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SpaceX Releases Browser-Based ISS Docking Simulator
I do not pretend to be an expert on the subject, but I know that docking two individual objects in space isn’t easy. If you, on the other hand, think it’s a piece of cake, then a new browser-based simulation launched by SpaceX might just give you the opportunity to…
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ISS Clean Out Reveals 20 Year Old Floppy Disks
ISS Clean Out Reveals 20 Year Old Floppy Disks The International Space Station is set to shortly celebrate its 20th Birthday. Yes, incredibly, it has been 20 years now since the station opened and in terms of human achievements, it’s certainly up there with some of the best. Despite the…
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International Space Station Sends Video Of The Repaired Hole
International Space Station Sends Video Of The Repaired Hole Having a puncture can be pretty annoying. When it happens on a space station though, it’s more than a little annoying, it’s outright dangerous! That is, however, exactly what happened last week. When the ISS noticed a drop in pressure a small…
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International Space Station Hole Repaired With Tape!
International Space Station Hole Repaired With Tape! As you can imagine, having a hole in your spacecraft is generally not a very good thing. Considering we need to breathe oxygen and spaces general lack of it, you can see where this might be a bit of an issue. In a…
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Floating AI Robot Heading To the International Space Station
Robot AI Is Heading To The International Space Station If movies have taught us anything, then sending robots and AI’s into space is generally not a good idea. Generally because more often than not they try to kill us. Despite this though, it clearly seems that someone hasn’t watched enough…
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Trump Considers Privatisation Of The International Space Station
International Space Station The International Space Station (or ISS) has inspired us to look beyond our planet to other worlds. Promoting acceptance for all nations, the ISS is a symbol of a future we could have. That of course, could all be entirely shattered if, for example, we have blown…
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Spacewalk Cut Short Due to Water Found in Helmets
Space can be a scary place, the only thing keeping you alive being a highly advanced suit tethered to a spacecraft or station. When a problem is found in these suits, it risks catastrophe for the astronauts in question. This is why Friday’s ISS spacewalk was cut short by mission…
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Second Commercial Crew Mission for Boeing Ordered by NASA
In a move hopefully stemming from NASA’s revitalized budget for the coming year, NASA has issued Boeing a second flight order as part of the Commercial Crew Program. Boeing is one of two private companies involved in the program, the other being SpaceX. The flight order guarantees a second launch…
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UK Launches New Space Endeavour
The UK government has announced plans to launch a new National Space Policy in an effort make Great Britain the European hub for commercial space flight, The Independent reports. The government hopes that the initiative, which includes investment in space flight and microgravity research, will boost the country’s economy by…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket to Return to Service this Month
Everything has been looking up for SpaceX recently, being one of the forerunners in the contest for NASA’s contest for their CSR2 contracts to resupply the ISS and NASA ordering the first mission from their new manned rockets by 2017. And now SpaceX have the chance to recover from the…
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NASA Celebrates 15 Years of the ISS With a Song
Today, the International Space Station turns 15 years old. And to mark this occasion, NASA have released a lighthearted and rather educational song and video. The song itself is delightfully upbeat and played in a country-style, perhaps inspired by NASA’s home in Houston, Texas, full of twangy banjos and low,…
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NASA Plays with Water and Effervescent in Latest 4K Space Video
NASA recently upgraded their equipment with an amazing 4K camera that is able to capture higher resolution and higher frame rates than prior, allowing the astronauts to record their experiments in a whole new way. But work doesn’t always have to be so series and who doesn’t enjoy playing with…
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SpaceX Falcon Explodes on ISS Resupply Mission
Space industry upstart SpaceX has suffered an explosive set back on its latest mission. Setting out to resupply the International Space Station, the Falcon 9 rocket suffered an unrecoverable failure and ended up exploding shortly after launch. At this point, the exact cause of the failure is not known yet…
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The International Space Station Got the 4K Upgrade
Last week we brought you the news that NASA now also was uploading 4K 60fps videos to YouTube, but initially only shared a 20 seconds clip. That has since been followed up with more 4K footage as the international space station got the full 4K upgrade. Not all their 4K…
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Out of Control Russian Spacecraft Hurtling to Earth
The Russian cargo spacecraft Progress M-27M is currently out of control after delivering supplies to the International Space Station and is plummeting to Earth. NASA footage shows the unmanned craft descending towards Earth’s atmosphere with little hope of regaining control over it. “It has started descending. It has nowhere else…
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