#US astronaut moon landing ‘not feasible’ by 2024: NASA inspector general

#US astronaut moon landing ‘not feasible’ by 2024: NASA inspector general

“#US astronaut moon landing ‘not feasible’ by 2024: NASA inspector general” NASA’s target of landing humans on the moon by 2024 as part of its Artemis program is “not feasible,” according to a report from the agency’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) released earlier this week. The office said that NASA faces “significant challenges” in producing two flight-ready Exploration Extravehicular…

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#Impact of space station spin requires study, official says

#Impact of space station spin requires study, official says

“#Impact of space station spin requires study, official says” MOSCOW — Space engineers will analyze whether a glitch that caused the International Space Station to spin out of its normal orientation could have impacted any of its systems, a Russian space official said Wednesday. Sergei Krikalev, the director of crewed space programs at the Russian…

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#ISS reports scare after engine trouble with new Russian module

#ISS reports scare after engine trouble with new Russian module

“#ISS reports scare after engine trouble with new Russian module” Russia’s Nauka space module caused a scare on the International Space Station Thursday after its engines inexplicably lit up the hours after it docked in orbit. The “unplanned restart” of the module’s engines inadvertently moved the entire ISS out of position for 47 minutes, according to NASA. During…

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#Israel’s SpaceIL secures funds for new lunar mission

#Israel’s SpaceIL secures funds for new lunar mission

“#Israel’s SpaceIL secures funds for new lunar mission” JERUSALEM — SpaceIL, the nonprofit Israeli initiative whose spacecraft crashed on the moon two years ago, said Sunday that it has secured $70 million in funding to make a second attempt at a lunar landing. SpaceIL said the new pledges means that it has raised almost all…

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#Family of astronaut on Virgin Galactic crew ‘happy’

#Family of astronaut on Virgin Galactic crew ‘happy’

“#Family of astronaut on Virgin Galactic crew ‘happy’” GUNTUR, India, July 5 – The grandfather of an Indian-American astronaut said he was “overwhelmed with joy” as she prepares to become only the second Indian-born woman to visit space. Sirisha Bandla, 33, who was born in Guntur district of India’s southern Andhra Pradesh state, will be a part of billionaire…

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#Chinese astronauts make first spacewalk outside new station

#Chinese astronauts make first spacewalk outside new station

“#Chinese astronauts make first spacewalk outside new station” BEIJING — Two astronauts on Sunday made the first spacewalk outside China’s new orbital station to set up cameras and other equipment using a 15-meter-long (50-foot-long) robotic arm. Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo were shown by state TV climbing out of the airlock as Earth rolled past…

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#Xi congratulates Chinese astronauts aboard space station

#Xi congratulates Chinese astronauts aboard space station

“#Xi congratulates Chinese astronauts aboard space station” Enlarge Image In this photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency, Chinese astronauts, from left; Tang Hongbo, Nie Haisheng, and Liu Boming salute from aboard China’s space station core module Tianhe during a video conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Wednesday, June 23, 2021. AP BEIJING — Chinese…

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#Europe seeks disabled astronauts, more women in space

#Europe seeks disabled astronauts, more women in space

“#Europe seeks disabled astronauts, more women in space” PARIS — The European Space Agency says it was “blown away” by the record number of applicants — more than 22,000 — hoping to become the continent’s next generation of space travelers, including more women than ever and some 200 people with disabilities. In releasing the results…

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#Chinese astronauts board space station module in historic mission

#Chinese astronauts board space station module in historic mission

“#Chinese astronauts board space station module in historic mission” JIUQUAN, China – Three Chinese astronauts on Thursday flew to an unfinished space station in China’s first crewed mission since 2016, expanding the country’s already growing near-Earth presence and challenging U.S. leadership in orbital space. The astronauts rode to Tianhe – the module that will be the living quarters of China’s completed space station – on Shenzhou-12, or “Divine Vessel.” The crew boarded…

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