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ESA astronaut rad-detectors on Artemis

Next Monday's Artemis launch will be an uncrewed first flight, headed into orbit around the moon. Yet technology previously worn by ESA astronauts on the International Space Station has also been hard-mounted aboard the NASA-ESA Orion module......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgAug 26th, 2022

London sparkles in astronaut’s gorgeous night shot from the ISS

A gorgeous image captured by a recent arrival at the International Space Station shows the night lights of London gleaming......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 19th, 2024

London sparkles in astronaut’s gorgeous night shot from ISS

A gorgeous image captured by a recent arrival at the International Space Station shows the night lights of London gleaming from 250 miles up......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 19th, 2024

How scientists are keeping the Orion spacecraft safe from radiation

NASA's Orion spacecraft will need to protect astronauts from dangerous radiation when they visit the moon in the upcoming Artemis missions......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Astrophotography Tips from an Astronaut on the International Space Station

NASA flight engineer Matthew Dominick’s astrophotography helps us see our world—from space......»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Why Is It So Much Harder for NASA to Send People to the Moon Now Than It Was during the Apollo Era?

NASA's Artemis moon program faces challenges the Apollo missions never did.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Time-lapse from ISS shows lightning and mysterious red light

In his final weeks aboard the ISS after six months in orbit, NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick has shared a gorgeous time-lapse of Earth......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Crew Dragon is about to fly with empty seats for the first time. Here’s why

NASA and SpaceX are making final preparations for the Crew-9 astronaut flight to the ISS next week, but two of the four seats will be empty......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 17th, 2024

Polaris Dawn’s high-speed journey home captured in photo from ISS

A remarkable photo taken by an astronaut aboard the ISS shows SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn Crew Dragon capsule entering Earth’s atmosphere at high speed on Sunday......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 16th, 2024

Boeing "ran out of time" on Starliner: astronaut stuck on ISS

A US astronaut stuck on the International Space Station said Friday he believed Boeing's Starliner could have carried him home, if more time had been available to work through the beleaguered spacecraft's issues......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 14th, 2024

Artemis missions could put the most powerful imaging telescope on the moon

Ground-based interferometry on Earth has proven to be a successful method for conducting science by combining light from several telescopes into acting like a single large telescope. But how can an ultraviolet (UV)/optical interferometer telescope on.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 13th, 2024

NASA"s SpaceX Crew-9 to conduct space station research

NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov are headed to the International Space Station for the agency's SpaceX Crew-9 mission in September. Once on station, these crew members will support scientific investigations that in.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 13th, 2024

Starship Super Heavy breezes through wind tunnel testing at NASA Ames

NASA and its industry partners continue to make progress toward Artemis III and beyond, the first crewed lunar landing missions under the agency's Artemis campaign......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 11th, 2024

9 phenomena NASA astronauts will encounter at Moon"s south pole

NASA's Artemis campaign will send the first woman and the first person of color to the moon's south polar region, marking humanity's first return to the lunar surface in more than 50 years......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 11th, 2024

How to watch NASA’s oldest active astronaut launch to the ISS on Wednesday

Don Pettit isn't your average senior citizen. Instead of enjoying life in the slow lane, he's getting ready for a rocket ride to the ISS......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 11th, 2024

Artemis III landing sites identified using mapping and algorithm techniques

Where would be the most ideal landing site for the Artemis III crew in SpaceX's Human Landing System (HLS)? This is what a recent study submitted to Acta Astronautica, and available on the arXiv preprint server, hopes to address as an international t.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 9th, 2024

Two astronauts are left behind in space as Boeing"s troubled capsule returns to Earth empty

Boeing's first astronaut mission ended Friday night with an empty capsule landing and two test pilots still in space, left behind until next year because NASA judged their return too risky......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 7th, 2024

Boeing"s beleaguered space capsule is heading back to Earth without two NASA astronauts

After months of turmoil over its safety, Boeing's new astronaut capsule is set to depart the International Space Station on Friday without its crew......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 6th, 2024

Astronaut captures a meteor exploding in the atmosphere over Earth

An incredible new video taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station shows a meteor exploding as it hits the planet's atmosphere......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

Gateway"s propulsion system testing throttles up

The powerhouse of Gateway, NASA's orbiting outpost around the moon and a critical piece of infrastructure for Artemis, is in the midst of several electric propulsion system tests......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

Artemis IV: Gateway gadget fuels deep space dining

NASA engineers are working hard to ensure no astronaut goes hungry on the Artemis IV mission......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024