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Voyager Space and Airbus deepen tie-up on new space station

3Aug

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Voyager Space and Airbus deepen tie-up on new space station

[ad_1] U.S. space venture company Voyager Space and Airbus said on Wednesday they will co-operate more closely in the race to build a private version of the International Space Station.The two companies announced plans in January for Airbus to provide design support for Voyager's Starlab, one of three projects pre-selected by NASA to draw up plans for a potential commercial successor to the ISS. On Wednesday, they said Airbus would become a core partner in a newly planned venture to develop, build, and operate the orbital research post, expanding Europe's role in the project. The size of the shareholdings and financial details were not disclosed. Voyager Space also declined to discuss funding plans.Starlab is one of three private concepts designed to replace the aging ISS, a football fi...

Russia delays launch of relief ship to keep investigating space station leak

14Feb

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Russia delays launch of relief ship to keep investigating space station leak

[ad_1] Russia is delaying the launch of a ship to bring two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut back from the International Space Station (ISS) while it investigates a pressure loss in another module, its space agency said on Monday. Roscosmos and the U.S. space agency NASA had said that a Soyuz MS-23 ship would be launched on Feb. 20 to bring back Sergey Prokopyev, Dmitry Petelin and Frank Rubio. But in a video statement, Roscosmos head Yury Borisov said a decision had been taken to push back the launch until no later than March 10 while a team investigates the cause of a pressure loss in the cooling system of the Progress MS-21 cargo ship, which is due to undock from the ISS on Feb. 18. Borisov also showed pictures that American colleagues had taken with a robot arm o...

Samantha Cristoforetti becomes first European woman to command International Space Station

29Sep

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Samantha Cristoforetti becomes first European woman to command International Space Station

[ad_1] Italy's Samantha Cristoforetti became the first European woman to take over command of the International Space Station. Italy's Samantha Cristoforetti on Wednesday became the first European woman to take over command of the International Space Station during a ceremony broadcast live from space.The outgoing commander, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev, used the occasion to seemingly make a rare space-bound reference to the war in Ukraine, saying that "despite the storms on Earth, our international cooperation continues". During a relaxed ceremony, Artemyev handed Cristoforetti a golden key, symbolising that she is the new commander of the space station until she returns to Earth on October 10. Cristoforetti, a 45-year-ol...

Saudi Arabian mission on SpaceX capsule to include first female Arab astronaut

23Sep

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Saudi Arabian mission on SpaceX capsule to include first female Arab astronaut

[ad_1] Saudi Arabia's mission to the International Space Station next year aboard a SpaceX capsule will include the world's first female Arab astronaut. Saudi Arabia's mission to the International Space Station next year aboard a SpaceX capsule will include a woman who would become the world's first female Arab astronaut, according to Axiom Space, the U.S. company arranging the mission for the kingdom. Neither Axiom nor the Saudi government provided the name for the female astronaut, who will be accompanied by another Saudi and two Americans as part of Axiom's second private mission to the space station, slated for early 2023. A U.S. official familiar with the mission said the Ax-2 passengers have yet to receive approval...

International Space Station gets 3 new residents after Russian Soyuz capsule launch

22Sep

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International Space Station gets 3 new residents after Russian Soyuz capsule launch

[ad_1] The International Space Station welcomed three new residents Wednesday following a smooth Russian launch. The International Space Station welcomed three new residents Wednesday following a smooth Russian launch. The Soyuz capsule rocketed into orbit from Kazakhstan and, just three hours later, pulled up at the space station. American Frank Rubio checked in for a six-month stay along with Russians Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin.Rubio, a doctor and former Army parachutist from Miami, rode up on the Soyuz under a new crew swap agreement between the two countries. The agreement was finalized in July despite tensions over Moscow's war in Ukraine, a sign of continuing Russia-US cooperation in space. Under this cash-free...

American, Russians to blast off for International Space Station as Ukraine war rages

21Sep

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American, Russians to blast off for International Space Station as Ukraine war rages

[ad_1] A US astronaut and 2 Russian cosmonauts are set to blast off to the International Space Station despite tensions between Moscow and Washington over Ukraine war. A US astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts are set to blast off to the International Space Station Wednesday on a Russian-operated flight despite soaring tensions between Moscow and Washington over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.NASA's Frank Rubio and Russia's Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin are scheduled to take off from the Russia-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 1354 GMT, according to Russian space agency Roscosmos. Rubio will become the first US astronaut to travel to the ISS on a Russian Soyuz rocket since President Vladimir Putin sent troops i...

How NASA will destroy International Space Station

29Aug

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How NASA will destroy International Space Station

[ad_1] NASA already has set plans in motion to destroy the International Space Station after decades of service. Here’s how it will be achieved. Earlier this year, NASA had confirmed plans to destroy the International Space Station after nearly 25 years of service. The ISS will be destroyed in less than 10 years in a planned manner. Launched in 1998, the International Space Station will meet its end in an ocean in one of the most remote places on Earth. But why is NASA doing so? Well, the ISS has been functioning for 24 years and it isn't expected to last forever. NASA is engaging in impact prevention to destroy the ISS systematically so that it does not rain down on Earth like a giant asteroid, but splashes down in the ocean...