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Stem cell research is expanding beyond earthly confines. Scientists from Cedars-Sinai in California have partnered with the private company Axiom Space to help them produce stem cells aboard the International Space Station—an apparent first that will test whether these cells can be manufactured more efficiently in a microgravity environment. The initial cargo needed for the two-year-long experiments will be delivered via the Axiom Mission 2 spaceflight, set to launch early next month.A Mononykus Hunts In ‘Prehistoric…

Axiom Space is getting ready to launch its second private mission to the International Space Station (ISS), applying valuable lessons learned from the company’s inaugural crew experience as it preparesfor its own space station in low Earth orbit. Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites Threaten Their ViewAxiom Mission 2, or Ax-2, is slated for launch on May 8 on board SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft. Four astronauts will spend 12 days on the ISS in a follow-up to the first private mission by Axiom, Ax-1,…

NASA has unveiled the first spacesuits to be worn by astronauts on their journey to the Moon.A prototype of the spacesuit was revealed on Wednesday at Space Center Houston's Moon 2 Mars Festival, with a full fleet of training spacesuits to be delivered to NASA later this year.The new suit -- Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) -- has been designed and built by Axiom Space, a space services company, as part of a deal by the space agency.In 2022, NASA awarded Axiom a $228.5 million task order under a $1.26 billion…

NASA and the private aerospace company Axiom Space unveiled a prototype on Wednesday of the next-generation spacesuit that astronauts will wear on the next mission to the Moon.The suit revealed at an event at the Johnson Space Center in Houston features greater flexibility and thermal protection than those worn by the Apollo astronauts who first walked on the lunar surface more than 50 years ago. The garment has multiple protective layers, a backpack with life support systems, and lights and a high-definition video…

As the Axiom-2 crew prepares to take off to the International Space Station (ISS) in a few weeks from now, NASA is already looking ahead to the third private mission to the orbiting space station later this year, in a mission that will once again involve Axiom. On Wednesday, NASA announced that it signed a mission order with Axiom Space for a third crew of private astronauts to venture to low Earth orbit. The mission is slated for no earlier than November, with the exact launch date hinging on spacecraft traffic to the…

It’s been over 50 years since the final Apollo mission, but NASA’s ambitious Artemis program seeks to return humans to the lunar surface after that long absence. For that to happen, however, the space agency needs an updated Moon suit, the prototype of which will be revealed today.The event starts at 10:30 a.m. ET, and it’s being hosted by Axiom Space—the third party vendor chosen by NASA to build the Moon suits. Axiom signed a $228.5 million contract with NASA in September of last year, in which the Houston-based company…

ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer took this space selfie during a spacewalk outside the ISS in March.Photo: NASANASA astronauts are getting ready to spacewalk once again. The space agency put a hold on the extravehicular activities while it investigated a potentially life-threatening problem with the suits, but NASA says spacewalks outside the International Space Station can resume. On Tuesday, NASA announced that it completed an investigation into the cause of a moisture layer buildingup inside the helmets of astronauts…

The Ax-1 crew with Expedition 67 crew members aboard the ISS.Photo: Axiom SpaceSaudi Arabia has reportedly signed a deal with private space company Axiom Space to fly two of its astronauts to the International Space Station as part of the second privately funded trip to the orbital lab.The two Saudi astronauts will fly aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, becoming the first Gulf country to ride on board a private spacecraft, sources told Reuters. The sources added that the deal between Saudi Arabia and Axiom was signed…

The Ax-1 crew.Photo: Axiom SpaceIt appears that the International Space Station will welcome more amateur astronauts who are willing to pay a hefty price for trips to space. NASA is requesting proposals for two more private astronaut missions to the ISS that could fly to low Earth orbit as early as late 2023. The space agency is calling on the space industry to provide proposals for the third and fourth commercial spaceflights to the ISS, NASA announced on Thursday. NASA collaborated with private company Axiom Space to…

The US space agency has selected Axiom Space to deliver a moonwalking system for astronauts for the Artemis III mission, which will land Americans on the surface of the Moon for the first time in over 50 years.This award -- the first one under a competitive spacesuits contract -- is for a task order to develop a next generation Artemis spacesuit and supporting systems, and to demonstrate their use on the lunar surface during Artemis III, NASA said in a statement.With this award, NASA has put in place another cornerstone…