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Russia unveils timeline for building its new space station, starting in 2027

Russia has unveiled a comprehensive roadmap for building its newest space station and associated ground infrastructure, with the first modules expected to launch within three years.

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SpaceX has dreamed up a Dragon ship on steroids to drag the ISS out of space

SpaceX's Dragon series now has a new entrant: a larger, tougher variant that will send the ISS to its doom sometime in the 2030s.

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NASA looking at what artifacts to preserve from space station before 2030 demise

Two years after stating there were no plans to save artifacts from the end of the International Space Station, NASA is in the early stages of identifying what small parts of the complex to preserve.

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Looking ahead to the next 25 years of private space stations

On Space.com's 25th anniversary, here's a look at the next 25 years of commercial space stations that are set to replace the International Space Station in low Earth orbit and beyond.

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How NASA and SpaceX will bring down the space station when it's retired

SpaceX will use a powerful, souped-up capsule to shove the International Space Station out of orbit once time is up for the sprawling lab

The Independent UK

ISS could 'drift down' for a year before SpaceX vehicle destroys it in Earth's atmosphere

It will take some time for the ISS to come down to Earth in the 2030s. NASA says it will take about 12 to 18 months to naturally fall back to our planet before a new SpaceX deorbit vehicle pushes it back into Earth's atmosphere.

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Rare SpaceX rocket failure shows exactly why NASA wants 2 commercial options to fly astronauts to ISS

NASA wants two U.S. spacecraft to send astronauts to ISS. Backup options are once again in play after a rare rocket failure last week indefinitely grounded SpaceX's Crew Dragon.

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Astronauts don’t eat enough because food tastes bland in space. We’re trying to work out why

Astronauts often report that the joy of eating is lost in space. Food that tastes fabulous on Earth may become bland and boring in orbit.

The Conversation

Astronauts are stuck on the International Space Station after yet more problems with Boeing’s beleaguered Starliner

For the past few weeks, Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been stuck on the International Space Station (ISS) after the first crewed voyage of Boeing’s new Starliner spacecraft hit a snag. Concerns raised by Boeing and Nasa over thruster problems and several helium leaks (helium is used…

The Conversation

Starwatch: International Space Station passes over London

This artificial star will be dazzlingly bright – almost rivalling Venus – on 15 July

The Guardian - UK

Cygnus cargo spacecraft departs the ISS for a fiery re-entry in Earth's atmosphere

Northrop Grumman's robotic Cygnus spacecraft departed the International Space Station this morning (July 12).

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Even short space trips alter human body

A new set of studies offers the most comprehensive look at spaceflight health since NASA’s Twins Study

Salon

Failed Thrusters, Helium Leaks, and a Hard Deadline: Inside NASA’s Decision to Keep Boeing’s Starliner At the ISS

“There have been multiple issues with every spacecraft that has ever been designed, and that's the nature of what we do,” said astronaut Butch Wilmore.

Inverse

NASA astronauts speak from ISS on indefinitely stuck Boeing Starliner mission

Earliest the temporarily stuck astronauts could return to Earth from International Space Station is end of July

The Independent UK

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Astronauts Stuck On ISS 'Confident' Starliner Will Bring Them Home

A pair of NASA astronauts left stranded on the International Space Station without a clear departure date expressed confidence Wednesday that their Boeing Starliner spaceship would soon bring them home.

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Chinese astronauts install space-junk shielding on Tiangong space station (video)

Two Chinese astronauts continued installing space debris protection outside the nation's Tiangong space station during a July 3 EVA.

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'No fireworks on ISS,' so astronauts experiment with 'light painting' instead (photos)

Eerie new ISS photos appear to show a ghost in the machine during Independence Day. NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick and others did 'light painting' with the U.S. flag in the background.

The Conversation

PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ can be absorbed through human skin, says research

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) or synthetic forever chemicals have been detected everywhere from the Arctic ice and its polar bears to penguin colonies in Tasmania, even in rain water and sea spray. These persistent chemicals have been found in the blood of people all over the world, as well…

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NASA's vision of a moon-orbiting space station comes to life in new 3D video

NASA plans to build a moon-orbiting space station in the future, and just released a comprehensive video of its vision.

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NASA Plans To De-Orbit International Space Station In 2031

NASA plans to de-orbit the International Space Station in 2031, transitioning to commercial partnerships for future space missions.

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NASA astronauts send Fourth of July message to Earth from ISS (video)

The six NASA astronauts currently living on the International Space Station beamed a message down to Earth to celebrate the United States' 248th birthday.

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Streaks in space! ISS astronaut's incredible timelapse photos highlight ghostly solar panels and lovely star trails

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick has spent some of the last few months experimenting with long exposures in space photography. The images give a rare glimpse of life on the move in orbit.

The Conversation

Even short trips to space can change an astronaut’s biology − a new set of studies offers the most comprehensive look at spaceflight health since NASA’s Twins Study

Only about 600 people have ever traveled to space. The vast majority of astronauts over the past six decades have been middle-aged men on short-duration missions of fewer than 20 days.

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China's Shenzhou 18 astronauts prep for 2nd spacewalk (video)

China's Shenzhou 18 astronauts are getting ready to take another spacewalk outside the Tiangong space station.

Space

Northrop Grumman names Cygnus cargo craft for fallen Challenger commander

Francis Richard "Dick" Scobee, the NASA commander of the ill-fated flight of space shuttle Challenger, is being remembered by Northrop Grumman with the naming of a space station cargo spacecraft.

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