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China Set to Launch Tianzhou 8 Cargo Mission to Tiangong Space Station
The Tianzhou 8 cargo mission is scheduled for launch on November 15, 2024. The Long March 7 rocket will deliver essential supplies and scientific experiments to China's Tiangong space station. The mission will support the recently arrived Shenzhou 19 astronauts and include tests on bricks made from lunar soil simulant for future lunar construction ...
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US Professor Wants To Send His DNA To The Moon And Hopes To Be Cloned By Aliens
A physics professor harbours ambitious plans for his DNA after his death; he envisions sending it to the moon.
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SpaceX Launches Tomato Seeds, Supplies To International Space Station
The Dragon cargo spacecraft is carrying more than 7,700 pounds of research, hardware and supplies, according to NASA.
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NASA, SpaceX Send Climate Research Experiments to ISS Aboard Resupply Mission
A SpaceX resupply spacecraft has left for the International Space Station (ISS) carrying science experiments that will help carry out climate science research in space. This is SpaceX's 25th commercial resupply services mission to the ISS for NASA. Launched on the Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Cargo Dragon spacecr...
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NASA’s SpaceX CR-25 Begins Journey to International Space Station After Delays
NASA’s SpaceX CR-25 Dragon spacecraft has set off towards the International Space Station (ISS), after many delays. The Dragon capsule, which will dock with the ISS on Saturday, is carrying studies of the immune system, Earth's oceans, soil communities, and cell-free biomarkers. It is also taking mapping the composition of Earth's dust and testin...
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NASA to Launch EMIT Mission Aboard SpaceX to Study How Dust Particles Affect Earth: How to Watch Live Broadcast
NASA to launch a probe to the International Space Station (ISS) on June 10 that will monitor climate change on Earth. Named Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT), this probe will study the composition of mineral dust from Earth's arid regions and how the desert dust carried through the atmosphere affects the planet.
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China’s Tianzhou-4 Cargo Vessel Docks With Under-Construction Space Station Ahead of Crew Arrival Next Month
Chinese cargo vessel Tianzhou-4 docked with country’s under-constriction space station ahead of a three-person crew’s arrival next month. The spacecraft was slung into space from the Wenchang Launch Base in the southern island province of Hainan. Chinese state media said it docked with the station about seven hours later on Tuesday.
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SpaceX Cargo Dragon En Route International Space Station Seen Flying In Daytime
Recently launched SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft en route to International Space Station was seen flying into orbital in the daytime on Saturday morning.
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China Cargo Craft Docks With Space Station Module
A Chinese cargo spacecraft carrying equipment and supplies successfully docked with the core module of the country's future space station on Sunday, state media said.
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China Delays Tianzhou-2 Supply Mission to Newly Launched Space Station Over Technical Reasons
China postponed a supply mission aboard Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft to its new space station for unspecified technical reasons.
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US Spacecraft Named After Late Indian-American Astronaut Kalpana Chawla
An American commercial cargo spacecraft bound for the International Space Station has been named after fallen NASA astronaut Kalpana Chawla, the first India-born woman to enter space, for her key contributions to human spaceflight.
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China's New Spacecraft Returns to Earth: Official
Friday's safe landing follows a snag in an earlier part of the test when an unspecified "anomaly" occurred during the return of the cargo capsule, which was designed to transport equipment.
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NASA's Key Science Investigations, Cargo Headed to ISS Aboard Cygnus Craft
The spacecraft is scheduled to arrive at the space station at about 4:05am (2:35pm, Tuesday, IST) on Tuesday.
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SpaceX Launches Genetically Enhanced 'Mighty Mice' to International Space Station
NASA believes that the mice study could support the development of therapies for a wide range of conditions that cause muscle and bone loss on Earth.
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SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Heads to ISS With Cargo After Successful Launch
NASA said SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft launched at 2:48am ET (12:18pm IST]) on a mission to deliver more than 5,500 pounds of cargo.
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China Set to Launch Tianzhou 8 Cargo Mission to Tiangong Space Station
The Tianzhou 8 cargo mission is scheduled for launch on November 15, 2024. The Long March 7 rocket will deliver essential supplies and scientific experiments to China's Tiangong space station. The mission will support the recently arrived Shenzhou 19 astronauts and include tests on bricks made from lunar soil simulant for future lunar construction ...
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US Professor Wants To Send His DNA To The Moon And Hopes To Be Cloned By Aliens
A physics professor harbours ambitious plans for his DNA after his death; he envisions sending it to the moon.
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SpaceX Launches Tomato Seeds, Supplies To International Space Station
The Dragon cargo spacecraft is carrying more than 7,700 pounds of research, hardware and supplies, according to NASA.
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NASA, SpaceX Send Climate Research Experiments to ISS Aboard Resupply Mission
A SpaceX resupply spacecraft has left for the International Space Station (ISS) carrying science experiments that will help carry out climate science research in space. This is SpaceX's 25th commercial resupply services mission to the ISS for NASA. Launched on the Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Cargo Dragon spacecr...
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NASA’s SpaceX CR-25 Begins Journey to International Space Station After Delays
NASA’s SpaceX CR-25 Dragon spacecraft has set off towards the International Space Station (ISS), after many delays. The Dragon capsule, which will dock with the ISS on Saturday, is carrying studies of the immune system, Earth's oceans, soil communities, and cell-free biomarkers. It is also taking mapping the composition of Earth's dust and testin...
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NASA to Launch EMIT Mission Aboard SpaceX to Study How Dust Particles Affect Earth: How to Watch Live Broadcast
NASA to launch a probe to the International Space Station (ISS) on June 10 that will monitor climate change on Earth. Named Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT), this probe will study the composition of mineral dust from Earth's arid regions and how the desert dust carried through the atmosphere affects the planet.
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China’s Tianzhou-4 Cargo Vessel Docks With Under-Construction Space Station Ahead of Crew Arrival Next Month
Chinese cargo vessel Tianzhou-4 docked with country’s under-constriction space station ahead of a three-person crew’s arrival next month. The spacecraft was slung into space from the Wenchang Launch Base in the southern island province of Hainan. Chinese state media said it docked with the station about seven hours later on Tuesday.
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SpaceX Cargo Dragon En Route International Space Station Seen Flying In Daytime
Recently launched SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft en route to International Space Station was seen flying into orbital in the daytime on Saturday morning.
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China Cargo Craft Docks With Space Station Module
A Chinese cargo spacecraft carrying equipment and supplies successfully docked with the core module of the country's future space station on Sunday, state media said.
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China Delays Tianzhou-2 Supply Mission to Newly Launched Space Station Over Technical Reasons
China postponed a supply mission aboard Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft to its new space station for unspecified technical reasons.
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US Spacecraft Named After Late Indian-American Astronaut Kalpana Chawla
An American commercial cargo spacecraft bound for the International Space Station has been named after fallen NASA astronaut Kalpana Chawla, the first India-born woman to enter space, for her key contributions to human spaceflight.
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China's New Spacecraft Returns to Earth: Official
Friday's safe landing follows a snag in an earlier part of the test when an unspecified "anomaly" occurred during the return of the cargo capsule, which was designed to transport equipment.
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NASA's Key Science Investigations, Cargo Headed to ISS Aboard Cygnus Craft
The spacecraft is scheduled to arrive at the space station at about 4:05am (2:35pm, Tuesday, IST) on Tuesday.
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SpaceX Launches Genetically Enhanced 'Mighty Mice' to International Space Station
NASA believes that the mice study could support the development of therapies for a wide range of conditions that cause muscle and bone loss on Earth.
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SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Heads to ISS With Cargo After Successful Launch
NASA said SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft launched at 2:48am ET (12:18pm IST]) on a mission to deliver more than 5,500 pounds of cargo.
