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China to train foreign astronauts for its space station trips
Candidates will undergo an initial selection process before being brought to China for intensive training on how to operate China's Shenzhou spaceships and live and work aboard the station
8-year-old connects to NASA astronaut using father’s ham radio
The incident came to light after the official Twitter page of ISS Research shared a 35-second audio clip of Isabella last month and revealed that she got in touch with astronaut Kjell Lindgren
Watch: Anand Mahindra shares video of astronaut working outside International Space Station, calls it fascinating
ISS is a multinational collaborative project that is stationed in the lower earth orbit
As space travel picks up pace it's time to explore what may happen to our bodies if we die there
Temperature is a key factor in decomposition. On the Moon, for example, temperatures can range from 120°C to -170°C. Bodies could therefore show signs of heat-induced change or freezing damage
Inspiration4 crew tell us what it is like to live in SpaceX's Crew Dragon for three days while orbiting Earth
"My favorite space food is pizza which I had yesterday and I'll probably have for dinner tonight also," said Sian Proctor, who is a geology teacher and was a NASA astronaut finalist.
NASA delays space walk over astronaut's undisclosed 'minor medical issue'
Mark Vande Hei and Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide were supposed to venture out Tuesday to install a bracket for new solar wings but NASA said the work can wait.
With billionaires launching, is it time to implement a new international space treaty?
More than half a century after humans first set foot on the moon, there remains no clearly established, agreed-upon rules governing space activity.
COVID-19 delays Gaganyaan's first uncrewed mission, won't take place this December: ISRO
ISRO may have to conduct more than two uncrewed missions if needed before sending the astronauts to space.
Amazonification of space has begun with private players making space travel accessible
The people who sold you the internet will now sell you the moon and the stars.
Explained: What does it take for an astronaut to conduct a spacewalk?
NASA designed its next-gen spacesuits in 1974 and astronauts are still wearing those suits despite the fact they were only designed to last 15 years.
Jeff Bezos announces 82-year-old female pilot Wally Funk will launch into space with him
She will accompany Bezos, his brother and an auction winner will be the first people to fly in a Blue Origin rocket and capsule.
Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos have opened up space for travel but not everyone can access it
Many private players are trying to make inroads into the space industry but the cost of travelling into the unknown is still very steep making it inaccessible for many.
An aerospace engineer explains what is a suborbital flight and why they matter
Conceptually, the flights that Branson and Bezos will be on are not terribly different from a baseball thrown into the air.
Nora al-Matrooshi will soon start training to become UAE's first female astronaut
Nora al-Matrooshi and her fellow countryman, Mohammad al-Mulla will later this year head to the United States to train at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
Two astronauts complete six-hour spacewalk to install solar panels on the ISS
There have been a total of 240 spacewalks as astronauts carry out assembling, maintaining and upgrading the space station.
You can become a space tourist if you have $250,000 and are willing to sign your life away
Private companies are prepared to take more risks than government programs because they don’t have to justify their spending to the public.
Astronauts can expect shrinking hearts, other changes from long stints in low gravity
Astronaut Scott Kelly's heart shrunk considerably despite exercising almost every day, which worked to stop bone & muscle wasting.
NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei may spend a year at the space station, for science
He was added to the next Soyuz crew, in order to keep a constant US presence on the ISS, as operations would be hampered if no Americans were on board.
Spacecraft named in memory of Kalpana Chawla to depart from ISS: Here is how to watch it live
The Cygnus spacecraft will be bringing back the Saffire V investigation, the SharkSat hosted payload, along with “several thousand pounds of trash”.
