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Meet the SpaceX Crew-10 astronauts

NASA has revealed the four astronauts who will make up Crew-10. They will launch to the ISS next year, around February 2025......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsAug 3rd, 2024

Stuck-in-space astronauts reflect on being left behind and adjusting to life in orbit

Stuck-in-space astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said Friday it's been tough dealing with their Boeing ride leaving without them and the prospect of spending several extra months in orbit......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 14th, 2024

Navy captains don’t like abandoning ship—but with Starliner, the ship left them

"As the commander or pilot of your spacecraft, you don’t want to see it go off without you." Enlarge / NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams wave to their families, friends, and NASA officials on their way to the laun.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 14th, 2024

Starliner astronauts speak of ‘tough times’ watching their spacecraft depart without them

Two NASA astronauts have spoken publicly for the first time since the Boeing Starliner departed from the International Space Station without them......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 14th, 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

Stuck-in-space astronauts make first public comments since Boeing capsule left without them

Stuck-in-space astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said Friday it was hard to watch their Boeing capsule return to Earth without them......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 13th, 2024

Rocket Report: China leaps into rocket reuse; 19 people are currently in orbit

Launch startups in China and Europe are borrowing ideas and rhetoric from SpaceX. Enlarge / Landspace's reusable rocket test vehicle lifts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Wednesday, September 11, 2024. (credit: La.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 13th, 2024

SpaceX launches its 60th Space Coast mission for the year

SpaceX passed 60 launches for the year from the Space Coast early Thursday with a Falcon 9 mission taking a set of five satellites to space......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 13th, 2024

SpaceX’s next Starship flight delayed by months

SpaceX had been expecting to launch the Starship rocket for the fifth time around now but the FAA says it needs more time before it can grant a launch license......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 13th, 2024

Meet the winners of the 2024 Ig Nobel Prizes

The award ceremony features miniature operas, scientific demos, and the 24/7 lectures. Enlarge / The Ig Nobel Prizes honor "achievements that first make people laugh and then make them think." (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Image.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 13th, 2024

Image: Chili flowers bloom in International Space Station

In July 2021, NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station started growing chili peppers in the Advanced Plant Habitat, as part of the Plant Habitat-04 (PH-04) experiment......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 12th, 2024

Two private astronauts took a spacewalk Thursday morning—yes, it was historic

"Today’s success represents a giant leap forward for the commercial space industry." Enlarge / Jared Isaacman emerges from the Dragon spacecraft on Thursday morning. (credit: SpaceX webcast) The Polaris Dawn mission to.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 12th, 2024

Billionaire"s spacewalk with SpaceX delayed several hours hundreds of miles above Earth

A billionaire will have to wait a little longer to perform the first private spacewalk after SpaceX delayed Thursday's spacewalk by a few hours......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 12th, 2024

Watch this orbital sunset from a Crew Dragon spacecraft way above Earth

SpaceX has shared a some stunning images and a short video showing an orbital sunset as seen from the Polaris Dawn Crew Dragon way above Earth......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 12th, 2024

How to watch SpaceX’s first-ever spacewalk from a Crew Dragon tonight

Two non-professional astronauts are about to conduct the first-ever spacewalk from a Crew Dragon spacecraft and also the first-ever commercial spacewalk......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 12th, 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

Online dating sites: The size of the potential dating pool makes all the difference

Online dating sites have become one of the more popular means for people to meet each other and explore the potential for a romantic relationship. But did you know that it's the size of the online dating pool that could make or break your own quest f.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 11th, 2024

Honor Says that it Doesn’t Have Enough Stock to Meet Demand for the Magic V3

It's out-performed the Magic V2's initial sales numbers. The post Honor Says that it Doesn’t Have Enough Stock to Meet Demand for the Magic V3 appeared first on Phandroid. In case you missed, Honor recently announced European availab.....»»

Category: asiaSource:  phandroidRelated NewsSep 11th, 2024

Polaris Dawn project aims to prevent bone loss in space

Dartmouth researchers have a project aboard the Polaris Dawn mission they hope will help address two major health risks of space flight—the breakdown of astronauts' bones in zero-gravity conditions and the resulting danger of developing kidney ston.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 11th, 2024

Antarctic research supports healthy space for astronauts

Astronauts and Australian Antarctic expeditioners are working together to advance human health in space, and on Earth......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsSep 11th, 2024

Amid Boeing"s Starliner troubles, WA space industry thrives

It'd be reasonable to think Washington's space economy has a lot riding on Boeing's Starliner, the spacecraft that left two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station and headed back to Earth with an empty cabin Friday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 11th, 2024