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SpaceX to Fly Russian Cosmonaut Anna Kikina to International Space Station Amid Ukraine War
Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a SpaceX ship on Wednesday, alongside one Japanese and two American astronauts. Kikina is the only female Russian cosmonaut in service and is part of the Crew-5 mission. Ensuring the operation of the ISS has become one of the few remaining areas of cooperation be...
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NASA's Capstone Satellite Breaks From Earth’s Orbit, Heads Towards Moon Ahead of Upcoming Artemis Program
NASA’s Capstone satellite is headed to the moon, after it broke from the Earth’s orbit on Monday, according to the US space agency. Launched six days ago from New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula by the company Rocket Lab in one of their small Electron rockets, the Capstone satellite will send back vital information for months as the first to take a n...
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SpaceX Crew Dragon to Ferry Four Astronauts to International Space Station on November 14
Three NASA crew and one Japanese astronaut are set for launch aboard a SpaceX rocket, bound for the International Space Station in the program's first six-month routine mission since the US resumed crewed space flight in May after nine years of reliance on Russia.
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NASA Astronauts Behnken, Hurley Head for ISS on Historic SpaceX Flight
Two veteran NASA astronauts were headed for the International Space Station on Saturday after Elon Musk's SpaceX became the first commercial company to launch a rocket carrying humans into orbit, ushering in a new era in space travel.
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NASA Astronauts Aboard SpaceX Capsule, Ready For "Messy Space Ride"
The first US astronauts chosen to fly aboard a SpaceX capsule built for NASA shrugged off a spate of design and test mishaps, saying such setbacks were "part of the process" and the new technology was far more advanced than the space shuttle program that ended eight years ago.
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SpaceX, Boeing Design Threaten New Delays For US Space Program
Nasa has warned SpaceX and Boeing Co of design and safety concerns for their competing astronaut launch systems, according to industry sources and a new government report, threatening the U.S. bid to revive its human spaceflight program later this year.
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NASA to Continue Flying Astronauts on Russian Soyuz: Report
Schierholz added that having Russian and US vehicles flying simultaneously will provide "redundancy in crew transportation" to the ISS.
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SpaceX's Crew Rocket Set for January Test Flight
SpaceX and Boeing are the two main contractors selected under NASA's Commercial Crew Program to send astronauts to space as soon as 2019.
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NASA Says First Manned SpaceX Mission Set for June 2019
SpaceX's mission will be the first manned US launch to the orbiting research laboratory since the space shuttle program was retired in 2011.
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All 'Original Seven' American Astronauts Now Dead
John Glenn's passing on Thursday means that the first seven American astronauts chosen to lead the fledging US space program in 1959 are now dead, ending a groundbreaking chapter in American history.
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Former Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Recovering Well After Antarctic Evacuation
Former U.S. astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, posted photos on Saturday of his recovery in a New Zealand hospital after he was evacuated from the South Pole due to illness.
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5 Years After Shuttle, NASA Awaits Commercial Crew Capsules
Five years after Atlantis completed the space shuttle program's final voyage, NASA is still at least a year away from launching its astronauts from US soil.
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NASA Extends Contract With Russia for Rides to Space Station
NASA extended its contract with Russia to fly astronauts to the International Space Station due to budget cuts that have delayed commercial US alternatives, the US space agency said on Wednesday.
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How astronauts survive diplomatic tensions in space
While the United States and Russia traded sanctions this week in a burgeoning crisis over Crimea, astronauts from both nations rose above the discord in their sanctuary hundreds of miles from Earth.
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Barack Obama announces highest civilian honour to first US woman astronaut Sally Ride
US President Barack Obama has announced to award the nation's highest civilian honour posthumously to the first American female astronaut Dr Sally Ride for her contributions to the US space program and education system.
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SpaceX to Fly Russian Cosmonaut Anna Kikina to International Space Station Amid Ukraine War
Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a SpaceX ship on Wednesday, alongside one Japanese and two American astronauts. Kikina is the only female Russian cosmonaut in service and is part of the Crew-5 mission. Ensuring the operation of the ISS has become one of the few remaining areas of cooperation be...
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NASA's Capstone Satellite Breaks From Earth’s Orbit, Heads Towards Moon Ahead of Upcoming Artemis Program
NASA’s Capstone satellite is headed to the moon, after it broke from the Earth’s orbit on Monday, according to the US space agency. Launched six days ago from New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula by the company Rocket Lab in one of their small Electron rockets, the Capstone satellite will send back vital information for months as the first to take a n...
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SpaceX Crew Dragon to Ferry Four Astronauts to International Space Station on November 14
Three NASA crew and one Japanese astronaut are set for launch aboard a SpaceX rocket, bound for the International Space Station in the program's first six-month routine mission since the US resumed crewed space flight in May after nine years of reliance on Russia.
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NASA Astronauts Behnken, Hurley Head for ISS on Historic SpaceX Flight
Two veteran NASA astronauts were headed for the International Space Station on Saturday after Elon Musk's SpaceX became the first commercial company to launch a rocket carrying humans into orbit, ushering in a new era in space travel.
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NASA Astronauts Aboard SpaceX Capsule, Ready For "Messy Space Ride"
The first US astronauts chosen to fly aboard a SpaceX capsule built for NASA shrugged off a spate of design and test mishaps, saying such setbacks were "part of the process" and the new technology was far more advanced than the space shuttle program that ended eight years ago.
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SpaceX, Boeing Design Threaten New Delays For US Space Program
Nasa has warned SpaceX and Boeing Co of design and safety concerns for their competing astronaut launch systems, according to industry sources and a new government report, threatening the U.S. bid to revive its human spaceflight program later this year.
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NASA to Continue Flying Astronauts on Russian Soyuz: Report
Schierholz added that having Russian and US vehicles flying simultaneously will provide "redundancy in crew transportation" to the ISS.
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SpaceX's Crew Rocket Set for January Test Flight
SpaceX and Boeing are the two main contractors selected under NASA's Commercial Crew Program to send astronauts to space as soon as 2019.
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NASA Says First Manned SpaceX Mission Set for June 2019
SpaceX's mission will be the first manned US launch to the orbiting research laboratory since the space shuttle program was retired in 2011.
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All 'Original Seven' American Astronauts Now Dead
John Glenn's passing on Thursday means that the first seven American astronauts chosen to lead the fledging US space program in 1959 are now dead, ending a groundbreaking chapter in American history.
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Former Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Recovering Well After Antarctic Evacuation
Former U.S. astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, posted photos on Saturday of his recovery in a New Zealand hospital after he was evacuated from the South Pole due to illness.
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5 Years After Shuttle, NASA Awaits Commercial Crew Capsules
Five years after Atlantis completed the space shuttle program's final voyage, NASA is still at least a year away from launching its astronauts from US soil.
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NASA Extends Contract With Russia for Rides to Space Station
NASA extended its contract with Russia to fly astronauts to the International Space Station due to budget cuts that have delayed commercial US alternatives, the US space agency said on Wednesday.
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How astronauts survive diplomatic tensions in space
While the United States and Russia traded sanctions this week in a burgeoning crisis over Crimea, astronauts from both nations rose above the discord in their sanctuary hundreds of miles from Earth.
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Barack Obama announces highest civilian honour to first US woman astronaut Sally Ride
US President Barack Obama has announced to award the nation's highest civilian honour posthumously to the first American female astronaut Dr Sally Ride for her contributions to the US space program and education system.
