#Chinese astronauts training for space station crewed flights

#Chinese astronauts training for space station crewed flights

“#Chinese astronauts training for space station crewed flights” BEIJING — China said Thursday a cohort of astronauts is training for four crewed missions this year as the country works to complete its first permanent orbiting space station. The station’s core module, christened Tianhe, could be launched as soon as next month, according to the China…

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#Spacewalking astronauts prep station for new solar wings

#Spacewalking astronauts prep station for new solar wings

“#Spacewalking astronauts prep station for new solar wings” CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Spacewalking astronauts ventured out Sunday to install support frames for new, high-efficiency solar panels arriving at the International Space Station later this year. NASA’s Kate Rubins and Victor Glover put the first set of mounting brackets and struts together, then bolted them into…

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#Spacewalkers complete 4 years of power upgrades for station

#Spacewalkers complete 4 years of power upgrades for station

“#Spacewalkers complete 4 years of power upgrades for station” CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A pair of spacewalking astronauts completed a four-year effort to modernize the International Space Station’s power grid on Monday, installing one last battery. Over the weekend, flight controllers in Houston used the space station’s big robot arm to replace the last pair…

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#NASA astronauts conduct first spacewalk of 2021

#NASA astronauts conduct first spacewalk of 2021

“#NASA astronauts conduct first spacewalk of 2021” Astronauts on Wednesday conducted the first spacewalk of 2021 from the International Space Station (ISS). The event on Wednesday is the first in a pair of spacewalks, the second set for Feb. 1. Both walks are planned to be 6.5 hours, according to NASA. NASA’s Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover floated out early…

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#Physicist explains why he thinks mysterious interstellar object was aliens

#Physicist explains why he thinks mysterious interstellar object was aliens

“#Physicist explains why he thinks mysterious interstellar object was aliens” A physicist has weighed in on the mystery surrounding the interstellar object ‘Oumuamua,’ which flew past Earth back in 2017 at an unusually high speed. Harvard professor Avi Loeb remarked during an interview with Salon that it’s possible the fast, cigar-shaped object was an interstellar spacecraft.  “At first,…

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#World’s space achievements a bright spot in stressful 2020

#World’s space achievements a bright spot in stressful 2020

“#World’s space achievements a bright spot in stressful 2020” CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronauts blasted into orbit from the U.S. for the first time in nearly a decade, three countries sent spacecraft hurtling toward Mars, and robotic explorers grabbed rocks from the moon and gravel from an asteroid for return to Earth. Space provided moments…

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#Japan spacecraft carrying asteroid soil samples nears home

#Japan spacecraft carrying asteroid soil samples nears home

“#Japan spacecraft carrying asteroid soil samples nears home” TOKYO — A Japanese spacecraft is nearing Earth after a yearlong journey home from a distant asteroid with soil samples and data that could provide clues to the origins of the solar system, a space agency official said Friday. The Hayabusa2 spacecraft left the asteroid Ryugu, about…

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