Luca powers up for a spacewalk
European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Luca Parmitano is preparing to step out into space for his first spacewalk of the Beyond mission.
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Astronauts and citizens team up against light pollution
For an astronaut looking out of the International Space Station windows, city lights are brighter than the stars. To tackle light pollution citizen scientists are urged to help map out the problem on their smartphones by ...
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Oct 9, 2019
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Controlling robots across oceans and space
This Autumn is seeing a number of experiments controlling robots from afar, with ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano directing a robot in The Netherlands and engineers in Germany controlling a rover in Canada.
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Oct 8, 2019
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Astronauts replace old batteries in 1st of 5 spacewalks
Astronauts hustled through the first of five spacewalks to replace old batteries at the International Space Station on Sunday.
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Oct 6, 2019
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Video: Astronaut's climate message
Astronauts on the International Space Station have a unique and incredible view of Earth. However, they also see its fragility and the impact we as humans have on the world around us.
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Sep 25, 2019
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First Arab set for ISS says voyage will make 'history'
The Emirati astronaut who will make history by becoming the first Arab on the International Space Station said Tuesday he had received support from around the world before his "dream" mission.
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Sep 24, 2019
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Unmanned Japan craft launched toward space station: operator
Japan on Wednesday launched an unmanned spacecraft towards the International Space Station, the operator said, after a fire early this month delayed the mission.
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Sep 24, 2019
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NASA in megadeal with Lockheed for moon mission
NASA on Monday earmarked almost $3 billion to Lockheed Martin to build three Orion capsules, to allow US astronauts to return to the moon by 2024.
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Sep 24, 2019
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Brad Pitt talks weightlessness and calluses on phone call to ISS
When Brad Pitt called the International Space Station (ISS) Monday to talk to American astronaut Nick Hague, the conversation turned to the unexpected consequences of weightless life.
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Sep 16, 2019
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Ohio senators propose renaming NASA site for Neil Armstrong
Ohio's U.S. senators want Congress to rename a NASA research facility in Ohio after astronaut Neil Armstrong.
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Sep 15, 2019
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