Image: Tending your garden in space
If you plant it, will it grow (in space)? The answer is yes, at least for certain types of plants.
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The road to Orion's launch
NASA's Orion spacecraft aims to send humans further into space than ever before, and ESA's European Service Module will provide the essentials for keeping the astronauts alive and on course.
Space Exploration
Nov 10, 2017
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Tests ensure astronaut, ground crew safety before Orion launches
NASA is performing a series of tests to evaluate how astronauts and ground crew involved in final preparations before Orion missions will quickly get out of the spacecraft, if an emergency were to occur on the pad prior to ...
Space Exploration
Nov 6, 2017
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Russia launches cargo ship to space station
Russia on Saturday launched an unmanned Progress space freighter carrying supplies to the International Space Station from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Space Exploration
Oct 14, 2017
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In space capsules, little room but big improvement
In 1961, an American astronaut reached space for the first time and soared through the heavens in a gumdrop-shaped capsule.
Space Exploration
Sep 21, 2017
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Image: Northern Lights over Canada from the ISS
The spectacular aurora borealis, or the "northern lights," over Canada is sighted from the International Space Station near the highest point of its orbital path. The station's main solar arrays are seen in the left foreground.
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Sep 20, 2017
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Mars research subjects to emerge after 8 months of isolation
After eight months of living in isolation on a remote Hawaii volcano, six NASA-backed research subjects will emerge from their Mars-like habitat on Sunday and return to civilization.
Space Exploration
Sep 15, 2017
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Lockheed Martin powers up next Orion spacecraft for first time
Engineers at Lockheed Martin and NASA breathed life into the next Orion crew module when they powered up the spacecraft for the first time at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Designed for human spaceflight, this Orion will ...
Space Exploration
Aug 23, 2017
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New window improves the view of science on orbiting laboratory
One of the busiest work stations on the International Space Station got a major upgrade recently, and it already has saved dozens of hours on a variety of experiments for crew members aboard the orbiting laboratory.
Space Exploration
Jun 13, 2017
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NASA mission tests ketogenic diet undersea, simulating life on Mars
University of South Florida associate professor Dominic D'Agostino, PhD, is one of four crew members selected for the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) 22 expedition. He is the only member not affiliated ...
Space Exploration
Jun 9, 2017
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