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The Opportunity of Becoming an ESA Astronaut Becomes Real

Let’s admit it: most boys hoped to become astronauts when they were little. While being an astronaut is still far less exciting than we see in sci-fi movies, going to the Moon or just above the Earth’s atmosphere still represent…

February 10, 2021 · by Anna Daniels · 0

The ISS Is Facing A Problem And The Source Cannot Be Found

There have been reports about a tiny bit of air that’s always leaking from the ISS, but it was not as much as it’s leaking now. Science Alert noted that officials talked about the issue back in September 2019, but…

September 3, 2020 · by Rada Mateescu · 0

Exotic “Fifth Form Of Matter” Was Created On Board Of The ISS

Experts at Caltech and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory have managed to create a rare quantum state of matter that’s known as a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) in space for the very first time. A new paper that’s been just published on…

June 16, 2020 · by Rada Mateescu · 0

Roscosmos Successfully Deployed Payload To The ISS With A Superfast Scheme

Since November 2nd, 2000, Roscosmos took care to have a continuous human presence in the laboratory International Space Station (ISS) has on orbit. The partnership between the ISS and the Russian Space Agency has proven to be lucrative for both…

April 26, 2020 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

Science News: ISS Astronauts Ended Their Mission, Scientists Found A Weird Star, And Chernobyl Wildfires Engulfed Ukraine

The US-Russian ISS astronauts have returned to Earth after 200 days in the space, as TribuneIndia reported. The mission has successfully ended on the 17th of April, after the astronauts landed in the steppes of Kazakhstan, being warmly welcomed with…

April 19, 2020 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

NASA Astronauts Return Home After More Than Half a Year on the ISS

As their mission is almost accomplished, two NASA astronauts are ready to return home after more than a half a year at the ISS. How hard will it be for them to see the changing world due to the COVID-19…

April 12, 2020 · by Anna Daniels · 0

New Chinese Spacecraft Could Dock With The ISS

Chinese experts are hard at work on the development of a new spacecraft that will be tested in the following months, and it appears that it will include new technology that should allow it to dock with the International Space…

March 31, 2020 · by Anna Daniels · 0

The Last SpaceX Cargo Delivery Made With the Dragon 1 capsule Has Been Completed

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have secured a SpaceX Dragon 1 cargo capsule with the help of the Canadarm2. The robotic arm snatched the vessel and positioned it into the docking area. The event is significant since the CSR…

March 11, 2020 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

Cygnus Cargo Ship Carries Valuable Resources To The ISS

A selection of goods was sent to the International Space Station with the help of a Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo ship. Among the content found in the cargo, the astronauts received candy, cheese, and science gear. A robotic arm was…

February 20, 2020 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule To Fly Two Astronauts To The ISS In May

SpaceX and Boeing competed for NASA’s plan to put astronauts again in space. It’s been nine years since the last human mission in space via an American rocket. SpaceX got $2.6 billion to have the Crew Dragon capsule ready to…

February 16, 2020 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0