#NASA confirms US astronaut will return with cosmonauts on Russian spacecraft later this month

#NASA confirms US astronaut will return with cosmonauts on Russian spacecraft later this month

“NASA confirms US astronaut will return with cosmonauts on Russian spacecraft later this month” While Russian forces invade Ukraine and the West responds with unprecedented sanctions, an American astronaut is preparing to hitch a ride with two cosmonauts on a Russian spacecraft back to Earth from the International Space Station later this month.  Mark Vande Hei, a retired Army colonel,…

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#International Space Station swerves to dodge space junk

#International Space Station swerves to dodge space junk

“#International Space Station swerves to dodge space junk” MOSCOW, Dec 3 – The International Space Station (ISS) had to swerve away from a fragment of a U.S. launch vehicle on Friday, the head of Russia’s space agency said, the latest in a series of incidents in which space debris have forced astronauts to respond. Calls…

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#Russia shoots down satellite in ‘debris-generating event’: US Space Command

#Russia shoots down satellite in ‘debris-generating event’: US Space Command

“#Russia shoots down satellite in ‘debris-generating event’: US Space Command” Newly released NASA recordings capture the dramatic moment the crew of the International Space Station was ordered to seek shelter as debris from an exploded Russian satellite closed in on the orbiting craft.  “Hey Mark, good morning,” Houston Mission Control woke up flight engineer Mark…

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#SpaceX to fix toilet leaks before next launch

#SpaceX to fix toilet leaks before next launch

“#SpaceX to fix toilet leaks before next launch” How many rocket scientists does it take to fix a space toilet? SpaceX is making sure the commodes in its rockets won’t again interfere with astronauts’ next trip to the cosmos. During the company’s first all-civilian launch last month, a urine tube came unglued, spilling the bodily liquid onto fans…

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#Russian team back on Earth after filming movie in space

#Russian team back on Earth after filming movie in space

“#Russian team back on Earth after filming movie in space” 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. The Soyuz MS-18 space capsule carrying actor Yulia Peresild, 37, and director Klim Shipenko, 38, landed in a remote area…

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