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NASA called off a spacewalk Tuesday because of menacing space junk that could puncture an astronaut’s suit or damage the International Space Station.
The agency did not link the postponement of repairs to wreckage caused by a recent Russian antisatellite weapon test.
NASA has delayed the launch of its new James Webb Space Telescope following an “incident” that happened affecting its connection to the rocket.
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin on Tuesday announced the crew of its Dec. 9 launch, which will carry “Good Morning America” co-anchor and former New York Giant Michael Strahan.
NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins is set to become the first Black woman to live and work in space on a long-duration mission at the International Space Station.
Jessica Watkins, who joined NASA’s astronaut corps in 2017, is scheduled to fly to the orbital outpost in a SpaceX capsule in April.
Russia’s Anti-Satellite test launched space debris near the International ISS. Who is on the ISS now, and how did governments and NASA react?
Russia said Monday that an object is no longer in the path of the International Space Station following the destruction of a satellite.
An Indigenous clan fears it will lose its place in the world as the government pursues a quest to open a spaceport and lure the billionaire SpaceX founder Elon Musk.
A “reckless and irresponsible” Russian weapons test has created more than 1,500 pieces of debris now endangering the seven crew aboard the International Space Station, US officials have said.
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station were forced to take shelter in a pair of space capsules Monday morning after a cloud of space debris
A businessman who travelled to space with William Shatner last month has died after a small plane crashed in New Jersey.
The station crewed by seven astronauts will climb 1,240 metres higher to avoid a close encounter with the fragment.
A SpaceX rocket carried four astronauts into orbit Wednesday night, including the 600th person to reach space in 60 years.
Three of the four astronauts aboard Crew-3 are making their first trip to space.
The object was expected to make a close pass with the outpost in orbit on Thursday night.
The astronauts will replace a crew that landed in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday. They will stay in orbit until April 2022.
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Four crew members are scheduled to depart from the orbital outpost after about half a year in space. They will splash down near Florida on Monday.
By mimicking the way lobsters’ eyes work, scientists have designed new X-ray space telescopes that can survey much larger areas.
For the first time, astronauts on the International Space Station cultivated chiles, adding some zing to their tacos.
The Hatch chile pepper seeds arrived at the space station on a SpaceX resupply mission in June and were promptly planted by NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough.
A discussion of repairs of the waste management systems used aboard the company’s passenger spacecraft offered rare insight into how it fixes things.
Sanitary pads and makeup: A Chinese astronaut’s six-month stay aboard the country’s space station has revealed conflicted cultural values toward gender.
A Russian film crew making the first movie in space returned to Earth on Sunday after spending nearly two weeks at the International Space Station.
A Russian actress and film director landed near Russia’s spaceflight base in Kazakhstan after 12 days in orbit.
Russian thrusters have accidentally titled the International Space Station (ISS) for the second time this year.
China’s Shenzhou-13 spacecraft carrying three astronauts docked Saturday at its new space station, kicking off a record-setting six-month stay.
While the astronauts were said to not be in any danger, it was the second such incident since July.
Blue Origin has released footage showing William Shatner and his fellow crew members on their trip so space. Credit: Blue Origin via Storyful
Prince William delivered an apparent jab at the billionaire space race, saying the world’s greatest minds should be more focused on saving Earth.
The actor who played Captain Kirk played the role of pitchman for Jeff Bezos’ spaceflight company at a time that it is facing a number of workplace and business difficulties.
The Star Trek actor becomes the oldest person to go to space.
The company said in July it had nearly $100 million in sales, but not how many tickets that included.
The series’ longtime viewers said they were excited to see the man who played Captain Kirk make science fiction seem a bit more real.
The actor who played Captain Kirk and three others will lift off soon in a tourist rocket built by Jeff Bezos’ private spaceflight company.
The first trips from the UK to space are a step closer following an agreement between an Edinburgh-based rocket company and a Shetland spaceport.
The actor – who plays Captain James T Kirk in the original Star Trek series – is set to go into space for real.
At age 90, Shatner would be the oldest person sent to space, but he’ll have to wait another day to get there.
