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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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3 astronauts set to return on Earth abroad Russian spacecraft
Washington: Three Expedition 59 crew — NASA astronaut Anne McClain, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos, and Flight Engineer David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency — are set to ride back…
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Returning astronauts to moon in 2024 could cost $30bn: NASA
Washington: Returning astronauts to the moon in 2024 could cost about $30 billion, or roughly the same price tag as the Apollo 11 spaceflight when factoring in inflation, NASA has said. “For…
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3 US firms chosen to help NASA land US astronauts on Moon
Washington: The US space agency has awarded a total of $254 million to three companies to land their machines on the lunar surface, paving the way for NASA astronauts to land on…
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Radiation can impact astronauts’ memory temporarily
Moscow: While several agencies are planning to establish new orbital space stations and send expeditions across the solar system, a team of Russian scientists has found that space radiation could temporarily hinder…
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Research on ISS may offer cure for Parkinson’s
Washington: Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are striving to provide an insight into Parkinson’s disease, the chronic neurodegenerative disease that affects more than five million people worldwide, NASA has revealed.…
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US to return astronauts to Moon by 2024: Mike Pence
Washington: Vice President Mike Pence announced that the US plans to land astronauts on the Moon within the next five years, the media reported. The nation had been shooting for a 2028…
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NASA astronauts spacewalk to change ISS batteries
Washington: Two NASA astronauts – Nick Hague and Anne McClain – have successfully completed an over six hour spacewalk and replaced the ageing batteries on the International Space Station (ISS). During the…
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New coating helps astronauts fight superbugs on ISS
London: Researchers have developed an anti-microbial coating that reduced the growth of bacteria on contamination-prone surfaces at the ISS, and could help protect astronauts beyond the Moon and Mars from the antibiotic-resistant…
