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NASA | CATS in Space Keep Eyes on Atmosphere
NASA Goddard is preparing to demonstrate for the fist time in space, a 3-wavelength, laser remote sensing instrument. The Cloud-Aerosol Transport System or CATS will measure clouds and aerosols in the Earth's atmosphere. This...
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NASA unveils plans for post-Shuttle spacecraft
NASA has announced plans for its next-generation spacecraft, the Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle. The MPCV is based on designs for the Orion, a capsule originally planned for the Constellation program that would have sent astronauts to the...
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Japanese researchers design space elevator
A team of researchers from Shizuoka University plan to develop a miniature "space elevator" to connect Earth and the International Space Station with a cable.
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Expedition 66 Soyuz MS-19 Undocking from International Space Station - March 30, 2022
NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and Roscosmos cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov departed the International Space Station March 30 and returned to Earth on the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft for a parachute-assisted landing near the town...
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SpaceX rival preparing Cygnus spacecraft for ISS cargo mission
Veteran space company Orbital Sciences is busy preparing for a supply mission to the International Space Station following the success of SpaceX's recent Dragon capsule mission. Orbital Sciences Cygnus spacecraft will be carried into...
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NASA's NICER Tests Matter's Limits
Matter in the hearts of neutron stars – dense remnants of exploded massive stars – takes the most extreme form we can measure. Now, thanks to data from NASA’s Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER), an X-ray telescope on the...
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Pushing the Boundaries: A Conversation with Astronaut Chris Hadfield
In this video, astronaut Chris Hadfield discusses the importance of setting challenging goals and pushing the boundaries of human capability. He shares his experiences as an astronaut and the lessons he has learned from pursuing...
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Expedition 66 Soyuz MS-19 Hatch Closure on International Space Station - March 29, 2022
NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and Roscosmos cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov departed the International Space Station March 30 and returned to Earth on the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft for a parachute-assisted landing near the town...
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SpaceX set to launch astronauts to the International Space Station on May 27: NASA
The U.S. will send two astronauts to the International Space Station from U.S. soil for the first time in 11 years in May.
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Super-fast space junk punches hole through space station
A piece of space debris has smashed a gaping hole through an important part of the International Space Station.
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NASA | TDRS: Continuing The Fleet
NASA is preparing to launch the first in a series of three third generation advanced Tracking and Data Relay Satellites, known as TDRS-K. This latest addition to the fleet of seven will augment a space communications network that...
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10 Ways Space Travel Will Change In The Next 100 Years
Will you be able to go into space in the future? Will we return to the moon? Here are 10 ways space travel could change in the next century.
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Expedition 67 -Axiom Mission 1 Docks to the Space Station - April 9, 2022
Axiom Mission 1 astronauts Michael Lopez Algeria, Larry Connor, Mark Pathy, and Eytan Stibbe docked to the zenith port of the Harmony module of the International Space Station April 9 following a launch April 8 on the SpaceX Crew Dragon...
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Expedition 67 - Axiom Mission 1 Space Station Arrival, Welcome Ceremony - April 9, 2022
Axiom Mission 1 astronauts Michael Lopez-Alegria, Larry Connor, Mark Pathy, and Eytan Stibbe opened the hatch of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and floated aboard the International Space Station April 9 after docking to the complex...
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NASA Uses CATS to Study Air Pollution
NASA is measuring air pollution with a laser called CATS, the Cloud Aerosol Transport System. Mounted on the International Space Station about 249 miles above Earth, CATS makes observations about the transport of aerosols by looking...
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SpaceX Dragon capsule splashes down in Pacific
The first commercial space mission has made a successful return to Earth, splashing down in the Pacific off the coast of California. SpaceX's dragon capsule lifted off from Earth on May 22 before docking with the International Space...
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NICER Mission Overview
The Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) payload, destined for the exterior of the space station, will study the physics of neutron stars, providing new insight into their nature and behavior. These stars are called...
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What Really Happens in the International Space Station
Learn about the history of the International Space Station and what astronauts, cosmonauts, and others have accomplished there in this video with NASA scientist Michelle Thaller.
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NASA | RRM: Mission to the Future Delivers the Goods
Fill'er up! That's the promise of robotic refueling on orbit: aging satellites can get a new lease on life from a robotic machine making a service call. Or, at least, the dream of such a system got dramatically closer after NASA's...
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NASA | Space Station Robots Test Techniques of the Future
In an important demonstration of new technical methodologies, from January 14-24, 2013, NASA engineers will try to simulate the transfer of fuel from one vehicle to another, in space, with nothing but robots doing the physical work....
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Sounds of a Launch
In the early morning, while standing in the wet grass at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, NASA astronaut Kay Hire describes what it's like to attend a rocket launch. This audio postcard was recorded in May 2018 at NASA Wallops...
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NICER: Launching Soon to the Space Station
This video introduces the Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER). NICER is an Astrophysics Mission of Opportunity within NASA’s Explorer program, which provides frequent flight opportunities for world-class scientific...
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NASA's NICER Tracks a Magnetar's Hot Spots
For the first time, NASA’s Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) has observed the merging of multimillion-degree X-ray spots on the surface of a magnetar, a supermagnetized stellar core no larger than a city. NICER tracked...
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NASA growing vegetables in space: astronauts about to harvest lettuce on ISS
NASA astronaut Steve Swanson is scheduled to harvest red Romaine lettuce grown inside the International Space Station on June 10. The plants won't be eaten, but they will be sent back to Earth in September for testing. If the experiment...