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SpaceX launches private Cygnus cargo craft to ISS (video, photos)

SpaceX launched Northrop Grumman's robotic Cygnus freighter toward the International Space Station today (Aug. 4), on the company's second liftoff of the day.

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Friday essay: love and loss in outer space – Ceridwen Dovey on how scientists feel about space objects

This is the day we will sink our own home – it is old, they say, and can’t live forever. I’m among the ones who must lock the dome behind us and throw the keys in the river of stardust in which we’ve swum for so long. Happy new year!…

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NASA astronauts hold their own Summer Olympics in space (video)

NASA astronauts held their own mini-Olympics on the International Space Station to mark the start of the Summer Games here on Earth.

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ISS astronaut captures auroras and a meteor in stunning timelapse from space (video)

Auroras, stars and a fleeting meteor are captured in a mesmerizing new view from the International Space Station.

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NASA says astronauts stuck at space station until troubled Boeing capsule can be fixed

NASA has yet to fix a return date for its two astronauts at the International Space Station, who have now been stuck there for more than a month due to technical issues with the Boeing-manufactured Starliner capsule intended to bring them back to Earth. The new spacecraft experienced thruster failures…

France 24

NASA says no return date yet for astronauts and Boeing capsule at space station

Officials say two NASA astronauts will remain at the International Space Station until engineers finish working on problems plaguing their Boeing capsule

The Independent UK

ISS scientists make headway in cancer research: 'We're NASA, we do Moonshots'

NASA's Cancer Moonshot Initiative aims to harness microgravity conditions on the International Space Station to study the disease like never before.

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Earth-based telescope sees Boeing's Starliner approach the ISS in broad daylight (photo)

Infrared telescopes scanning the skies during the day watched as Boeing's first crewed Starliner spacecraft approached the International Space Station on June 6, 2024.

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NASA looking at what artifacts to preserve from space station before 2030 demise

Two years after stating there were no plans to save artifacts from the end of the International Space Station, NASA is in the early stages of identifying what small parts of the complex to preserve.

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How NASA and SpaceX will bring down the space station when it's retired

SpaceX will use a powerful, souped-up capsule to shove the International Space Station out of orbit once time is up for the sprawling lab

The Independent UK

ISS could 'drift down' for a year before SpaceX vehicle destroys it in Earth's atmosphere

It will take some time for the ISS to come down to Earth in the 2030s. NASA says it will take about 12 to 18 months to naturally fall back to our planet before a new SpaceX deorbit vehicle pushes it back into Earth's atmosphere.

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Astronauts are stuck on the International Space Station after yet more problems with Boeing’s beleaguered Starliner

For the past few weeks, Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been stuck on the International Space Station (ISS) after the first crewed voyage of Boeing’s new Starliner spacecraft hit a snag. Concerns raised by Boeing and Nasa over thruster problems and several helium leaks (helium is used…

The Conversation

Cygnus cargo spacecraft departs the ISS for a fiery re-entry in Earth's atmosphere

Northrop Grumman's robotic Cygnus spacecraft departed the International Space Station this morning (July 12).

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Failed Thrusters, Helium Leaks, and a Hard Deadline: Inside NASA’s Decision to Keep Boeing’s Starliner At the ISS

“There have been multiple issues with every spacecraft that has ever been designed, and that's the nature of what we do,” said astronaut Butch Wilmore.

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Astronauts Stuck On ISS 'Confident' Starliner Will Bring Them Home

A pair of NASA astronauts left stranded on the International Space Station without a clear departure date expressed confidence Wednesday that their Boeing Starliner spaceship would soon bring them home.

The Conversation

PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ can be absorbed through human skin, says research

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) or synthetic forever chemicals have been detected everywhere from the Arctic ice and its polar bears to penguin colonies in Tasmania, even in rain water and sea spray. These persistent chemicals have been found in the blood of people all over the world, as well…

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NASA Plans To De-Orbit International Space Station In 2031

NASA plans to de-orbit the International Space Station in 2031, transitioning to commercial partnerships for future space missions.

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NASA astronauts send Fourth of July message to Earth from ISS (video)

The six NASA astronauts currently living on the International Space Station beamed a message down to Earth to celebrate the United States' 248th birthday.

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15 Years Ago, the International Space Station Accidentally Tested An Unresolved Question

A baker's dozen of astronauts and cosmonauts shared the space lab at the same time, for very important reasons.

International Business Times

NASA Insists Boeing Starliner Crew 'Not Stranded' On ISS

The first astronauts to fly Boeing's troubled Starliner are definitely not "stranded" at the International Space Station, NASA insisted Friday despite having no clear timeframe for bringing them home.

LiveScience

NASA offers SpaceX $843 million to destroy the International Space Station

The International Space Station is nearing the end of its operational life. Now NASA is developing a plan for SpaceX to destroy it.

The Times of India

Sunita Williams stuck in space: How space impacts the health of astronauts

An eight day mission has turned out to be a prolonged stay in the space for Sunita Williams. She is currently stuck in the International Space Station with astronaut Barry Wilmore. Earlier, the spacecraft’s return was set for June 26 and before that it was scheduled to return on June…

Al Jazeera

Why are two Boeing astronauts stuck in space?

A series of problems with new Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft has delayed return to Earth.

The Independent UK

NASA taps Elon Musk's SpaceX to bring International Space Station out of orbit in a few more years

NASA has awarded SpaceX an $843 million contract to build the vehicle that will bring the International Space Station out of its longtime orbit of Earth when its operating lifespan ends in a few more years

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NASA selects SpaceX to build deorbit vehicle for International Space Station

NASA has selected SpaceX to develop a vehicle that will bring the International Space Station to a fiery end when the time comes.

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