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NASA | Desert R.A.T.S. 2011
Desert Research And Technology Studies (D-R.A.T.S) kicks off an exciting new year of field testing. The crew is back in action, testing communication scenarios for near-Earth asteroids, and 2 new instruments from Goddard: ExPED and VAPoR.
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Expedition 67 - NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Talks to Media Before Departing Station - April 15, 2022
Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 67 Flight Engineers Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, and Kayla Barron of NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer reflected back and discussed their six-month mission...
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NASA | Blacker Than Black
The NASA Goddard Space Flight Center has a team of scientists testing micro and nano technology to use on spacecraft. The goal is to reduce the reflection off the surface of the instruments so that the data does not get polluted by the...
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Record-Breaking Astronaut Discusses Mission with Media
NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, who returned to Earth on March 30 after spending 355 days in space, discussed his historic mission with reporters on April 5. Vande Hei broke the record for longest single spaceflight by an American...
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Houston We Have a Podcast: Astronaut and Microbiologist
Kate Rubins, NASA astronaut and flight engineer for the upcoming Expedition 64 mission on the International Space Station, details her passion for science, and her previous experience on the station, and her anticipation of conducting...
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Houston We Have a Podcast: From the Seas to the Stars
NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir talks about her path to becoming an astronaut, her education in biology and space, her research studying marine mammals and birds in Antarctica, and her training to prepare for her first space mission. HWHAP...
Weird History
Facts About the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
Every American who lived through the '80s remembers the Challenger explosion. But what happened to cause the famous national tragedy? How could such a catastrophe happen when NASA so meticulously checks and double checks all the...
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Houston We Have a Podcast: Space Radiation
Jason Weeks and Steve Platts discuss the ways NASA is collecting radiation data to better understand the risks and possible mitigation strategies for humans traveling through deep space. This is the last in a six part series on NASA’s...
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A Story of Science and Friendship
At NASA, friendship and discovery go hand-in-hand. For more than three decades, Earth scientists Compton Tucker and Piers Sellers were co-workers, roommates, neighbors and best friends. They studied the planet and traveled it together....
Curated Video
After Second Successful Space Flight, Virgin Galactic CEO Celebrates 'A Huge Step Forward'
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo, VSS Unity, made its second successful flight on Friday, marking yet another milestone on its path to commercial space travel. "Today was a huge step forward for the company," Virgin Galactic CEO George...
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Newly-Minted Blue Origin Astronaut Couple Hope to Fly Virgin Galactic Next
Space tourism continues to be generating buzz after the most recent Blue Origin launch. Two of its passengers made history as the first married couple to travel to space. The couple, Marc Hagle, CEO at Tricor, and Sharon Hagle, CEO at...
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Dr. Roberta Bondar celebrates 30 years since her first spaceflight
Canada's first female astronaut, Dr. Roberta Bondar, talks to Ian Hanomansing about the legacy of her historic first spaceflight.
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Chinese rocket expected to fall to Earth in the coming days
Last week, China successfully launched a crew module for its new space station. But the first stage of the rocket that sent that module into orbit is now falling to Earth uncontrollably.
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What SpaceX’s All-Civilian Mission Means for Future of Commercial Space Travel
SpaceX’s first all-civilian crew has successfully returned to Earth after orbiting the planet for three days and as a result, has raised $210 million for St. Jude’s Children Research Hospital. Former astronaut and ISS commander Leroy...
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SpaceX All-Civilian Flight Safety Look From Former ISS Commander
SpaceX has successfully launched the first all-civilian flight into orbit. The mission, known as Inspiration4, lifted off on Wednesday and is expected to orbit around Earth for three days, making it the first space mission without any...
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How SpaceX Prepared Civilian Space Tourists Ahead of Historic Private Launch
SpaceX is gearing up to launch the first rocket completely crewed by civilians from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday. David Anderman, former general counsel at SpaceX, joined Cheddar to discuss the prep work that the civilian...
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Axiom 4 Historic Splashdown Off California Coast | Astronauts Exits Spacecraft
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, carrying Shukla and the multinational Ax-4 crew, undocked from the ISS at 4:45 pm IST on Monday and completed a carefully orchestrated 22-hour journey home.
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Axiom 4 mission: IAF officer Shubhanshu Shukla ready for ride to space
Indian Air Force pilot Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is all set for the most challenging mission of his life: space flight. Shukla and three other astronauts will launch to space on Tuesday, the 10th of June, at 5:52 p.m. Indian...
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Axiom-4 mission delayed again: ISRO says Shubhanshu Shukla’s ISS flight pushed to after 22 June 2025
ISRO confirms another delay for the Axiom-4 mission, stating that astronaut Subhanshu Shukla’s journey to the International Space Station will not launch before 22 June 2025.
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Axiom 4 mission: IAF officer Shubhanshu Shukla completes final launch rehearsal
Indian Air Force pilot Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is all set for the most challenging mission of his life: space flight. Shukla and three other astronauts will launch to space on Tuesday, the 10th of June, at 5:52 p.m. Indian...
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Orlando Bloom BITES Fingers As Katy Perry Blasts Into Space; NERVE Wrecking Blue Origin Moment
Katy Perry just made space history—and her husband Orlando Bloom’s reaction is going viral. As Perry joined Jeff Bezos’ all-female Blue Origin crew for an 11-minute journey past Earth’s atmosphere, Bloom’s face said more than words ever...
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I Talk to Myself Every Day: Katy Perry Shares the Mental Journey Behind Her Space Dream
Katy Perry becomes the first pop star in space and opens up about the mental journey behind her cosmic leap — all to inspire the next generation of fearless dreamers.
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With Garneau’s death, ‘it feels like part of us has gone,’ astronaut says | Hanomansing Tonight
Former Canadian astronaut and Liberal cabinet minister Marc Garneau has died at the age of 76. Roberta Bondar, Canada’s first female astronaut, reflects on her late colleague’s legacy on Hanomansing Tonight.
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Elon Musk Sends Private Crew Of 4 For Polar Exploration
#GRAVITAS | Elon Musk's SpaceX is on a mission to orbit Earth from pole to pole -a novel trajectory in which no humans have traveled before. On Monday, it launched a crew of four private astronauts led by a Crypto entrepreneur. Watch...