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'Will You Return To Space On Boeing Starliner?' What NASA Astronauts Said
NASA Crew-9 astronauts Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore and Nick Hague spoke to the press today about the future of human space flight programme, after their recent return from the International Space Station (ISS).
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Russia to Quit International Space Station ‘After 2024’, Newly Appointed Roscosmos Chief Says
Russia will quit the International Space Station (ISS) "after 2024", the country’s newly appointed space agency chief said on Tuesday. Russia and the United States have worked side by side on the ISS, which has been in orbit since 1998. Former deputy prime minister Yury Borisov, the new head of Roscosmos, said the country would put together a Rus...
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NASA, Boeing Say Starliner Capsule Ready for Test Launch to ISS on May 19
Boeing's Starliner capsule is said to be finally ready to reattempt a key test launch to the international space station on May 19. The uncrewed flight, named OFT-2, is a vital step towards certifying the spaceship for eventually carrying passengers, giving NASA a second taxi provider alongside SpaceX.
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Russia Plans to Pull Out of International Space Station Amid Sanctions by US and Allies
Russia has decided to quit the International Space Station (ISS) programme and pull out of the station amid the sanctions by the US and its key allies over its invasion of Ukraine. The move was announced by the leader of the country's space agency Roscosmos.
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ISS Could Crash in India: Russian Space Chief Warns After US Sanctions Over Ukraine Invasion
Russian space agency chief Dmitry Rogozin went livid on Twitter after US imposed damaging sanctions over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. He issued wild warnings including one about the Internation Space Station losing orbit and crashing in India and China.
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Space Tourism: Russia to Send Japanese Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa to ISS
Russia will send Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa to the ISS in a move marking Moscow's return to the now booming space tourism business after a decade-long break.
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NASA Shares Photos of Final Mission Launch of Its Space Shuttle Programme From a Decade Ago
NASA shared images of a mission from a decade ago on its Twitter and Instagram handles. It was on this day back in 2011 that space shuttle Atlantis lifted off from the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Check out the photos here.
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Russia Plans to Withdraw From ISS, Hopes to Launch Its Own Orbital Space Station in 2025
Russian space agency Roscosmos said it hoped to launch its own orbital station in 2025 as Moscow considers withdrawing from the International Space Station programme to go it alone.
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Russian, North American Astronauts Return to Earth
The first crew to blast off to the International Space Station following a launch accident that deepened doubts over Russia's space programme returned to earth safely on Tuesday.
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NASA Boss Says 'No Doubt' SpaceX Explosion Delays Flight Programme
The explosion that destroyed a SpaceX astronaut taxi in April "no doubt" delays NASA's drive to return Americans to the ISS from US soil later this year.
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China to Launch 'Core Module' for Space Station Around 2018
China insists its space programme is for peaceful purposes.
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Nasa Gets $55 Million Funding to Send Humans to Mars
In the last few months, Nasa has bolstered the development of a habitation module that could be tested in cislunar space (lying between the Earth and the Moon or the Moon's orbit) in 2020s.
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NASA Orders Second Boeing Crew Mission To ISS
In a crucial step, NASA has ordered its second crew mission from Boeing Space Exploration for the International Space Station (ISS) to establish regular crew sorties that will be launched from US soil.
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NASA Set to Burn Astronauts' Poop in Space
The US space agency NASA has released some interesting data about several of its year-long "human research" programmes on the ISS - and its astronaut Scott Kelly's poop and the effect of space on the waste is one of them.
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Europe Destroys Last Space Truck to International Space Station
The European Space Agency (ESA) on Sunday said it had destroyed its last supply ship to the International Space Station (ISS), bringing a seven-year venture to a successful close.
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'Will You Return To Space On Boeing Starliner?' What NASA Astronauts Said
NASA Crew-9 astronauts Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore and Nick Hague spoke to the press today about the future of human space flight programme, after their recent return from the International Space Station (ISS).
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Russia to Quit International Space Station ‘After 2024’, Newly Appointed Roscosmos Chief Says
Russia will quit the International Space Station (ISS) "after 2024", the country’s newly appointed space agency chief said on Tuesday. Russia and the United States have worked side by side on the ISS, which has been in orbit since 1998. Former deputy prime minister Yury Borisov, the new head of Roscosmos, said the country would put together a Rus...
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NASA, Boeing Say Starliner Capsule Ready for Test Launch to ISS on May 19
Boeing's Starliner capsule is said to be finally ready to reattempt a key test launch to the international space station on May 19. The uncrewed flight, named OFT-2, is a vital step towards certifying the spaceship for eventually carrying passengers, giving NASA a second taxi provider alongside SpaceX.
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Russia Plans to Pull Out of International Space Station Amid Sanctions by US and Allies
Russia has decided to quit the International Space Station (ISS) programme and pull out of the station amid the sanctions by the US and its key allies over its invasion of Ukraine. The move was announced by the leader of the country's space agency Roscosmos.
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ISS Could Crash in India: Russian Space Chief Warns After US Sanctions Over Ukraine Invasion
Russian space agency chief Dmitry Rogozin went livid on Twitter after US imposed damaging sanctions over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. He issued wild warnings including one about the Internation Space Station losing orbit and crashing in India and China.
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Space Tourism: Russia to Send Japanese Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa to ISS
Russia will send Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa to the ISS in a move marking Moscow's return to the now booming space tourism business after a decade-long break.
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NASA Shares Photos of Final Mission Launch of Its Space Shuttle Programme From a Decade Ago
NASA shared images of a mission from a decade ago on its Twitter and Instagram handles. It was on this day back in 2011 that space shuttle Atlantis lifted off from the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Check out the photos here.
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Russia Plans to Withdraw From ISS, Hopes to Launch Its Own Orbital Space Station in 2025
Russian space agency Roscosmos said it hoped to launch its own orbital station in 2025 as Moscow considers withdrawing from the International Space Station programme to go it alone.
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Russian, North American Astronauts Return to Earth
The first crew to blast off to the International Space Station following a launch accident that deepened doubts over Russia's space programme returned to earth safely on Tuesday.
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NASA Boss Says 'No Doubt' SpaceX Explosion Delays Flight Programme
The explosion that destroyed a SpaceX astronaut taxi in April "no doubt" delays NASA's drive to return Americans to the ISS from US soil later this year.
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China to Launch 'Core Module' for Space Station Around 2018
China insists its space programme is for peaceful purposes.
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Nasa Gets $55 Million Funding to Send Humans to Mars
In the last few months, Nasa has bolstered the development of a habitation module that could be tested in cislunar space (lying between the Earth and the Moon or the Moon's orbit) in 2020s.
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NASA Orders Second Boeing Crew Mission To ISS
In a crucial step, NASA has ordered its second crew mission from Boeing Space Exploration for the International Space Station (ISS) to establish regular crew sorties that will be launched from US soil.
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NASA Set to Burn Astronauts' Poop in Space
The US space agency NASA has released some interesting data about several of its year-long "human research" programmes on the ISS - and its astronaut Scott Kelly's poop and the effect of space on the waste is one of them.
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Europe Destroys Last Space Truck to International Space Station
The European Space Agency (ESA) on Sunday said it had destroyed its last supply ship to the International Space Station (ISS), bringing a seven-year venture to a successful close.
