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Cargo ship reaches International Space Station despite jammed solar panel

A Northrop Grumman capsule delivered several tons of supplies to the International Space Station on Wednesday despite a jammed solar panel. The shipment arrived two days after launching from Virginia. Only one of the cargo ship's two round solar panels opened following liftoff. Flight controllers tried in vain to open the stuck panel, but managed to draw enough power for the flight with just one. As the capsule made its slow approach, the space station crew took pictures so engineers might understand what went wrong. NASA astronaut Nicole Mann then used the station's robot arm to grab the spacecraft, dubbed the S.S. Sally Ride in honor of America's first woman in space. A company vice president, Cyrus Dhalla, later said a piece of debris from the Antares rocket became lodged in...
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Russian launches to space from US, 1st time in 20 years

Anna Kikina, Russia’s lone female cosmonaut was among the three newcomers on the flight. For the first time in 20 years, a Russian cosmonaut rocketed from the U.S. on Wednesday, launching to the International Space Station alongside NASA and Japanese astronauts despite tensions over the war in Ukraine.“We're so glad to do it together," said Anna Kikina, Russia's lone female cosmonaut, offering thanks in both English and Russian. “Spasibo!” She was among the three newcomers on the flight, alongside Marine Col. Nicole Mann, the first Native American woman to orbit the world, and Navy Capt. Josh Cassada. They were joined by Japan Space Agency's Koichi Wakata, who is making his fifth spaceflight. “Awesome!" radioed Mann. “That was a smooth ride uphill. You've got three rookies who are pr...
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Nicole Mann says she is proud to be first Native American woman in space

Nicole Aunapu Mann has waited nine long years for her chance to go into space. Nicole Aunapu Mann has waited nine long years for her chance to go into space. And if all goes according to plan, that wait will end on Oct. 03, when she will lead NASA's Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station. "It has been a long journey, but it's been so well worth it," Mann told Reuters on Friday. Mann will be the first Native American woman in space. The first Native American man in space was John Herrington in 2002. "I feel very proud," said Mann. "It's important that we celebrate our diversity and really communicate that specifically to the younger generation." Mann, a member of the Wailacki of the Round Valley Indian Tribe...