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Astronauts on ISS Share Christmas Cheer with Floating Candy Canes and Festivities
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) celebrated Christmas in a unique way, creating a festive atmosphere with floating candy canes and a snowman made from storage bags. The multinational crew, including astronauts from NASA and Russian cosmonauts, shared heartfelt messages, reflecting on their unity as a team and the collaborativ...
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Watch: Astronauts Celebrate World Chocolate Day With Delectable Treats Aboard Space Station
The European Space Agency (ESA) took to Instagram to share a few glimpses of astronauts indulging in chocolate delights amid microgravity.
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NASA Announces Plans To Build First Railway System On Moon
As the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) readies to return astronauts to the moon, it has announced its plans to build a levitating robot train on the lunar surface.
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"Let's Not Build Hell On Far-Off Planet": Rakesh Sharma On Space And Peace
When one goes into space, as many spacefarers have testified, boundaries tend to blur and you see the Earth for what it is - a pale blue dot floating in an endless universe, which is also the only place that humans can call home.
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Watch: What Happens When Astronaut Pours Coffee Into A Floating Space Cup
NASA explained in a blog that these microgravity cups were created to aid astronauts in savouring their coffee in space.
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Astronaut's Fun Experiment With Gummy Bears And Water In Space Goes Viral
The International Space Station shared an interesting video that shows an astronaut placing gummy bears inside a floating water bubble. Read on to know about it.
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Fact-Check: Truth Behind Viral Image Of Astronaut Floating Above Earth
The astronaut is seen floating in space above the Earth, with mountain ranges visible below
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SpaceX Capsule With NASA, ESA Astronauts Docks With International Space Station
Four astronauts, three from NASA and one from ESA, arrived at the ISS and docked their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule with the orbiting laboratory to begin a six-month science mission.
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China’s Space Station Welcomes First Astronauts as Shenzhou-12 Docks Successfully
The first astronauts arrived at China's new space station in the country's longest crewed mission to date, a landmark step in establishing Beijing as a major space power.
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It's Hard To Stay Physically Fit When You're Floating In Space
Being in a weightless environment can cause muscles to grow weak and bones to become more brittle. Weightlessness is also hard on the heart because with little gravity the heart does not have to work as hard to pump blood to all parts of the body.
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'Flying Brain' Designed To Follow German Astronaut Launches Friday
A floating, ball-shaped, artificial intelligence robot, specially trained to follow around a German astronaut at the International Space Station, is scheduled to blast off Friday on its ground-breaking mission.
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Jeff Bezos Shows Off The Crew Capsule That Could Soon Take Tourists To Space
The seats are comfortable, laid back with headrests like in a dentist's office. The walls are padded and white, and there are handles all over the place so that the floating astronauts can hang on like people riding the subway.
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NASA Astronauts Lose Key Piece Of ISS Shield, And Now It's Floating Free In Space
NASA astronauts on a spacewalk Thursday accidentally lost a fabric shield needed for the International Space Station - a minor setback in what was otherwise a record-setting mission for one of the crew members.
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Space Blanket Floats Away During Historic Spacewalk
A space blanket floated away from American astronaut Peggy Whitson on Thursday as she made a historic spacewalk outside the International Space Station, setting a new record for the most spacewalks by a woman.
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US Astronaut Peggy Whitson Breaks Sunita Williams' Record For Most Spacewalks By A Woman
American astronaut Peggy Whitson made history when she floated outside the International Space Station on Thursday, breaking the record for the most spacewalks by a woman.
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Astronauts on ISS Share Christmas Cheer with Floating Candy Canes and Festivities
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) celebrated Christmas in a unique way, creating a festive atmosphere with floating candy canes and a snowman made from storage bags. The multinational crew, including astronauts from NASA and Russian cosmonauts, shared heartfelt messages, reflecting on their unity as a team and the collaborativ...
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Watch: Astronauts Celebrate World Chocolate Day With Delectable Treats Aboard Space Station
The European Space Agency (ESA) took to Instagram to share a few glimpses of astronauts indulging in chocolate delights amid microgravity.
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NASA Announces Plans To Build First Railway System On Moon
As the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) readies to return astronauts to the moon, it has announced its plans to build a levitating robot train on the lunar surface.
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"Let's Not Build Hell On Far-Off Planet": Rakesh Sharma On Space And Peace
When one goes into space, as many spacefarers have testified, boundaries tend to blur and you see the Earth for what it is - a pale blue dot floating in an endless universe, which is also the only place that humans can call home.
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Watch: What Happens When Astronaut Pours Coffee Into A Floating Space Cup
NASA explained in a blog that these microgravity cups were created to aid astronauts in savouring their coffee in space.
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Astronaut's Fun Experiment With Gummy Bears And Water In Space Goes Viral
The International Space Station shared an interesting video that shows an astronaut placing gummy bears inside a floating water bubble. Read on to know about it.
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Fact-Check: Truth Behind Viral Image Of Astronaut Floating Above Earth
The astronaut is seen floating in space above the Earth, with mountain ranges visible below
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SpaceX Capsule With NASA, ESA Astronauts Docks With International Space Station
Four astronauts, three from NASA and one from ESA, arrived at the ISS and docked their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule with the orbiting laboratory to begin a six-month science mission.
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China’s Space Station Welcomes First Astronauts as Shenzhou-12 Docks Successfully
The first astronauts arrived at China's new space station in the country's longest crewed mission to date, a landmark step in establishing Beijing as a major space power.
-
It's Hard To Stay Physically Fit When You're Floating In Space
Being in a weightless environment can cause muscles to grow weak and bones to become more brittle. Weightlessness is also hard on the heart because with little gravity the heart does not have to work as hard to pump blood to all parts of the body.
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'Flying Brain' Designed To Follow German Astronaut Launches Friday
A floating, ball-shaped, artificial intelligence robot, specially trained to follow around a German astronaut at the International Space Station, is scheduled to blast off Friday on its ground-breaking mission.
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Jeff Bezos Shows Off The Crew Capsule That Could Soon Take Tourists To Space
The seats are comfortable, laid back with headrests like in a dentist's office. The walls are padded and white, and there are handles all over the place so that the floating astronauts can hang on like people riding the subway.
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NASA Astronauts Lose Key Piece Of ISS Shield, And Now It's Floating Free In Space
NASA astronauts on a spacewalk Thursday accidentally lost a fabric shield needed for the International Space Station - a minor setback in what was otherwise a record-setting mission for one of the crew members.
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Space Blanket Floats Away During Historic Spacewalk
A space blanket floated away from American astronaut Peggy Whitson on Thursday as she made a historic spacewalk outside the International Space Station, setting a new record for the most spacewalks by a woman.
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US Astronaut Peggy Whitson Breaks Sunita Williams' Record For Most Spacewalks By A Woman
American astronaut Peggy Whitson made history when she floated outside the International Space Station on Thursday, breaking the record for the most spacewalks by a woman.
