Spacewalking astronauts add parking spot to space station
Spacewalking astronauts added another parking spot to the International Space Station on Wednesday.
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Astronauts less likely to faint on Earth if they exercise in space
Nearly 50 years after man's first steps on the moon, researchers have discovered a way that may help astronauts spending prolonged time in space come back to Earth on more stable footing, according to new research in the ...
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Jul 19, 2019
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Study suggests space travelers are not yet at greater risk of dying from cancer or cardiovascular disease
A team of researchers with Mortality Research & Consulting, Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution Izmerov Research Institute of Occupational Health and the Russian State Research Center has found that thus far, astronauts ...
NASA launches Orion crew capsule to test abort system
NASA conducted a full-stress launch abort test Tuesday for the Orion capsules designed to carry astronauts to the moon.
Space Exploration
Jul 2, 2019
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NASA opening moon rock samples sealed since Apollo missions (Update)
Inside a locked vault at Johnson Space Center is treasure few have seen and fewer have touched.
Space Exploration
Jun 26, 2019
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Womankind's giant leap: who will be the first female moonwalker?
Who will take the giant leap for womankind?
Space Exploration
Jun 15, 2019
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NASA to open International Space Station to tourists from 2020
NASA said Friday it will open up the International Space Station to business ventures including space tourism as it seeks to financially disengage from the orbiting research lab.
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Jun 7, 2019
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NASA unveils schedule for 'Artemis' 2024 Moon mission
NASA on Thursday unveiled the calendar for the "Artemis" program that will return astronauts to the Moon for the first time in half a century, including eight scheduled launches and a mini-station in lunar orbit by 2024.
Space Exploration
May 23, 2019
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NASA dubs 2024 Moon mission 'Artemis,' asks for $1.6 billion
NASA's next mission to the Moon will be called Artemis, the US space agency announced Monday, though it's still looking for the money to make the journey happen by its accelerated 2024 deadline.
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May 14, 2019
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SpaceX capsule was destroyed in 'anomaly': lawmaker
A space capsule suspected to have exploded last month in an incident characterized by manufacturer SpaceX as an "anomaly" was in fact completely destroyed, a US Senator confirmed Wednesday.
Space Exploration
May 2, 2019
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