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Astronaut slated to become first Black woman to stay long-term on space station

ORLANDO, Fla — A couple of space rookies are joining a couple of veterans on a trip to the International Space Station this week, but one of them will open a new door of diversity as the first Black woman assigned for long-term duty on board.

Orlando Sentinel

SpaceX Crew-4: Updated launch date, crew, mission goals of historic flight

If all goes according to plan, Jessica Watkins will become the first African-American woman to make a prolonged ISS stay.

Inverse

Down, up, down: 3 SpaceX Crew Dragons making 2 landings, 1 launch in 2 weeks

ORLANDO, Fla. — The International Space Station is turning into a bit of a drive-thru with the goings and coming on three SpaceX Crew Dragons in the next two weeks.

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Space mice may offer clues to why astronauts get kidney stones

Animals from International Space Station may shed light on link between space travel and high incidence of the painful condition

The Guardian - UK

Axiom Space’s flight to the International Space Station is quietly making history

In this edition of Inverse Daily, get the latest details on Axiom-1’s private flight to the ISS, discover what spaceflight does to astronauts' eyes, and more.

Inverse

First Israeli Astronaut Boards International Space Station

Eytan Stibbe at 64 participates in the first-ever fully private space mission.

Zenger

4 days in, Axiom Space's crew makes history for private space flight at ISS

Axiom-1 is the first all-private mission to the International Space Station, chartered by Axiom Space through SpaceX in the hopes of funding a private space station.

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Ukraine war threatens space exploration

New U.S. sanctions on Russia will encompass Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos

Salon

To Boldly Grow: NASA Tracks Earths Forest Canopy From Space

The International Space Station recently changed its orbit height from 262 miles above Earth to about 258 miles.

Zenger

Space station's first all-private astronaut team welcomed aboard orbiting platform

The first all-private team of astronauts ever launched to the International Space Station (ISS) were welcomed aboard the orbiting research platform on Saturday to begin a weeklong science mission hailed as a milestone in commercial spaceflight.

Reuters

SpaceX Launches First Ever-Private Space Tourism Mission

The four-person crew is expected to arrive at the International Space Station on Saturday morning.

The Street

SpaceX launches 3 visitors to space station for $55M each

SpaceX has launched three rich businessmen and their astronaut escort to the International Space Station for more than a week’s stay

The Independent UK

Axiom launch: why commercial space travel could be another giant leap for air pollution

The Axiom-1 mission to send four private astronauts to the International Space Station is the first of many missions planned by NASA to expand the ISS for commercial use as part of what’s being called the low-Earth orbit economy.

The Conversation

First Private Mission Readies for Launch to ISS

The first fully private mission to the International Space Station is set to blast off Friday with a four-member crew from startup company Axiom Space. The partnership has been hailed by NASA, which sees it as a key step in its goal to commercialize the region of space known as…

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First fully private crew set to blast off on historic trip to the International Space Station

Commercial space travel is about to go to a new level — literally — as the first all-private crew prepares to blast off to the International Space Station.

Manchester Evening News

When did SpaceX send a spacecraft to the International Space Station?

SpaceX sent NASA astronauts to the ISS in a historic mission. The space flight is now the focus of a behind-the-scenes Netflix documentary

Tribune News Service

Netflix’s ‘Return To Space’ explores NASA-SpaceX efforts to send American astronauts into space

Doug Hurley says it was no big deal when he and fellow astronaut Bob Behnken were told that a documentary film crew would be shadowing their 2020 flight to the International Space Station.

Benzinga

Elon Musk's SpaceX Set To Launch First All-Private ISS Mission With Axiom Space On Friday

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk’s SpaceX has said it is now targeting to launch its first all-private mission to the International Space Station on Friday, following a two-day delay.

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Orlando Sentinel

NASA to hold off retest of Artemis, clearing way for Axiom Space civilian launch

ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA will stand down for now in its attempt to complete a launch pad test of the massive Artemis moon rocket at Kennedy Space Center, which paves the way for the first all-civilian launch to the International Space Station on Friday.

Bangkok Post

In space, Russians and Americans remain 'dear friends'

WASHINGTON: After nearly a week back on Earth, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei said Tuesday the relationship between US astronauts and Russian cosmonauts remained positive while on board the International Space Station, despite their countries' animosity over Moscow's February invasion of neighboring Ukraine.

The Conversation

Ax-1: why the private mission to the International Space Station is a game changer

It’s not long since billionaires were competing to get to the “edge of space”. Now, the first set of private citizens are getting ready to take a SpaceX shuttle up to the International Space Station (ISS). Unlike the short “joyrides” of Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos, this mission will be…

Tribune News Service

Russian space agency head threatens to end future ISS missions

The director of Russia’s space program said economic sanctions aimed at the country threaten partnerships at the International Space Station and he supports a move to end future cooperation with other agencies.

The Canberra Times

The era of private space missions is set to begin

Axiom-1 will be the first private, commercial flight to the International Space Station

The Independent UK

Russian space chief: Sanctions could imperil space station

The head of Russia’s space program says the future of the International Space Station hangs in the balance after the United States, the European Union and Canadian space agencies missed a deadline to meet Russian demands for lifting sanctions on Russian enterprises and hardware

Wales Online

Russia's top space official says future of the International Space Station hangs in the balance

Agency chief Dmitry Rogozin said that the ISS 'cannot manage without Russia, because no one but us can deliver fuel to the station'

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