In mid-March, NASA Researchers announced that they had found an unknown life form hidden aboard the International Space Station. And they were fine with it. In fact, for an organization known for …
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Companies are rapidly designing private space stations that could one day dominate operations in orbit around Earth. Because it is important: NASA hopes that private industry will begin to take over operations …
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(More recent) – Last Thursday was apparently garbage day on the International Space Station, which disposed of a 2.9-ton pallet of used nickel-hydrogen batteries. It is the largest mass of space debris …
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Russia, America’s longtime partner in space, is turning to China for its lunar ambitions. Because it is important: The United States and Russia have been uneasy partners in orbit for decades, but …
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Scientists discovered three new strains of bacteria on the International Space Station, according to a study published Monday. “Four strains belonging to the family of Methylobacteria were isolated from different locations on …
Read More »The external pallet filled with old nickel-hydrogen batteries, photographed shortly after being released by the Canadarm2 robotic arm. The object was in orbit 265 miles (427 km) above Chile when this photo …
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NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover took a spacewalk outside the International Space Station Saturday to upgrade the laboratory’s communications and cooling systems. The walk, which took place about 250 miles …
Read More »A Soyuz capsule docked to the ISS. Picture: POT An unusual arrangement involving NASA, the Russian space agency and a commercial broker will see an American astronaut fly to the ISS in …
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A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket propelled a Cygnus cargo ship into orbit on Saturday after a perfect launch from the east coast of Virginia, carrying more than 8,000 pounds of supplies and …
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A Russian Progress cargo ship took off from Kazakhstan on a Soyuz thruster on Sunday night, carrying 2.5 tons of supplies and equipment bound for the International Space Station. Under a gloomy …
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