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NASA unveils Orion mission control annex ahead of Artemis II lunar flyby

NASA has opened a dedicated Orion mission control room — an annex to the historic Mission Control — to manage the technology‑dense Orion capsule ahead of Artemis II’s crewed lunar flyby. The upgrade centralizes new telemetry, avionics and mission systems needed for deep‑space operations.

2025-08-28T06:05:12.219623-07:00

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SpaceX Launches Axiom Mission 4, Sending First Indian, Polish and Hungarian Astronauts to ISS in 40 Years

2025-06-24T23:59:35.425004-07:00

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Crew-10 Astronauts Splash Down in Pacific After Five-Month ISS Rotation

2025-08-09T10:55:51.181690-07:00

New York Times

NASA, JAXA and Roscosmos Crew-11 Set for ISS Launch Aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Endeavour

2025-07-30T21:09:22.895747-07:00

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Astronaut Brews Purple Kefir on ISS to Test Vitamin‑Rich Fermented Food for Exploration An astronaut aboard the International Space Station prepared a purple kefir fermented‑milk drink as part of an experiment to evaluate vitamin‑rich fermented foods in microgravity. The onboard test aims to assess feasibility of producing nutrient‑dense, shelf‑stable food items during long‑duration space missions.

2025-09-12T18:33:02.260812-07:00

Astronaut Brews Purple Kefir on ISS to Test Vitamin‑Rich Fermented Food for Exploration

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Chris Hadfield’s space‑race novel Final Orbit tops sci‑fi book roundup Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield’s new novel Final Orbit — a space‑race thriller — tops our latest science‑fiction book roundup. The list also highlights new titles including As the Earth Dreams, Lucky Day and Before Superman, offering a mix of space‑focused and broader speculative fiction.

2025-09-07T04:01:01.231074-07:00

Chris Hadfield’s space‑race novel Final Orbit tops sci‑fi book roundup

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Axiom to use the ISS as foundation for a commercial 'Axiom Station' Axiom Space will repurpose modules of the International Space Station as the foundation for its commercial Axiom Station, marking a formal step toward a privately operated successor to NASA's ISS. The plan seeks to transition existing on-orbit infrastructure into the first modules of a standalone commercial outpost.

2025-09-04T08:11:17.249671-07:00

Axiom to use the ISS as foundation for a commercial 'Axiom Station'

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Norway’s Nåva Space launches first spacesuit prototype as it targets European commercial market Norwegian startup Nåva Space has unveiled its first spacesuit prototype, a step toward becoming Europe’s first supplier of commercially available modern spacesuits. The milestone represents initial hardware validation as the company seeks contracts from commercial and government human-spaceflight programs.

2025-09-03T20:57:57.546410-07:00

Norway’s Nåva Space launches first spacesuit prototype as it targets European commercial market

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India’s first astronaut to visit the ISS returns to Lucknow, greeted by celebratory crowds India’s first astronaut to visit the International Space Station returned to Lucknow early this morning, landing around 7:30 and greeted by celebratory crowds. The returning flier said he’d taken roughly 2,000 selfies since arriving—a high-profile homecoming that spotlights India’s expanding human-spaceflight engagement.

2025-09-02T03:05:15.146382-07:00

India’s first astronaut to visit the ISS returns to Lucknow, greeted by celebratory crowds

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Gemini and Mercury Remastered: Andy Saunders restores golden‑era images of early US crewed spaceflight A new book, Gemini and Mercury Remastered by Andy Saunders, presents extensively restored photographs from the Mercury and Gemini programmes, exposing technical detail and operational scenes from the dawn of American crewed spaceflight and reframing archival imagery for contemporary audiences.

2025-08-28T08:14:46.760827-07:00

Gemini and Mercury Remastered: Andy Saunders restores golden‑era images of early US crewed spaceflight

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NASA unveils Orion mission control annex ahead of Artemis II lunar flyby NASA has opened a dedicated Orion mission control room — an annex to the historic Mission Control — to manage the technology‑dense Orion capsule ahead of Artemis II’s crewed lunar flyby. The upgrade centralizes new telemetry, avionics and mission systems needed for deep‑space operations.

2025-08-28T06:05:12.219623-07:00

NASA unveils Orion mission control annex ahead of Artemis II lunar flyby

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Washington high-school student wins NASA's 2025 art contest with space‑themed work A Washington state high school student whose work blends art and a fascination with space exploration has won NASA's 2025 art contest. The winning piece, driven by curiosity about the possibility of life on other planets, underscores the agency's outreach at the intersection of art and space science.

2025-08-25T08:49:03.039417-07:00

Washington high-school student wins NASA's 2025 art contest with space‑themed work

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