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SpaceX launches eighth long-duration crew for International Space Station orbit

March 5, 2024 admin

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off in this time-exposure photo, from Launch Pad 39A Sunday, March 3, 2024, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Four astronauts are beginning a mission to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara) | Photo Credit: Chris O’Meara A SpaceX rocket safely lifted off from Florida…

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AstroSat unravels mysteries surrounding Black Hole X-ray Binary MAXI J1820+070

February 21, 2024 admin

The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) AstroSat’s full multi-wavelength capabilities have enabled an international team of scientists to unravel the mysteries surrounding the X-ray binary system MAXI J1820+070, hosting a black hole. AstroSat is India’s first multi-wavelength space observatory which was launched in September 2015 and now a comprehensive study presents unique insights into the…

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Putin aims to have Russian space station by 2027

October 31, 2023 admin

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov, Head of Russian state space corporation Roscosmos Yuri Borisov visit the centre of the Rocket and Space Corporation “Energia” in Korolyov outside Moscow, Russia, October 26, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the first…

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Mouse embryos grown in space for first time: Japan researchers

October 30, 2023 admin

Mouse embryos have been grown on the International Space Station. Representative image | Photo Credit: AP Mouse embryos have been grown on the International Space Station and developed normally in the first study indicating it could be possible for humans to reproduce in space, a group of Japanese scientists said. The researchers, including Teruhiko Wakayama,…

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Russia Aims To Have Its Own Space Station By 2027

October 27, 2023 admin

ISS is now 25 years old (Representational) Moscow: President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the first segment of Russia’s new orbital station, which Moscow sees as the next logical development in space exploration after the International Space Station (ISS), should be put into operation by 2027. In a meeting with space industry officials, Putin also…

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Space stations are like a prison with a really nice view if…

October 11, 2023 admin

European Space Agency’s French astronaut Thomas Pesquet addresses the Indian Space Conclave in New Delhi on October 9, 2023. | Photo Credit: File photo French astronaut Thomas Pesquet, who had two stints in the International Space Station (ISS), says, “Space stations sometimes are like a prison with a really nice view if you don’t keep yourself…

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Russia reports coolant leak in backup line at space station and says crew not in danger

October 10, 2023 admin

A Russian science lab at the International Space Station [File] | Photo Credit: NASA/AP Coolant leaked from a backup line at the International Space Station, Russian officials said Monday, adding that there was no risk to the crew or the outpost. Russian space agency Roscosmos said that coolant leaked from an external backup radiator for…

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China to double size of space station, touts alternative to NASA-led ISS

October 6, 2023 admin

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, an image captured off a screen at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China shows the Shenzhou-15 and Shenzhou-14 crew taking a group picture with their thumbs up after a historic gathering in space on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. | Photo Credit: AP China plans to…

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New crew for the space station launches with 4 astronauts from 4 countries

August 26, 2023 admin

NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov launch to the International Space Station as Crew-7 on the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft at Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., August 26, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Four astronauts from four countries rocketed…

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