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UAE introduces its first woman astronaut among fresh class of space-farers

Posted on April 11, 2021April 11, 2021By Editor

The United Arab Emirates’ space ambitions have just become a bit more inclusive, with a woman selected as one of two candidates for NASA-assisted training as crew for missions in space. … Read More >UAE introduces its first woman astronaut among fresh class of space-farers

USA

NASA staff now asked to help care for migrant children amid surge at US-Mexico border

Posted on April 9, 2021April 9, 2021By Editor

The Biden administration’s quest to mobilize federal bureaucrats to help handle the rising tide of immigrants on the southern US border has now reached NASA, which has reportedly already been asked to lend a facility to the cause. … Read More >NASA staff now asked to help care for migrant children amid surge at US-Mexico border

Russia

American astronauts to again use Russian Soyuz rocket to reach ISS as NASA can’t rely on ‘unstable’ US tech – Moscow space chief

Posted on March 13, 2021March 13, 2021By Editor

After the US bought a seat on a Russian spacecraft to send a NASA astronaut to the International Space Station, the chief of Russia’s Space Agency Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin claimed that American spaceflight is still “unstable.” … Read More >American astronauts to again use Russian Soyuz rocket to reach ISS as NASA can’t rely on ‘unstable’ US tech – Moscow space chief

USA

‘7 minutes of terror’: NASA reveals final nerve-shredding moments of rover’s descent to Mars (VIDEO)

Posted on February 23, 2021February 23, 2021By Editor

Footage of the tense final moments of NASA landing its Perseverance rover on the surface of Mars has been released by the US space agency, with the clip capturing incredible details of the Red Planet’s rugged terrain. … Read More >‘7 minutes of terror’: NASA reveals final nerve-shredding moments of rover’s descent to Mars (VIDEO)

World

They’re looking down on us! VP Pence & top general use NASA meeting to accuse Russia of ‘threatening’ America from space

Posted on December 11, 2020December 11, 2020By Editor

The space race might seem a thing of the past now that Russian and US astronauts routinely share rides to the International Space Station, but according to NASA, Moscow has taken its supposed ‘war on the West’ into the cosmos. … Read More >They’re looking down on us! VP Pence & top general use NASA meeting to accuse Russia of ‘threatening’ America from space

USA

$1 for Moon dust: NASA selects four companies to collect lunar soil samples ahead of Artemis mission

Posted on December 6, 2020December 6, 2020By Editor

NASA has struck deals with four private enterprises involving collection of Moon soil, including a contract involving a cost of just one dollar, to further its understanding of the Moon’s resources, the US space agency has said. … Read More >$1 for Moon dust: NASA selects four companies to collect lunar soil samples ahead of Artemis mission

USA

Trump critics lose it as ‘permanent manned presence on the Moon’ and trip to Mars listed as Republican priorities

Posted on October 26, 2020October 26, 2020By Editor

Space exploration doesn’t seem to hold much interest for President Donald Trump’s critics, as they’ve blasted the Republican Party’s announcement of prioritizing manned missions to the Moon and Mars as “out of touch.” … Read More >Trump critics lose it as ‘permanent manned presence on the Moon’ and trip to Mars listed as Republican priorities

Russia

Manned Soyuz MS-16 crew successfully touches down in Kazakhstan after 196 days in space

Posted on October 23, 2020By Editor

A NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts aboard a Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft have landed without a hitch in the Kazakhstan steppes after spending more than six months in orbit on the International Space Station. … Read More >Manned Soyuz MS-16 crew successfully touches down in Kazakhstan after 196 days in space

World

ISS forced to carry out emergency maneuver to dodge remnant of Japanese rocket – NASA

Posted on September 23, 2020September 23, 2020By Editor

Astronauts on board the International Space Station were forced to take evasive action to avoid an incoming piece of debris, which shot past within “several kilometers” late on Tuesday night. … Read More >ISS forced to carry out emergency maneuver to dodge remnant of Japanese rocket – NASA

World

Leaky vessel: ISS crew to relocate to Russian module as station starts to seep air

Posted on August 22, 2020August 22, 2020By Editor

A “higher-than-normal” rate of leaking air has been detected aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The crew will now spend the weekend trying to isolate and fix the issue. … Read More >Leaky vessel: ISS crew to relocate to Russian module as station starts to seep air