#Astronauts arrive at launch site for 2nd SpaceX crew flight

#Astronauts arrive at launch site for 2nd SpaceX crew flight

“#Astronauts arrive at launch site for 2nd SpaceX crew flight” CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Four astronauts arrived at Kennedy Space Center on Sunday for SpaceX’s second crew launch, coming up next weekend. For NASA, it marks the long-awaited start of regular crew rotations at the International Space Station, with private companies providing the lifts. There…

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#Space station marking 20 years of people living in orbit

#Space station marking 20 years of people living in orbit

“#Space station marking 20 years of people living in orbit” CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The International Space Station was a cramped, humid, puny three rooms when the first crew moved in. Twenty years and 241 visitors later, the complex has a lookout tower, three toilets, six sleeping compartments and 12 rooms, depending on how you…

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#NASA astronaut Kate Rubins casts 2020 vote from space

#NASA astronaut Kate Rubins casts 2020 vote from space

“#NASA astronaut Kate Rubins casts 2020 vote from space” To infinity and the polls. NASA astronaut Kate Rubins cast her vote in the 2020 elections from space. Rubins voted via a secure electronic voting booth abroad the International Space Station and she posted a happy photo to Twitter this week after performing her civic duty….

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#No fighting or littering, please

#No fighting or littering, please

“#No fighting or littering, please” CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s new moonshot rules: No fighting and littering. And no trespassing at historic lunar landmarks like Apollo 11′s Tranquility Base. The space agency released a set of guidelines Tuesday for its Artemis moon-landing program, based on the 1967 Outer Space Treaty and other agreements. So far,…

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#NASA tests new M titanium space toilet

#NASA tests new $23M titanium space toilet

“#NASA tests new $23M titanium space toilet” CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s first new space potty in decades — a $23 million titanium toilet better suited for women — is getting a not-so-dry run at the International Space Station before eventually flying to the moon. It’s packed inside a cargo ship that should have blasted…

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#Space station air leak forces middle-of-night crew wakeup

#Space station air leak forces middle-of-night crew wakeup

“#Space station air leak forces middle-of-night crew wakeup” CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A small air leak at the International Space Station finally has been traced to the Russian side, following a middle-of-the-night search by astronauts. NASA said Tuesday that the two Russians and one American on board were awakened late Monday to hurriedly seal hatches…

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