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Luna 25 spacecraft crash on Moon: NASA snaps photo
1Sep By adminNo Comments
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Luna 25 spacecraft crash on Moon: NASA snaps photo

[ad_1] NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has detected a new Moon crater likely caused by Russia's Luna 25 spacecraft's crash. Luna 25 experienced an anomaly during its descent, leading to its crash. This discovery showcases the collaborative efforts of space agencies and enhances our understanding of lunar exploration. Here are the key highlights of the Luna 25 crash aftermath:1. NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has recently identified a fresh lunar crater, believed to be the result of Russia's Luna 25 mission's impact. 2. Luna 25 experienced an anomaly during its descent, causing an unintended collision with the Moon's surface on August 19. Roscosmos disclosed the estimated impact site on August 21. 3. In response, the LRO Camera (LROC) team and the LRO Mission Operations te...
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Almost half of Moon missions fail. Why is space still so hard?
26Aug By adminNo Comments
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Almost half of Moon missions fail. Why is space still so hard?

[ad_1] In 2019, India attempted to land a spacecraft on the Moon – and ended up painting a kilometres-long streak of debris on its barren surface. Now the Indian Space Research Organisation has returned in triumph, with the Chandrayaan-3 lander successfully touching down near the south pole of Earth's rocky neighbour.India's success came just days after a spectacular Russian failure, when the Luna 25 mission tried to land nearby and “ceased to exist as a result of a collision with the lunar surface”. These twin missions remind us that, close to 60 years after the first successful “soft landing” on the Moon, spaceflight is still difficult and dangerous. Moon missions in particular are still a coin flip, and we have seen several high-profile failures in recent years. Why were these missio...
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Roscosmos: Russian spacecraft leak caused by external impact
22Feb By adminNo Comments
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Roscosmos: Russian spacecraft leak caused by external impact

[ad_1] A coolant leak from an uncrewed Russian supply ship docked at the International Space Station resulted from an external impact and not a manufacturing flaw, Russia's space corporation said Tuesday. The leak from the Progress MS-21 cargo ship was spotted on Feb. 11 and followed a similar leak from a Soyuz crew capsule in December. Russian space officials said that December's leak was caused by a tiny meteoroid that left a small hole in the exterior radiator and sent coolant spewing into space. But the new leak from another ship raised doubts about that theory, and Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos launched a probe into the incident to check whether it could have resulted from a manufacturing defect. NASA said its specialists were assisting their Russian counterpar...
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Russian spacecraft leaks coolant, station crew reported safe
13Feb By adminNo Comments
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Russian spacecraft leaks coolant, station crew reported safe

[ad_1] An uncrewed Russian supply ship docked at the International Space Station has leaked coolant, the Russian space corporation and NASA reported Saturday, saying the incident doesn't pose any danger to the station's crew.  Roscosmos said the hatch between the station and the Progress MS-21 had been locked so the incident didn't affect the orbiting outpost. “The temperature and pressure on board the station are within norms and there is no danger to health and safety of the crew,” it said in a statement. The initial statement from Roscosmos left it unclear whether the entire cargo ship or just some of its systems lost pressure, but Sergei Krikalev, head of Roscosmos' crewed programs, later clarified that there was depressurization of the craft's coola...
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Emergency on International Space Station! Russian spacecraft loses pressure
13Feb By adminNo Comments
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Emergency on International Space Station! Russian spacecraft loses pressure

[ad_1] An uncrewed Russian supply ship docked at the International Space Station has lost cabin pressure, the Russian space corporation reported Saturday, saying the incident doesn't pose any danger to the station's crew. Roscosmos said the hatch between the station and the Progress MS-21 had been locked so the loss of pressure didn't affect the orbiting outpost. “The temperature and pressure on board the station are within norms and there is no danger to health and safety of the crew,” it said in a statement. The space corporation didn't say what may have caused the cargo ship to lose pressure. Roscosmos noted that the cargo ship had already been loaded with waste prior to its scheduled disposal. The craft is set to be undocked from the station and deorbit to burn in the atmos...
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Polaris Dawn space mission picks Garmin smartwatches for space-bound crew
8Feb By adminNo Comments
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Polaris Dawn space mission picks Garmin smartwatches for space-bound crew

[ad_1] A fan of science and technology? Awed by the space missions the kind that are being run by NASA, ESA, ISRO, Roscosmos and more? Well, then you must check out this space tech gadget. Did you know that Garmin smartwatches will play an important role in an upcoming Polaris Dawn human spaceflight? Yes, now you know. The smartwatch, with its highly accurate health data gleaned from Fenix 7 adventure watches, will provide 24/7 insights into the impact of space travel on the human body. The program consists of up to three human spaceflight missions that will demonstrate new technologies, conduct extensive research and ultimately culminate in the first flight of SpaceX's Starship with humans on board. During the up to five-day mission to be launched on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at N...
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Russia sets new contingency plan for crew of damaged space capsule
15Jan By adminNo Comments
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Russia sets new contingency plan for crew of damaged space capsule

[ad_1] The Soyuz MS-22 capsule, which serves as a lifeboat for the crew, sprang a coolant leak last month after it was struck by a micrometeoroid - a small particle of space rock - which made a tiny puncture and caused the temperature inside to rise. Russia's space agency Roscosmos announced new contingency plans on Saturday for the three crew of a damaged capsule docked to the International Space Station, saying the U.S. member of the trio would return to Earth in a separate SpaceX vessel if they needed to evacuate in the next few weeks. The Soyuz MS-22 capsule, which serves as a lifeboat for the crew, sprang a coolant leak last month after it was struck by a micrometeoroid - a small particle of space rock - which made a tiny puncture and caused the temperature inside to rise. R...
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Russia to Bring Soyuz Spacecraft Back to Earth Following Coolant Leak
12Jan By adminNo Comments
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Russia to Bring Soyuz Spacecraft Back to Earth Following Coolant Leak

[ad_1] Russia plans to bring its Soyuz spacecraft back to Earth without its original crew after the vehicle sprang a coolant leak while docked with the International Space Station. Russia plans to bring its Soyuz spacecraft back to Earth without its original crew after the vehicle sprang a coolant leak while docked with the International Space Station. Roscosmos, the state space corporation, also plans to expedite the launch of its next Soyuz to the ISS without a crew to serve as a replacement vehicle to get the astronauts home, according to a Telegram post Wednesday. That launch is now planned for Feb. 20. The three astronauts — two Russians and one American — who flew to space on the original Soyuz will have to stay on the station longer than originally planned. On Dec. 14, Rus...
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Meteoroid crippled International Space Station capsule! Crew to be rescued soon
11Jan By adminNo Comments
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Meteoroid crippled International Space Station capsule! Crew to be rescued soon

[ad_1] The capsule on the International Space Station was crippled by a meteoroid just ahead of the crew departing for Earth, it has been revealed. After the horrific recent events when their spaceship's coolant leaked in such a dramatic fashion just ahead of their departure for Earth from the International Space Station, the stuck crew will be rescued by a new Russian space corporation Roscosmos' capsule, it has been announced. Roscosmos will launch a new spacecraft to bring some of the crew back to Earth. The scary part is that it has been confirmed that the leak in the Soyuz capsule was caused by a micrometeoroid crashing into it. NASA says that a micrometeoroid is a particle smaller than a grain of sand. However, even this small a thing can have such a big effect on the hard su...
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5 Big Moon missions that are set to take off in 2023; NASA to ISRO, space race is on!
31Dec By adminNo Comments
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5 Big Moon missions that are set to take off in 2023; NASA to ISRO, space race is on!

[ad_1] From NASA to ISRO, these are the 5 big Moon missions you can look forward to in 2023. From observing the farthest galaxy from Earth (GN-z11) to shifting the orbit of an asteroid by striking it with a spacecraft, scientists reached many new milestones in 2022. But it appears that the Moon will be the center of all attention in 2023. Many space agencies are looking at our sole natural satellite as a destination to visit and explore. While the Moon race between the USA and Russia ended decades ago, we still remember when Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin landed on the lunar surface. Now, a new space race is building up. And from NASA to Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) are all participating. Read on to know about the 5 big Moon missions setting up in 2023.NASA Lunar Flashli...
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