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‘I’m so not an astronaut!’ Samantha Harvey on her Booker-winning space novel – and the anxiety that drove it

She won the top prize with a time-distorted novel set on the International Space Station. Yet, the writer reveals, Orbital is actually ‘a celebration of Earth’s beauty with a pang of loss’ – fuelled by her anxiety-induced insomnia

The Guardian - UK

British writer Samantha Harvey wins Booker Prize for space novel Orbital

Judges say award recognises the ‘beauty and ambition’ of 136-page novel set on board the International Space Station.

Al Jazeera

'I weigh the same': NASA astronaut Suni Williams refutes tabloid health claims (video)

NASA astronaut Suni Williams says her weight is stable aboard the International Space Station, rebutting tabloid claims that her orbital stay has made her emaciated.

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British writer Samantha Harvey’s space-station novel 'Orbital' wins the Booker Prize for fiction

British writer Samantha Harvey has won the Booker Prize for fiction with “Orbital,” a short, wonder-filled novel set aboard the International Space Station

The Independent UK

Samantha Harvey’s ‘beautiful and ambitious’ Orbital wins Booker prize

The British author’s novel about astronauts on the International Space Station was chosen unanimously as the winner, says judging chair Edmund de Waal

The Guardian - UK

The International Space Station Has A Pesky Leak — Not Even NASA Has A Solid Plan For It

A recent report out last month from NASA’s Office of the Inspector General highlighted some of the big challenges to keeping the ISS flying safely until 2030.

Inverse

Astronauts Vote From Space Station In Presidential Election

Three NASA astronauts voted from the International Space Station, showcasing their patriotic spirit with American-themed socks. Learn how astronauts vote f...

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World's First Wooden Satellite Launched Into Space

The world's first wooden satellite has blasted off on a SpaceX rocket, its Japanese developers said Tuesday, part of a resupply mission to the International Space Station.

International Business Times

SpaceX launches 3 tons of cargo on 31st ISS resupply flight for NASA (video)

SpaceX launched nearly 6,000 pounds of supplies to the International Space Station today (Nov. 4), on the company's 31st cargo mission for NASA.

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NASA Astronaut Still Hospitalized After Return To Earth

The unidentified space explorer suffered an unspecified 'medical issue' after spending an unplanned extra two months on the International Space Station.

International Business Times

Boeing may put its iconic space business up for sale and had talks with Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin, report says

That could include Boeing’s Starliner space taxi program and operations related to the International Space Station, sources told the Wall Street Journal.

Fortune

Watch live coverage of NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 return to Earth with a splash

Tune in to watch the four astronauts touch down off the coast of Florida after a seven month research mission aboard the International Space Station

Digital Camera World

Inside the Extreme Workout Regimen of An Astronaut Stuck at the International Space Station

Here are the surprising fitness workouts NASA astronauts perform on the International Space Station to stay healthy and ready for daring spacewalks.

Inverse

'Stunning was the word': Astronauts snap amazing aurora photo from ISS during severe geomagnetic storm

NASA astronauts Don Pettit and Matthew Dominick captured a supercharged, super-red aurora display from the International Space Station.

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NASA astronaut photographs Hurricane Milton from space, right before it hits

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominik has captured Hurricane Milton from the International Space Station

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Earth is a spaceship like the ISS — let me explain

From water recycling to carbon capture, there are a myriad ways in which space technologies can be applied to help us live in a more environmentally friendly way on Earth.

LiveScience

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket grounded for the 3rd time in 3 months following 'off-nominal' crash-landing in the ocean

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the uncontrolled reentry of part of a Falcon 9 rocket that delivered passengers to the International Space Station in a capsule that will return stranded astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to Earth next year.

The Conversation

Boeing can recover from its Starliner troubles, but it can’t afford any other misfires

SpaceX has launched its Crew Dragon spacecraft on a “rescue mission” to bring back two astronauts stranded at the International Space Station (ISS) since June. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams travelled to the space station on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, which was on its first mission with a human crew.

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Heart tissues beat half as strongly on the ISS as they do on Earth

Using an "organ-on-a-chip" device, scientists have found that heart tissues beat half as strongly on the International Space Station as they do on Earth.

The Independent UK

Stuck NASA astronauts welcome SpaceX capsule that'll bring them home next year

The two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station since June are welcoming their new ride home

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SpaceX's Crew-9 Dragon spacecraft arrives at ISS to help bring Starliner astronauts home (video)

SpaceX's two-person Crew-9 mission arrived at the International Space Station today (Sept. 29) after a one-day orbital chase.

International Business Times

SpaceX Launches Mission To Return Stranded Astronauts

A SpaceX rocket soared into the sky Saturday with two passengers on board, leaving two seats empty to return American astronauts who have been stranded for months on the International Space Station, NASA said.

France 24

SpaceX launches rescue mission for two NASA astronauts stranded at the ISS

SpaceX on Saturday launched a mission to rescue two astronauts stuck on the International Space Station (ISS), though the return leg of the mission to bring the two home will not be completed until next year. The two test pilots were marooned on the ISS when their Boeing spacecraft returned…

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SpaceX launches Crew-9 astronauts from upgraded Florida pad to return Boeing Starliner crew home

SpaceX launched a NASA astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut toward the ISS today (Sept. 28), on a mission unlike any other the company has flown.

The Independent UK

SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts who are stuck in space until next year

SpaceX has launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station

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