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World's 1st wooden satellite deploys from ISS to demonstrate cleaner spacecraft tech (photo)

LignoSat's six-month mission will demonstrate whether wood could help reduce the environmental impact of spaceflight in the future.

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NASA Astronauts Stuck in Space for 7 Months Dismiss Fears for Their Safety: 'It Doesn't Feel Like We're Cast Away'

NASA astronauts have spent seven months aboard the International Space Station, far exceeding their planned eight-day mission after safety concerns grounded their return spacecraft. Despite the extended stay, they remain focused on scientific research and maintenance tasks, with plans to return to Earth in April 2025 aboard a SpaceX vehicle.

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SpaceX launches 1st Falcon 9 rocket of 2025, sends Thuraya 4 communications satellite to orbit (video)

SpaceX launched its first Falcon 9 rocket of 2025 as it sent the Thuraya 4 communications satellite to orbit from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Friday (Jan. 3).

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Launches, moon landings and more: Here's the top spaceflight missions to watch in 2025

From lunar and asteroid missions to groundbreaking human spaceflight tests and new rockets, 2025 promises an array of spectacular space missions.

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10 times space missions went very wrong in 2024

From astronauts getting stranded on a leaking ISS and faceplanting moon landers to injured Mars robots and a tumbling solar sail, here are 10 of the biggest space exploration mishaps in 2024.

LiveScience

Could that be Santa's sleigh? Early risers can spot the ISS from the UK this Christmas

A bright streak of light in the pre-dawn skies above the U.K. could easily be mistaken for Santa Claus getting an early start to his Christmas deliveries.

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SpaceX launches 30 satellites on Bandwagon-2 rideshare mission (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 30 payloads as part of the Bandwagon-2 mission launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024.

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Axiom's private space station is coming sooner than we thought

Axiom Space has decided to change up the method for assembling its commercial space station, meaning the outpost could be free-flying as soon as 2028.

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SpaceX inks deal with Vast to launch 2 astronaut missions to the ISS

California-based company Vast Space has booked two crewed flights to the ISS with SpaceX, though the missions still must be approved by NASA.

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NASA commander Suni Williams meets tentacled Astrobee robot on ISS

The robot's flexible arms are a technology demonstration that could one day aid in satellite maintenance and space debris management.

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'Stranded' NASA astronauts' return to Earth delayed until at least 'late March' 2025 due to SpaceX capsule issues, NASA reveals

Due to a delay with SpaceX's Dragon capsule, NASA's Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who were meant to spend 10 days in space in June 2024, will now not return to Earth until late March 2025 at the earliest, NASA announced.

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Nasa astronauts stuck in space since June face further delay

Return pushed back to late March, stretching mission that was supposed to last only eight days to more than nine months

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Boeing Starliner astronauts will return to Earth in March 2025 after new NASA, SpaceX delay

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will stay in space an extra month, until March 2025, giving SpaceX more time to complete a new Crew Dragon capsule.

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NASA astronaut Suni Williams poses with adorable tentacle-armed Astrobee robot on ISS (photo)

An Astrobee robotic free-flyer with tentacle-like arms was tested in a demonstration experiment aboard the space station.

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SpaceX’s 31st Dragon cargo capsule returns to Earth with splashdown off Florida coast

SpaceX's 31st robotic Dragon cargo capsule splashed down off the Florida coast today (Dec. 17), a day after undocking from the International Space Station.

The Conversation

How does the International Space Station orbit Earth without burning up?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com.

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NASA astronaut uses homemade star tracker to take incredible deep space photo from ISS

NASA astronaut Don Pettit's latest photography from the International Space Station showcases not only his visual prowess, but also his engineering skills.

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Watch the sun rise on SpaceX's Crew Dragon as the Milky Way fades into darkness in mesmerizing ISS video

A new video from the International Space Station shows SpaceX's Crew Dragon alongside the Milky Way, as the bright sun rises on the spacecraft's face.

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Watch SpaceX's 31st Dragon cargo capsule head back to Earth Dec. 12 after delay

SpaceX's 31st robotic Dragon cargo capsule is set to depart the International Space Station this morning (Dec. 6), and you can watch the action live.

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Here's how SpaceX's 6th Starship megarocket launch looked from the ISS (video)

Cameras on the International Space Station captured the sixth-ever test flight of SpaceX's Starship megarocket on Nov. 19, as a new video shows.

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Astronauts baffled by 'unexpected odor' leaking from Russian spacecraft docked at ISS

Russian cosmonauts aboard the ISS were forced to seal a hatch and don protective equipment after the arrival of a cargo vessel brought with it a bizarre smell.

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Astronaut catches Dextre space robot 'busting a move' outside ISS — for science (video)

NASA astronaut Don Pettit took a 10-hour timelapse of Dextre, a handy Canadian robot, working with a science experiment on the ISS.

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Near Space Labs launches fleet of AI-powered balloon robots to track Earth climate risks

New York-based Near Space Labs has launched a new fleet of balloon-borne zero-emission robots to keep a supersharp eye on Earth.

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'Unexpected odor' on Russian spacecraft delays cargo delivery for ISS astronauts

A Progress spacecraft at the ISS has a strange smell and unusual droplets after arriving at the ISS, NASA reported. Troubleshooting is ongoing, but its hatch is closed for now.

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Stranded Astronauts Are Surviving On Soup Made With Their Urine: “Totally Different Pea Soup”

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams are stuck aboard the International Space Station till February 2025 due to technical difficulties. The post Stranded Astronauts Are Surviving On Soup Made With Their Urine: “Totally Different Pea Soup” first appeared on Bored Panda.

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