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Air India cuts ~100 daily flights June–August 2026 amid West Asia airspace restrictions and higher fuel costs

Air India is trimming international capacity starting June 2026, temporarily cutting services across multiple routes through August and suspending/reducing dozens more through the same period. Reports cite airspace restrictions tied to Middle East conflict, record fuel prices, and loss pressure during network turnaround efforts, including long-haul cuts.

2026-05-12T22:39:16.706146-07:00

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Exobiosphere and Voyager team up to fly an orbital high-throughput screening mini-lab on ISS

2026-05-13T03:58:00.752051-07:00

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SpaceX CRS-34 Cargo Dragon mission to ISS: Falcon 9 launch targeted for 6:50 p.m. ET from Cape Canaveral

2026-05-12T13:58:25.987638-07:00

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NASA picks Voyager Technologies for its seventh private astronaut mission to the ISS, targeting a launch no earlier than 2028

2026-04-15T13:55:58.332219-07:00

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Exobiosphere and Voyager team up to fly an orbital high-throughput screening mini-lab on ISS Exobiosphere says its Orbital High-Throughput Screening Device (a compact, automated mini lab sized for standard mid-deck lockers) will be supported by Voyager for an International Space Station mission. The system is designed to enable automated sample testing aboard crewed and/or uncrewed space stations.

2026-05-13T03:58:00.752051-07:00

Exobiosphere and Voyager team up to fly an orbital high-throughput screening mini-lab on ISS

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Air India cuts ~100 daily flights June–August 2026 amid West Asia airspace restrictions and higher fuel costs Air India is trimming international capacity starting June 2026, temporarily cutting services across multiple routes through August and suspending/reducing dozens more through the same period. Reports cite airspace restrictions tied to Middle East conflict, record fuel prices, and loss pressure during network turnaround efforts, including long-haul cuts.

2026-05-12T22:39:16.706146-07:00

Air India cuts ~100 daily flights June–August 2026 amid West Asia airspace restrictions and higher fuel costs

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SpaceX CRS-34 Cargo Dragon mission to ISS: Falcon 9 launch targeted for 6:50 p.m. ET from Cape Canaveral SpaceX is preparing the CRS-34 Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station, launching Falcon 9 with Cargo Dragon from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Coverage focuses on the live countdown and a 24-hour schedule slip affecting the latest launch window, with weather pending.

2026-05-12T13:58:25.987638-07:00

SpaceX CRS-34 Cargo Dragon mission to ISS: Falcon 9 launch targeted for 6:50 p.m. ET from Cape Canaveral

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ISS module cracking mystery persists after air leaks stop Cracks in a Russian segment of the International Space Station remain unexplained even after leaks in the area have stopped, leaving engineers without a clear cause for how the damage formed. The unresolved issue adds to ongoing structural-health monitoring demands for the orbiting outpost.

2026-04-29T17:30:54.334719-07:00

ISS module cracking mystery persists after air leaks stop

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Canada’s Joshua Kutryk assigned to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 ISS rotation Canadian Space Agency astronaut Col. Joshua Kutryk has been assigned to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station. Crew-13’s patch design also incorporates Apollo 13 references as NASA continues its tradition of mission insignia tied to spaceflight heritage.

2026-04-26T23:56:13.687384-07:00

Canada’s Joshua Kutryk assigned to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 ISS rotation

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Progress MS-34 cargo ship docks with ISS after Progress 95 launch to resupply crew Roscosmos’ unpiloted Progress MS-34/“Progress 95” cargo spacecraft launched on a Soyuz from Baikonur at 6:21 p.m. EDT (April 26) and is scheduled to reach the ISS in about 49.5 hours. Separate reports track the mission’s safe orbit insertion and its eventual docking for ISS resupply.

2026-04-25T09:37:34.785826-07:00

Progress MS-34 cargo ship docks with ISS after Progress 95 launch to resupply crew

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Roscosmos Progress 95 to launch April 25 from Baikonur with ~3 tons of cargo for the ISS Roscosmos’ Progress 95 cargo spacecraft is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 6:21 p.m. and rendezvous with the International Space Station. The mission is timed as the crew completes another week aboard the orbiting laboratory, with the flight delivering roughly three tons of supplies and cargo.

2026-04-24T16:45:28.928476-07:00

Roscosmos Progress 95 to launch April 25 from Baikonur with ~3 tons of cargo for the ISS

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Vast unveils custom flight suit and wearable timepiece for commercial space-station crews Vast says it has adopted a custom approach to astronaut apparel, unveiling its astronaut flight suit for use in commercial space-station operations. The company also revealed it is testing a timepiece tailored for the same program, continuing its push to standardize crew gear for in-orbit missions.

2026-04-22T19:50:53.912897-07:00

Vast unveils custom flight suit and wearable timepiece for commercial space-station crews

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Air India cuts ~100 daily flights June–August 2026 amid West Asia airspace restrictions and higher fuel costs

Exobiosphere and Voyager team up to fly an orbital high-throughput screening mini-lab on ISS

SpaceX CRS-34 Cargo Dragon mission to ISS: Falcon 9 launch targeted for 6:50 p.m. ET from Cape Canaveral

NASA picks Voyager Technologies for its seventh private astronaut mission to the ISS, targeting a launch no earlier than 2028

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