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China space station crew completes spacewalk

China's orbiting space station crew has completed their first spacewalk of their six-month mission

The Independent UK

The accidental space gatekeeper who can send Londoners into orbit

SpaceVIP is opening for business in the UK so ES spoke to the man who can help (wealthy) readers take their first giant leap towards the stars

Evening Standard

Space Coast bustling with 4 crew launches on tap from SpaceX, Boeing

Before summer, 14 more humans could launch from U.S. soil as SpaceX has three missions set to lift off from Kennedy Space Center on Crew Dragons while Boeing looks to send its CST-100 Starliner up to the International Space Station for the first time with people on board.

Orlando Sentinel

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Wakata completes 1st spacewalk on ISS mission

Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata performed the first spacewalk of his long career on Friday evening, leaving the confines of the International Space Station for a mission to attach a solar panel frame to the vessel's exterior.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Britain's star of space Major Tim Peake retires as European Space Agency astronaut

The astronaut - who is one of just a small handful of Brits to ever voyage to outer space - said it was time to step down but wouldn't rule out another trip

Daily Mirror

Russia sets new contingency plan for crew of damaged space capsule

Russia's space agency Roscosmos announced new contingency plans on Saturday for the three crew of a damaged capsule docked to the International Space Station, saying the U.S. member of the trio would return to Earth in a separate SpaceX vessel if they needed to evacuate in the next few weeks.

Reuters

Russia to rescue ISS crew on backup rocket after capsule leak

Russia said on Wednesday it would launch another Soyuz spacecraft next month to bring home two cosmonauts and a U.S. astronaut from the International Space Station after their original capsule was struck by a micrometeoroid and started leaking last month.

Reuters

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New rockets, more spacecraft to take flight in 2023 from Space Coast

It’s slated to be a busy year of rocket launches from the Space Coast with a pace that could introduce some new names and set new records.

Orlando Sentinel

Russia weighs early return of International Space Station crew after Soyuz capsule leak

Russia's space agency considers a "rescue" plan to send an empty spacecraft to the International Space Station to bring home crew members ahead of schedule, after their Soyuz capsule sprang a coolant leak.

ABC News

ISS rescue mission may take TWO MONTHS as astronauts stranded by mystery leak

A spacecraft has developed a leak leaving three International Space Station crew stranded possibly until February if it is considered too dangerous for it to return home

Daily Mirror

Russia may send an empty spacecraft to retrieve stranded crew on the ISS

NASA and Russian space agency Roscosmos answered questions about the Soyuz MS-22 leak. The capsule is supposed to bring a trio from the ISS home in March.

Inverse

NASA and Russia finally cement a plan to retrieve stranded astronauts on the ISS

A crew capsule in space sprung a sizeable leak last month. NASA and Roscosmos assessed the cause and have found the capsule is now unsafe for passengers.

Inverse

Unexplained leak from docked Soyuz spacecraft cancels Russians' International Space Station spacewalk

A routine spacewalk by two Russian cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station is called off after flight controllers notice a stream of liquid spewing from a docked spacecraft.

ABC News

Meteoroid hit suspected after major leak from Soyuz capsule

Nasa footage showed a torrent of snowflake-like particles spraying from the rear section of the Soyuz MS-22 capsule

The Guardian - UK

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Reuters

Unexplained leak from docked Soyuz spacecraft cancels Russian ISS spacewalk

A routine spacewalk by two Russian cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) was called off as it was about to begin after flight controllers noticed a stream of liquid spewing from a docked Soyuz spacecraft, a NASA webcast showed.

Reuters

Chinese astronauts board space station in historic mission

Three Chinese astronauts arrived on Wednesday at China's space station for the first in-orbit crew rotation in Chinese space history, launching operation of the second inhabited outpost in low-Earth orbit after the NASA-led International Space Station.

Orlando Sentinel

SpaceX gives Space Coast 52nd launch of the year

ORLANDO, Fla. — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Saturday from Kennedy Space Center on the 52nd successful flight of the year from the Space Coast.

Reuters

Japan extends participation in International Space Station to 2030

Japan will extend its participation in the International Space Station (ISS) programme to 2030, education and science minister Keiko Nagaoka said on Friday, following the footsteps of ally the United States.

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Reason

So Long, Soyuz: Russia Is Leaving the International Space Station

Privatization can free orbital innovation from ground-bound politics.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan agrees with U.S.-led plan to extend ISS operations to 2030

The Japanese government intends to agree to a U.S. proposal to extend the operation of the International Space Station until 2030, thereby delaying the station's planned retirement for six years, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

Inverse

Scientists are struggling to figure out how space transforms our gut microbiome

Scientists are still figuring out how space will change astronauts' microbiome, and it isn't even clear how our guts shift on Earth.

Inverse

Beyond the ISS: A new wave of stations could redefine science in space

While scientists have long conducted research in space, a new generation of above-Earth labs could be run remotely and even help humans venture to Mars.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish space firm celebrates successful mission launch on NASA project

A SCOTTISH space firm has partnered up with NASA by developing mission-critical hardware and software for new technology which has been deployed…

Inverse

Space is increasingly hazardous — here’s how NASA dodges deadly debris

A 2021 Russian anti-satellite missile test, a 2009 satellite collision, and humanity's general messiness are still causing headaches for the International Space Station.

Inverse

Gut health in space: How zero gravity could wreak the microbiome

Whether we’ll be healthy enough to travel long distances in space depends on our ability to maintain the health of our gut microbiome.

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