The Starbase rocket testing facility is permanently changing the landscape of southern Texas
Boca Chica, Texas, is home to SpaceX’s flagship assembly and test installation, Starbase. Since 2021, I have been conducting ...
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NASA's stuck astronaut steps out on a spacewalk after 7 months in orbit
One of NASA’s two stuck astronauts got a much welcomed change of scenery Thursday, stepping out on her first spacewalk since ...
Two private landers head to the moon to aid future NASA astronauts
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral on Wednesday morning carrying two private lunar landers into orbit in ...
Two lunar missions: Firefly Blue Ghost and ispace lander launch from Kennedy Space Center
Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander has launched from Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A, and is on a 45-day journey to the moon for ...
Two private lunar landers head toward the moon in a roundabout journey
SpaceX has launched a pair of lunar landers for U.S. and Japanese companies looking to jumpstart business up there ...
Boeing Starliner astronauts remain busy on ISS, but ‘eventually we want to go home’
Now officially seven months on board the International Space Station, the two NASA astronauts who flew up on Boeing’s ...
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Space trash in low-Earth orbit threatens the global internet and astronaut missions
Congestion in orbit endangers astronauts and vital space-based technologies. For instance, the ISS has performed numerous evasive maneuvers to avoid debris. In one recent incident, a piece of debris ...
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Scientists wonder if robots can overtake human astronauts in space exploration
These extraordinary achievements, coupled with rapid advancements in AI, prompt a compelling question: do we even need human astronauts for future space exploration? Some leading scientists who ...
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ISS astronauts celebrate New Year’s 16 times: ‘We have our own ball, but it doesn’t drop’
The American astronauts have been stuck on the ISS since their June 5 blastoff aboard the faulty Boeing Starliner — and they were originally slated for just eight days in space. They were set to ...
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Earth to Space Call: NASA Leaders to Speak with Station Astronauts
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy will speak with NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, and Don ...
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Astronaut Peggy Whitson: How space changed my body
Astronaut Peggy Whitson has spent 675 days in space, more than any other American. She's also the worldwide female record-holder for time spent in space. So if anyone knows how space affects the ...
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5 ways astronauts overcome hygiene challenges in space
In this article, we’ll look at 5 ways astronauts manage hygiene while on the International Space Station. Staying clean in space can be tricky without showers, sinks, or gravity. Astronauts have ...