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Space Exploration Jun 5, 2024

What to know about Boeing's first spaceflight carrying NASA astronauts

After years of stumbles and delays, Boeing has finally launched astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA.

Space Exploration Jun 5, 2024

NASA astronauts practice next giant leap for Artemis

The physics remain the same, but the rockets, spacecraft, landers, and spacesuits are new as NASA and its industry partners prepare for Artemis astronauts to walk on the moon for the first time since 1972.

Space Exploration Jun 5, 2024

NASA has a new database to predict meteoroid hazards for spaceflight

There are plenty of problems that spacecraft designers have to consider. Getting smacked in the sensitive parts by a rock is just one of them, but it is a very important one.

Space Exploration Jun 5, 2024

Boeing launches NASA astronauts for the first time after years of delays

Boeing launched astronauts for the first time Wednesday, belatedly joining SpaceX as a second taxi service for NASA.

Space Exploration Jun 5, 2024

Take three for Boeing Starliner crewed launch attempt

Boeing will be hoping the third time's a charm on Wednesday as they try once more to launch astronauts aboard a Starliner capsule bound for the International Space Station.

Space Exploration Jun 4, 2024

Mission complete for ESA's OPS-SAT flying laboratory

Launched on 18 December 2019, OPS-SAT was tasked with opening up the world of spacecraft operations to the widest possible audience. Its founding principle was to provide a fast, no-charge, non-bureaucratic experiment service ...

Space Exploration Jun 4, 2024

Boeing's Starliner set up for third shot at first human spaceflight

A pair of NASA astronauts will try again on Wednesday morning to take a ride on Boeing's CST-100 Starliner, making its first-ever human spaceflight.

Space Exploration Jun 4, 2024

Space race heats up: Advanced electronics cooling systems for spacecraft

Spacecraft electronics operate under extreme conditions, facing issues like microgravity, thermal cycling, and space radiation. These factors necessitate robust thermal management solutions to maintain the functionality and ...

Planetary Sciences Jun 4, 2024

Simulation of factors that led to Arrokoth's red color suggest its surface is rich in sugars

A team of space scientists and chemists at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa, Université Côte d'Azur and the Southwest Research Institute has found the planetesimal Arrokoth likely gets its red color from a surface rich ...

Space Exploration Jun 4, 2024

Craft unfurls China's flag on the far side of the moon and lifts off with lunar rocks to bring home

China said its lunar spacecraft unfurled the country's red and gold flag for the first time on the far side of the moon before part of the vehicle blasted off early Tuesday with rock and soil samples to bring back to Earth.

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