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NASA names Mike Fincke as astronaut whose medical issue prompted first-ever ISS medical evacuation

NASA identified veteran astronaut Mike Fincke as the Crew-11 member who experienced a medical issue aboard the International Space Station that prompted the agency’s first-ever in‑flight medical evacuation. The unspecified condition required "immediate attention" but was not described as life‑threatening.

2026-02-25T10:37:18.290514-08:00

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ISRO pins NVS-02 failure on unconnected wiring that caused pyro‑valve signal loss and blocked orbit raise

2026-02-25T09:53:19.555605-08:00

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Why Mars missions need more than greenhouses: a systems view of food and life support

2026-02-25T07:51:54.909534-08:00

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ALMA unveils largest, most-detailed map of the Milky Way’s turbulent center

2026-02-25T05:11:17.015127-08:00

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NASA names Mike Fincke as astronaut whose medical issue prompted first-ever ISS medical evacuation NASA identified veteran astronaut Mike Fincke as the Crew-11 member who experienced a medical issue aboard the International Space Station that prompted the agency’s first-ever in‑flight medical evacuation. The unspecified condition required "immediate attention" but was not described as life‑threatening.

2026-02-25T10:37:18.290514-08:00

NASA names Mike Fincke as astronaut whose medical issue prompted first-ever ISS medical evacuation

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ISRO pins NVS-02 failure on unconnected wiring that caused pyro‑valve signal loss and blocked orbit raise More than a year after launch, ISRO's apex committee concluded a pyro‑valve signal loss — traced to unconnected wiring — caused a valve malfunction that prevented the NVS‑02 navigation satellite from executing its planned orbit‑raising manoeuvres. The finding attributes the programme setback to a hardware/integration error.

2026-02-25T09:53:19.555605-08:00

ISRO pins NVS-02 failure on unconnected wiring that caused pyro‑valve signal loss and blocked orbit raise

Universe Today

Why Mars missions need more than greenhouses: a systems view of food and life support A new paper in Acta Astronautica argues growing food is only one small part of sustaining crews on Mars and calls for a systems‑level view of food and life‑support. The authors warn that focusing on greenhouses alone obscures the logistics, reliability and integration challenges of a full mission food system.

2026-02-25T07:51:54.909534-08:00

Why Mars missions need more than greenhouses: a systems view of food and life support

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ALMA unveils largest, most-detailed map of the Milky Way’s turbulent center An international ALMA campaign produced the largest and highest-resolution radio image of the Milky Way’s central region, resolving a 650‑light‑year web of cold molecular gas filaments and chaotic structures. The map reveals previously invisible chemistry and dynamics that mirror conditions in early, rapidly evolving galaxies.

2026-02-25T05:11:17.015127-08:00

ALMA unveils largest, most-detailed map of the Milky Way’s turbulent center

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Artemis II crew attend State of the Union while president omits Artemis and NASA The four Artemis II astronauts attended President Trump’s 2026 State of the Union but he did not mention the Artemis program or NASA despite the crew’s presence following a recent mission delay; he instead briefly referenced human spaceflight’s historical role and praised the Space Force.

2026-02-24T21:13:35.679295-08:00

Artemis II crew attend State of the Union while president omits Artemis and NASA

Universe Today

How long could Earth microbes survive on Mars? New estimates sharpen planetary‑protection and sample‑integrity concerns Researchers are assessing survival times for terrestrial microbes under Martian conditions to better quantify forward‑contamination risk. Reliable survival estimates are critical to avoid confusing Earth life with indigenous Martian biology and to shape NASA's mitigation measures for sample collection and return.

2026-02-24T20:33:57.452833-08:00

How long could Earth microbes survive on Mars? New estimates sharpen planetary‑protection and sample‑integrity concerns

Universe Today

NASA launches Space Umbrella to map Earth's magnetosphere with MMS data NASA announced the Space Umbrella project, a coordinated effort to use data from the Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission to map Earth's magnetosphere and better characterize solar‑storm dynamics. The initiative will support improved space‑weather understanding and operational forecasts for satellites and ground systems.

2026-02-24T16:14:48.948649-08:00

NASA launches Space Umbrella to map Earth's magnetosphere with MMS data

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LambdaVision reserves Starlab lab space to scale protein‑based artificial‑retina manufacturing LambdaVision has reserved lab capacity on the planned Starlab commercial space station to advance and scale manufacturing of its protein‑based artificial retina, following microgravity experiments conducted on the ISS. The reservation signals the company’s push to move R&D and production to post‑ISS LEO facilities.

2026-02-24T04:30:44.075569-08:00

LambdaVision reserves Starlab lab space to scale protein‑based artificial‑retina manufacturing

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NASA names Mike Fincke as astronaut whose medical issue prompted first-ever ISS medical evacuation

ISRO pins NVS-02 failure on unconnected wiring that caused pyro‑valve signal loss and blocked orbit raise

Why Mars missions need more than greenhouses: a systems view of food and life support

ALMA unveils largest, most-detailed map of the Milky Way’s turbulent center

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