60 years after Gagarin, Russia lags in the space race
A station on the moon! A mission to Venus! A next generation spacecraft!
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Ideas for future NASA missions searching for extraterrestrial civilizations
A researcher at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) is the lead author of a study with proposals for 'technosignatures'—evidence for the use of technology or industrial activity in other parts of the Universe—for ...
Space Exploration
Mar 10, 2021
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Using photosynthesis for Martian occupation—while making space travel more sustainable
Researchers are working on sustainable technology to harvest solar power in space—which could supplement life support systems on the moon and Mars.
Space Exploration
Jun 10, 2023
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SpaceX has big plans for launches
SpaceX, the upstart company that shot a capsule to the International Space Station and back last week, won't have much time to savor its first major success.
Space Exploration
Jun 4, 2012
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Russia 'loses contact' with satellite after launch
Russia was attempting to locate its major new telecommunications satellite on Thursday just hours after launch in what could be another serious mishap for its space industry.
Space Exploration
Aug 18, 2011
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Russia loses contact with Angolan satellite (Update)
Russia has lost contact with Angola's first national telecoms satellite launched from the Baikonur space pad, its maker said Wednesday—a fresh embarrassment for Moscow's once proud space industry.
Space Exploration
Dec 27, 2017
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Three companies in the running for NASA's next moon rover
Three companies are in the running to provide NASA's next moon rover for crewed missions planned later this decade, the space agency said Wednesday.
Space Exploration
Apr 4, 2024
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Three-man crew docks at ISS after flight honouring Gagarin (Update)
A three-man crew docked at the international Space Station Friday after a flight honouring the 60th anniversary of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becoming the first person in space.
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Apr 9, 2021
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Huge stakes riding on maiden Soyuz launch from Kourou
Prestige and a multi-billion-dollar gamble in satellite navigation will be riding on a Soyuz rocket next Thursday when the Soviet-era workhorse launches from Europe's space base in South America.
Space Exploration
Oct 16, 2011
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Russia restarts spacecraft after embarrassing failures
Russia on Monday managed on a second attempt to restart the engines of a Progress spacecraft attached to the International Space Station (ISS) and shift the station's orbit.
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