Tag: NASA
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SpaceX confirms anomaly during Crew Dragon abort engine test
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 7:30 p.m. EDT (2330 GMT) with additional details. Updated at 7:55 p.m. EDT (2355 GMT) with new photo. Updated at 8:20 p.m. EDT (0020 GMT) with Bridenstine statement. An orange plume rises from Landing Zone 1, where SpaceX typically lands its rocket boosters, in this image taken by a passenger on…
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Blue Origin strikes a deal with NASA to use a historic rocket test stand in Alabama
A 1965 photo shows a Saturn V first-stage rocket engine being test-fired at Marshall Space Flight Center’s Test Stand 4670 in Alabama. Blue Origin has struck a deal with NASA to refurbish and use the facility, which has been inactive since 1998. (NASA Photo) Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has signed an…
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NASA sets up more ‘Near Year in Space’ stays, including a record-setter for women
NASA astronaut Christina Koch conducts botany research aboard the International Space Station. (NASA Photo) Just days after the publication of scientific results from NASA’s first “Year in Space” mission, the space agency says two more extended stays on the International Space Station are in the works. One of the missions will set a world record…
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Full findings from NASA ‘Twins Study’ raise more questions about long stints in space
The genetic and health profiles of Mark Kelly and Scott Kelly were compared during a “Twins Study” focusing on the effects of long-term spaceflight. (NASA Photo) Ten research teams today shared comprehensive scientific results from an unprecedented experiment to gauge the health differences that developed between an astronaut who spent nearly a year in space…
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Spacewalkers finish up wiring job in orbit
Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques works on the International Space Station’s exterior, while NASA’s Anne McClain works in the background at lower right. (NASA TV via YouTube) A U.S.-Canadian spacewalking duo wrapped up a series of three outings over the span of three and a half weeks, aimed at upgrading the International Space Station’s power and…
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Uncrewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner space taxi delayed; crewed flight to be extended
Technicians at the Boeing Space Environment Test Facility in El Segundo, Calif., position a Starliner spaceship inside an acoustic test chamber. (Boeing Photo) NASA today confirmed that the first uncrewed test flight of Boeing’s Starliner space taxi to the International Space Station would be delayed until at least August, and also said the first crewed…
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Astronauts say NASA up to challenge of near-term moon landings
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Astronauts Nick Hague, Anne McClain and Christina Koch aboard the International Space Station. Credit: NASA The three U.S. astronauts aboard the International Space Station said Monday they’re ready to sign up for a trip to the moon if NASA can meet the Trump administration’s newly stated goal of…
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Astronauts (male and female) hook up batteries during not-so-historic spacewalk
NASA astronaut Anne McClain floats between spacewalkers Christina Koch and Nick Hague in advance of today’s spacewalk. (NASA Photo) Today’s spacewalk at the International Space Station wasn’t as historic as it was originally meant to be, but it got the job done nevertheless. NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Christina Koch connected a set of three…
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VP Mike Pence sets 5-year deadline for landing Americans at moon’s south pole
Vice President Mike Pence addresses the audience attending a meeting of the National Space Council at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala., with an American flag, space artifacts and rocket models in the background. (NASA via YouTube) Vice President Mike Pence today called for American astronauts to return to the moon in…
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NASA reshuffles spacewalk lineup, with all-female outing ruled out due to suit size
NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Anne McClain swap batteries during a spacewalk. (NASA Photo) History’s first all-female spacewalk will have to wait for another time after NASA switched the lineup for two upcoming extravehicular outings at the International Space Station. NASA had planned to have astronauts Anne McClain and Christina Koch go out together on…