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3 Chinese astronauts return safely after completing six months mission at China’s space station
Beijing: China’s spaceship, the Shenzhou-14, carrying three astronauts who lived in its orbiting space station for six months touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in north Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region safely…
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Musk’s SpaceX sends fresh batch of astronauts to ISS
Washington: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Dragon spacecraft was on its way to the International Space Station (ISS) with NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)…
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Chinese astronauts enter lab module in orbit for first time after it docks with space station
Beijing: Three Chinese astronauts aboard the country’s space station, currently under construction, successfully entered the lab module in orbit for the first time on Monday, a day after the space laboratory was…
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How extended space flights affect astronauts’ brains
New York: Long-duration space flight can alter fluid-filled spaces along veins and arteries in the brain, according to new research. Researchers from Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) imaged the brains of…
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NASA offers $1mn for innovative ideas to feed astronauts
Washington: NASA will pay up to $1 million to people who can come up with innovative and sustainable food production ideas to feed astronauts in space, as the US space agency prepares…
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NASA picks Anil Menon among 10 new astronauts for Moon mission
Washington: Indian-origin Anil Menon, a lieutenant colonel with the US Air Force and SpaceX’s first flight surgeon, has been selected by NASA among the 10 new astronauts who could fly to the…
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Blue Origin’s 2nd crewed flight to blast off on Oct 12
San Francisco: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ space venture Blue Origin has announced its second human flight to space aboard New Shepard on October 12. This will be New Shepard’s 18th mission, and the…
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NASA seeks proposals for 2 new private astronaut missions to ISS
Washington: The US space agency is seeking proposals for two new private astronaut missions to the International Space Station (ISS). The first mission will occur between fall of 2022 and mid-2023 and…
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NASA, SpaceX launch 4 astronauts to space station
Washington: NASA and SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), the third crewed mission of the US commercial rocket company in less than a year. The Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying…
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SpaceX rocket with 4 astronauts heads to space station
Washington: A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying four astronauts has been successfully launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, marking the take off of NASA’s first operational flight to the International Space Station…
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NASA certifies SpaceX Crew Dragon to carry astronauts
Washington: After years of design, development, and testing NASA has finally certified SpaceX to carry astronauts to and from the International Space Station (ISS) on its Crew Dragon spaceship. The Crew Dragon, including…
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NASA astronauts to conduct a pair of spacewalks this month
Washington: Two NASA astronauts will conduct a pair of spacewalks on July 16 and July 21, to finish a 3.5-year effort to upgrade the International Space Stations power system, said the US…
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Astronauts arrive for NASA’s 1st home launch in decade
Cape Canaveral: The two astronauts who will end a nine-year launch drought for NASA arrived at Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, exactly one week before their historic SpaceX flight. It will be…
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Over 12,000 apply for NASA’s next class of astronauts
Washington: NASA has received over 12,000 applications from people showing willingness to join its next class of Artemis Generation astronauts who will help the US space agency explore the Moon and Mars like…
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3 astronauts return to Earth from ISS
Washington: Hazzaa Ali AlMansoori, the first astronaut from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), returned to Earth on Thursday from the International Space Station (ISS) alongside NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Soyuz commander…
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