NASA astronauts

NASA wants to conduct another one-year astronaut mission. But when will it happen?

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NASA wants to fly more year-long astronaut missions, but it’s unclear when the agency will be able to do so next. NASA’s Frank Rubio recently became the first American to spend more than 365 consecutive days in space, after his Russian Soyuz spacecraft suffered a leak, forcing him (and his two Russian crewmates) to end … Read more

Let’s not throw away Tranquility (opinion)

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A recent story on Space.com presented the idea that some scientists believe we are entering the “lunar Anthropocene.” In other words, like Earth’s Anthropocene, the moon is entering a phase in which human activities will play an important role in its natural history. This is of course true. The first impacts of Soviet probes occurred … Read more

Thirty years ago, astronauts saved the Hubble Space Telescope

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It’s been about 30 years since NASA astronauts… Hubble Space Telescope on an extremely daring mission. At the time, it was perhaps the most daring mission scientists had conceived. In short, Hubble was launched in 1990 with defective optics that produced blurry images. Fortunately, however, there is the space telescope that orbits the Earth Soil, … Read more

NASA astronauts spend much of the week ‘thinking about ways they could die’

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Astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman and Jeremy Hansen (LR) will venture around the moon on Artemis II – RSSIL/MEGA Flying to the moon is a dream of most astronauts, but for the crew of the upcoming Artemis II mission, returning safely to Earth is their ultimate goal. In an exclusive interview for Telegraph … Read more

Medical emergencies will occur in deep space. Here’s how Canada is preparing

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If astronauts fly to the moon or Mars, how do we deal with medical problems so far from home? The finalists of a technology challenge from the Canadian Space Agency and Impact Canada want to use the medical knowledge from working with remote communities – such as indigenous groups in Canada’s far north – to … Read more

SpaceX’s launch attempt ends in the loss of the most powerful rocket ever built

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Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s science newsletter Wonder Theory. To receive it in your inbox, Register for free here. To say that space is a challenging environment is putting it lightly. During a recent spacewalk outside the International Space Station, a tool bag escaped NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral … Read more