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Indian astronauts selected for joint ISRO-NASA mission to International Space Station complete initial training 

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Indian astronauts selected for joint ISRO-NASA mission to International Space Station complete initial training 

Backup-Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair seen during ISS Emergency Scenario Training. The Gaganyatris assigned for Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) have completed initial orientations for mission-related ground facility tours, initial overview of mission launch phases, SpaceX suit fit checks, and selected space food options. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday…

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Intuitive Machines clinches $4.8 bln navigation services contract from NASA

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Intuitive Machines clinches .8 bln navigation services contract from NASA

The Nova-C lunar lander designed by aerospace company Intuitive Machines is displayed at the company’s headquarters in Houston, Texas, U.S., October 3, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Intuitive Machines said on Tuesday (September 18, 2024) it has bagged a navigation and communication services contract of up to $4.82 billion from NASA for missions in the…

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NASA decision against using Boeing capsule to bring astronauts back adds to company’s problems

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NASA decision against using Boeing capsule to bring astronauts back adds to company’s problems

The space capsule program represents a tiny fraction of Boeing’s revenue, but carrying astronauts is a high-profile job — like Boeing’s work building Air Force One presidential jets. File | Photo Credit: AP NASA’s announcement on Saturday (August 24, 2024) that it won’t use a troubled Boeing capsule to return two stranded astronauts to Earth…

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Collision with NASA spacecraft altered shape of asteroid Dimorphos

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Collision with NASA spacecraft altered shape of asteroid Dimorphos

Collision with NASA spacecraft altered shape of asteroid Dimorphos. | Photo Credit: Reuters When NASA sent its DART spacecraft to slam into the asteroid Dimorphos in 2022, the U.S. space agency demonstrated that it was possible to change a celestial object’s trajectory, if needed, to protect Earth. It turns out that this collision changed not…

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Spaceflight is reckoning anew with new generation of ‘space planes’”

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Spaceflight is reckoning anew with new generation of ‘space planes’”

Nasa’s space shuttle operated in low-Earth orbit for 30 years before its retirement in 2011. However, the US space agency’s replacement for this vehicle, Orion, returned to the conical capsule design familiar from the Apollo missions. This was because Nasa intended that this newer craft be used for exploring targets in deep space, such as the Moon….

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

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

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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