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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, on the company’s 29th commercial resupply services mission for the agency to the International Space Station. Liftoff was at 8:28 p.m. EST. Credit: SpaceXNASA and the agency’s international partners are sending scientific investigations to the International Space Station on the 30th SpaceX commercial resupply services mission, including tests of technologies to…

Cuong Tran, a man who was aboard the Alaska Airlines plane that lost a door mid-flight, has recently recounted his terrifying experience on the Boeing aircraft.On January 5, 2024, an Alaska Airlines flight from Portland, Oregon, to Ontario, California, had to do an emergency landing due to an uncontrolled decompression 16,000 ft above Portland. Highlights Passenger Cuong Tran recounted his "terrifying" experience aboard the Alaska Airlines plane that lost a door mid-flight. The incident was caused by missing…

NASA's Crew 7 mission is poised to conclude its six-month residency aboard the International Space Station (ISS), with seven astronauts preparing to return to Earth. Throughout their extended stay, these astronauts have been diligently engaged in conducting several scientific experiments and technology demonstrations aimed at benefiting humanity and advancing NASA's readiness for future space missions.Scheduled for departure from the ISS on March 11, the Crew 7 members will bid farewell to their space home. The SpaceX…

The SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft, with the Crew-8 quartet aboard, is pictured approaching the International Space Station as it orbited 268 miles above the Indian Ocean. Credit: NASANASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, as well as Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin arrived at the International Space Station, as the SpaceX Dragon, named Endeavour, docked to the complex at 2:28 a.m. EST on March 5 while the station was 260 statute miles over Newfoundland.Following Dragon’s link up…

The four SpaceX Crew-8 members (front row) join the Expedition 70 crew (back row) for welcome remarks shortly after docking and entering the space station. Credit: NASA TV11 crew members now reside aboard the International Space Station (ISS) following the arrival of the SpaceX Crew-8 mission early Tuesday morning. The four new Crew-8 members will spend the next few days getting used to life on orbit as four Expedition 70 crewmates pack up for their return to Earth.The SpaceX Dragon “Endeavour“ spacecraft docked to the…

Expedition 70 Flight Engineers (from left) Loral O’Hara and Jasmin Moghbeli, both NASA astronauts, pose for a portrait while installing helmet lights on spacesuits and checking the functionality of their spacesuit’s components. Credit: NASAThursday marked another day of station upkeep aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The Expedition 70 crew spent most of the day on spacesuit and station maintenance, auditing equipment, and wrapping up experiments started earlier this week.Spacesuit Maintenance and…

Hyderabad-based Dhruva Space said it will launch its LEAP-TD satellite Monday morning aboard the Indian Space Research Organisation's PSLV-C58 rocket from Sriharikota.‍The LEAP-TD (Launching Expeditions for Aspiring Payloads - Technology Demonstrator) mission features a derivative of the company’s P-30 satellite platform integrated to ISRO’s PSLV Orbital Experimental Module (POEM), which allows in-orbit scientific experiments using the spent PS4 stage as an orbital platform.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill…

NASA wants to send your name to deep space. The move is part of an ongoing campaign that the space agency is calling “Message in a Bottle,” which will see several names and messages added to a microchip and shipped off to Europa, one of the Jovian moons. The entire thing is part of the build-up for NASA’s Europa Clipper mission, which will see a spacecraft traveling to Jupiter and then exploring its moon Europa. The microchip will hitch a ride aboard the spacecraft through 1.8 billion miles of space, traveling…

Following the success of India's moon landing, the country's space agency ISRO launched a rocket on Saturday to study the sun in its first solar mission, Aditya-L1.The rocket left a trail of smoke and fire as scientists clapped, a live broadcast on the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) website showed. The broadcast was watched by nearly 5,00,000 viewers, while thousands gathered at a viewing gallery near the launch site to see the lift-off of the probe, which will aim to study solar winds, which can cause…

A robotic arm made solely by European manufacturers has passed its qualification review for launch into space on the OneSat range of satellites.  The robotic deployment and pointing system enables the satellite’s plasma thrusters to be positioned far away from the satellite’s body, optimising consumption of the xenon fuel. The approval of the system means that OneSat is now fully propelled by European technology. Designed by Airbus in France, the robotic arm was made and qualified by…