a record as the first team of NASA astronauts to walk in outer space.
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NASA turns human excrement into food for astronauts
The space agency (NASA) is actively implementing a project to 'recycle' human feces into food to provide astronauts for a long time.
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Operated outside the first spacecraft of female astronauts
NASA plans to send two female astronauts outside the International Space Station to troubleshoot battery problems this week.
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A close up of a new NASA astronaut suit
NASA has just launched a new outfit to equip astronauts to perform the Artemis mission.
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Why do astronauts rarely dream in space?
The crew members of the ISS International Space Station work so much and so tired that they almost never dream of sleeping.