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NASA and SpaceX Push Dragon CRS-32 Undocking to Friday Amid Unfavorable Splashdown Weather

NASA and SpaceX have delayed the undocking of Cargo Dragon from the ISS by 24 hours due to poor weather off California’s coast, targeting 12:05 p.m. EDT on Friday, May 23, for the spacecraft’s departure. Live coverage begins at 11:45 a.m. on NASA+ as teams continue to monitor recovery conditions.

2025-05-22T05:03:59.300986-07:00

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Jared Isaacman's NASA Administrator Nomination Advances to Full Senate

2025-04-30T08:32:17.533564-07:00

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Lockheed Martin Delivers Flight-Ready Orion Capsule for Artemis II Moon Mission

2025-05-02T04:56:48.280553-07:00

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Shenzhou-19 Astronauts Conclude Six-Month Mission on China's Tiangong

2025-04-29T23:13:11.073626-07:00

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Shenzhou-20 Crew Conducts 8-Hour EVA to Install Debris Shields on Tiangong Station On May 22, 2025, taikonauts from China’s Shenzhou-20 mission completed an eight-hour extravehicular activity—the 19th EVA on the Tiangong space station—installing protective debris shielding panels ahead of planned new module arrivals.

2025-05-22T09:08:17.383045-07:00

Shenzhou-20 Crew Conducts 8-Hour EVA to Install Debris Shields on Tiangong Station

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ISRO Chief Reaffirms 2027 Gaganyaan Crew Flight Schedule After PSLV-C61 Setback The Indian Space Research Organisation’s chief said his agency still aims to launch its first human mission by 2027 after a propulsion anomaly delayed the PSLV-C61 satellite launch. He signaled an intensified push on human-rating processes, crew module validations and ground rescue systems to keep the Gaganyaan programme on schedule.

2025-05-22T05:51:00.328689-07:00

ISRO Chief Reaffirms 2027 Gaganyaan Crew Flight Schedule After PSLV-C61 Setback

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NASA and SpaceX Push Dragon CRS-32 Undocking to Friday Amid Unfavorable Splashdown Weather NASA and SpaceX have delayed the undocking of Cargo Dragon from the ISS by 24 hours due to poor weather off California’s coast, targeting 12:05 p.m. EDT on Friday, May 23, for the spacecraft’s departure. Live coverage begins at 11:45 a.m. on NASA+ as teams continue to monitor recovery conditions.

2025-05-22T05:03:59.300986-07:00

NASA and SpaceX Push Dragon CRS-32 Undocking to Friday Amid Unfavorable Splashdown Weather

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UF team pioneers collaborative plant protocol for deep-space life support UF scientists Rob Ferl and Anna-Lisa Paul at the University of Florida have devised a collaborative protocol to enhance plant resilience to microgravity and radiation. Their work represents a major step toward bioregenerative life support systems for long-duration interplanetary missions.

2025-05-21T13:13:30.147267-07:00

UF team pioneers collaborative plant protocol for deep-space life support

The Verge

Orbital Microgravity Crystals Could Unlock Breakthrough Pharmaceuticals Biopharmaceutical firms are exploring microgravity-grown crystals in orbit to produce purer, more potent drug compounds. Early orbital tests have yielded crystal structures that could boost stability and efficacy, paving the way for improved therapies.

2025-05-21T05:04:17.340341-07:00

Orbital Microgravity Crystals Could Unlock Breakthrough Pharmaceuticals

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Orbite and 7Lifestyle Forge Partnership to Offer Exclusive Astronaut Training to Affluent Clients Orbite and luxury specialist 7Lifestyle have announced a strategic partnership to provide high-net-worth clients with exclusive astronaut training programs. The initiative merges Orbite’s preparatory expertise—zero-G flights, centrifuge runs and mission simulations—with 7Lifestyle’s concierge services, catering to affluent prospects ahead of commercial spaceflight launches.

2025-05-16T07:48:34.137914-07:00

Orbite and 7Lifestyle Forge Partnership to Offer Exclusive Astronaut Training to Affluent Clients

Business Standard

IAF Pilot Shukla to Fly Axiom Mission 4 on June 8, India Returns to ISS After 40 Years Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla of the Indian Air Force will lift off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon on June 8 for Axiom Mission 4, marking India’s return to human spaceflight after Rakesh Sharma’s 1984 Soyuz mission. The crew also includes the first ISS travellers from Poland and Hungary.

2025-05-14T23:33:36.429456-07:00

IAF Pilot Shukla to Fly Axiom Mission 4 on June 8, India Returns to ISS After 40 Years

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NASA Goes Live on Twitch to Crowdsource Artemis II Moon Mascot NASA will host a live Twitch event Tuesday to highlight its Moon Mascot Challenge, inviting global creators of all ages to design a plush zero-gravity indicator that Artemis II astronauts will carry on their flight around the Moon next year.

2025-05-12T17:54:58.700511-07:00

NASA Goes Live on Twitch to Crowdsource Artemis II Moon Mascot

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