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SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying private Ax-2 astronauts splashes down off Florida coast (video)

The four astronauts of the private Ax-2 mission returned to Earth in their SpaceX Dragon capsule tonight (May 30).

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A Surprising Satellite Material Could Solve a Major Space Issue

Scientists want to build satellite shells out of wood to reduce debris and make them tougher and more durable

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Private Ax-2 astronauts get warm welcome from space station crew (video)

The crew of Axiom Space's second private mission to the International Space Station arrived at the orbiting lab on Monday (May 22) to a warm welcome from the station's current crew.

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SpaceX's Axiom mission-2 set for launch with 1st Saudi woman

A private mission to the International Space Station (ISS) organized by Axiom Space is all set to launch the 'Ax-2' on Sunday (local time) from Florida with the first-ever Saudi woman in its crew to voyage into space, according to Axiom Space. Read further on Dynamite News:

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May 8 launch for private mission to ISS with Saudi astronauts

Washington (AFP) - Two astronauts from Saudi Arabia, including the first Saudi woman, will blast off from Florida on May 8 on a private mission to the International Space Station (ISS), Axiom Space and NASA officials said Thursday.

AFP

NASA announces 4 astronauts flying to the moon on Artemis II

ORLANDO, Fla. — Humans haven’t traveled beyond low-Earth orbit in more than 50 years, but that’s set to change with the launch of the Artemis II mission to orbit the moon next year with four passengers on board. Just who will be flying was revealed today.

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Four for the moon! NASA names Artemis 2 astronaut crew for 1st lunar mission since Apollo

NASA has named its first moon crew in over 50 years. The agency announced Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch of NASA and Canada's Jeremy Hansen as the Artemis 2 crew.

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Boeing Starliner's 1st astronaut mission delayed to May at the earliest

Boeing and NASA had been targeting April for Starliner's Crew Flight Test, but the astronaut mission will now launch after the private Ax-2 flight, which is targeted for early May.

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SpaceX crew launch to ISS postponed

Cape Canaveral (AFP) - A rocket launch to the International Space Station was postponed minutes before take-off on Monday, with officials citing a problem with ground systems.

AFP

SpaceX Dragon crewed flight to ISS pushed back 24 hours

Washington (AFP) - US space agency NASA and SpaceX on Tuesday pushed back by 24 hours the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket that is to carry four astronauts to the International Space Station.

AFP

Saudi Arabia to send its first woman into space

Riyadh (AFP) - Saudi Arabia will send its first ever woman astronaut on a space mission later this year, the latest move by the kingdom to revamp its ultra-conservative image.

AFP

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

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.

Reuters

Saudi Arabia names man and woman for Axiom 2 mission to International Space Station

ORLANDO, Fla. — The names of the two astronauts from Saudi Arabia headed up for a short stay on the International Space Station were announced Sunday.

Orlando Sentinel

UAE astronaut says not required to fast during Ramadan on ISS

Houston (AFP) - Emirati astronaut Sultan al-Neyadi said Wednesday that he will not be required to fast during Ramadan while on his upcoming space mission.

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Russia to send rescue mission to space station

Moscow (AFP) - Russia said Wednesday that it will send an empty spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) next month to bring home three astronauts whose planned return vehicle was damaged by a strike from a tiny meteoroid.

Al Jazeera

Russia considers ways to return space crew after capsule leak

Tests are being conducted to determine whether Soyuz capsule is unfit for crewed flight after coolant leak.

Dynamite News

Technology: SpaceX heads off for international space station with US, Russian, Japanese astronauts

Billionaire tycoon Elon Musk-led Space X blasted off from Florida on Wednesday and headed for the International Space Station (ISS). Read more on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Russian cosmonaut hitching ride with SpaceX as part of next space station crew

The latest team is being led by Nicole Aunapu Mann, 45, a veteran combat pilot making spaceflight history as both the first indigenous woman being sent to orbit by NASA and the first woman to take the commander's seat of a SpaceX Crew Dragon.

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Reuters

SpaceX capsule heads to space station ferrying NASA crew and Russian

A SpaceX rocket soared into orbit from Florida on Wednesday carrying the next long-term International Space Station crew, with a Russian cosmonaut, two Americans and a Japanese astronaut flying together in a demonstration of U.S.-Russian teamwork in space despite Ukraine war tensions.

AFP

American, Russians to blast off for ISS as war rages in Ukraine

Baikonur (Kazakhstan) (AFP) - 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.

Inverse

Transporting humans to Mars may not be the biggest hurdle for a crewed mission — study

The potential hazards for missions bound for Mars are numerous. But if humans do make it to Mars, will they even be able to function when they get there?

The Independent UK

Scientists are growing billions of stem cells on the ISS to help humans travel to other planets

Scientists are shooting stem cells into space, hoping to make discoveries that help people on Earth

Orlando Sentinel

SpaceX launches from KSC on resupply run to the ISS

ORLANDO, Fla. — The shipment ran a little late, but SpaceX sent up its Dragon spacecraft on the CRS-25 resupply run to the International Space Station on Thursday night.

AFP

ESA fully cuts Mars mission ties with Russia, angering Moscow

Paris (AFP) - The European Space Agency has officially terminated cooperation with Russia on a mission to put a rover on Mars, with Russia's space chief furiously responding by banning cosmonauts on the ISS from using a Europe-made robotic arm.

Orlando Sentinel

Boeing’s Starliner on its way to finally dock with the International Space Station

ORLANDO, Fla. — Getting off the Earth is one thing, but inserting tab A into slot B in space is another.

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