On the road to restoring US Human spaceflight from US soil, SpaceX conducted a pair of key tests involving a propulsive hover test and parachute drop test for their Crew Dragon vehicle which is slated to begin human missions ...
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Feb 1, 2016
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Tim Peake is the first official British astronaut to walk in space. The former Army Air Corps officer has spent a month in space, after blasting off on a Russian Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station on December ...
Space Exploration
Jan 18, 2016
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2016 will be another full and exciting year for the European Space Agency. This ESA TV video takes a look at what's ahead.
Space Exploration
Jan 5, 2016
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A U.S. shipment of much-needed groceries and other astronaut supplies rocketed toward the International Space Station for the first time in months Sunday, reigniting NASA's commercial delivery service.
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Dec 6, 2015
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A composite day at ESTEC, the European space research and technology centre, as depicted in time-lapse format.
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Sep 8, 2015
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On 9 September, the first of 12 men will go to bed for 60 days as part of important research into stopping the wasting effects that spaceflight has on the human body. Although they may be putting their feet up, it is set ...
Space Exploration
Aug 28, 2015
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Everyone wants a metabolism boost, but understanding the processes that convert food to energy is challenging, and even more so in space. Achieving optimal health requires a proactive approach and a holistic view of all the ...
Space Exploration
Aug 25, 2015
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Pioneering research from the University of Southampton into the health impacts of spaceflight has been identified as a possible experiment to be conducted by British astronaut Tim Peake on his maiden voyage to the International ...
Space Exploration
Jul 15, 2015
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The restoration of America's ability to launch American astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) from American soil in 2017 took a major step forward when NASA ordered the first ever commercial human spaceflight ...
Space Exploration
May 29, 2015
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Imagine if all of your physiological changes were hyper accelerated so that you passed through life cycles in weeks as opposed to decades. You'd be able to grow a beard overnight or your hair might begin graying in a matter ...
Space Exploration
Apr 10, 2015
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