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NASA spacewalk today - astronauts conduct daring mission to upgrade ISS

Kayla Barron and Raja Chari are carrying out the mission, named US EVA 79, aimed at replacing equipment, some of which is 20 years old

Daily Mirror · Mar 15, 2022

Ride-share return from space station on Russian Soyuz still on track - NASA

A U.S. astronaut is still slated to share a ride back from the International Space Station with two cosmonauts aboard their Soyuz capsule later this month, despite U.S.-Russian antagonism over the war in Ukraine, NASA officials said on Monday.

Reuters · Mar 15, 2022

SpaceX celebrates two decades in business

After 148 launches lighting up the sky and 110 landmark booster landings, SpaceX celebrated a new, terrestrial milestone Monday — its 20th birthday.

Orlando Sentinel · Mar 15, 2022

Russia Says Sanctions Could Threaten Space Hub

Russia’s space agency has sent NASA and other international partners a letter demanding an end to sanctions, saying they could threaten the International Space Station. In a tweet Saturday, the head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said the letter appealed to the space agencies of the United States, Canada and Europe…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 12, 2022

Will The Russians Leave US Astronaut Stranded In Space?

The escalating tensions between the U.S. and Russia over the latter’s war in Ukraine are moving into outer space as the head of the Russian space agency is threatening to leave an American astronaut stranded on the International Space Station (ISS).

Benzinga · Mar 11, 2022

Hubble, the ISS, and Chandra: NASA's aging hardware reveals a bigger problem

In cases like a rover or a space telescope, it might not be a big deal. But losing the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter or International Space Station leaves more at stake.

Inverse · Mar 10, 2022

Ukraine war: how it could play out in space – with potentially dangerous consequences

Nearly three decades of close collaboration in space between Russia and the western world seems to be coming to an end. With increasing tensions over Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, Russia has arguably threatened to crash the International Space Station and refuse to launch satellites for western countries. A few…

The Conversation · Mar 10, 2022

NASA wants to destroy the International Space Station — here’s why

The rise of flying space junk also poses unplanned and catastrophic risk of destruction. Here's how NASA plans to destroy the International Space Station in a safer and more controlled manner.

Inverse · Mar 5, 2022

When Russia invaded Ukraine, it threatened peace and co-operation in outer space

On Feb. 19, 2022, an Antares rocket took off with the Cygnus cargo capsule to resupply the orbiting International Space Station (ISS) currently crewed by American, Russian and German astronauts. The rocket is partly Ukrainian-built and partly American-built, and powered by engines made in Russia. The Cygnus cargo capsule is…

The Conversation · Mar 3, 2022

Axiom Space VP defends mission to the ISS: “We’re not space tourists”

On Monday, February 28, the company detailed the AX-1 mission, the first-ever private mission to the ISS, currently slated to launch on March 30 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Inverse · Mar 1, 2022