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Astronauts will share a painfully cramped space aboard the future lunar space station

Astronauts will share a painfully cramped space aboard the future lunar space station

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An illustration of the Lunar Gateway orbiting the Moon.Drawing: Nasa The architects designing living space for them Coming G lunarateway did its best to make it comfortable for the astronauts, but technical constraints forced them to create a tiny and noisy hallway without windows and barely enough room to standright. The European-built international habitat, or …

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NASA boss: China could claim the moon as its own territory and ban American astronauts from landing

NASA boss: China could claim the moon as its own territory and ban American astronauts from landing

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A NASA chief raises red flags over China’s lunar ambitions. In a new interview, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said he and other members of the science agency are increasingly concerned about what the country plans to do when it visits the Moon. Nelson thinks that China could try to corner the market on resource-rich sites …

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Astronauts trapped in space hope Hollywood will unravel a nightmarish journey

Astronauts trapped in space hope Hollywood will unravel a nightmarish journey

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A group of astronauts are trapped in orbit around Earth after their spacecraft suffers catastrophic damage. A rescue ship is available to take them home, but there is a catch. It only has four seats ― and there are seven. It sounds like the biting plot of a Hollywood movie to rival the fate of …

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The first Christmas tree in space: Astronauts Gerald P. Carr, William R. Pogue and Edward G. Gibson spent the holidays aboard NASA Skylab in 1973, which was America's first space station. The crew assembled a tree using leftover food containers and decorated it with colorful decals

How Astronauts Celebrate Christmas in Space: Extraordinary Holiday Photos

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A Christmas out of this world! Cheerful photos show how astronauts celebrate the holidays with stockings and trees made from leftover food containers on NASA space stations The Apollo 8 mission in 1968 was the first time humans spent Christmas in space and hosted a live broadcast on Christmas Eve morning It wasn’t until 1973 …

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Astronauts embark on a spacewalk after space debris triggers a one-day delay | CNN

Astronauts Complete Spacewalk After Space Debris Triggers One-Day Delay | CNN

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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — The International Space Station received its second solar power boost in a month as two NASA astronauts performed a spacewalk to install a new solar panel. The event comes after wayward space junk …

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NASA astronauts deploy the 4th deployment solar array during a spacewalk outside the space station

NASA astronauts deploy the 4th deployment solar array during a spacewalk outside the space station

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The International Space Station (ISS) has a fourth new solar panel thanks to the work of two NASA astronauts during a seven-hour spacewalk. Frank Rubio and Josh Cassada, both flight engineers from the space station’s Expedition 68 crew, ventured outside the orbiting complex again Thursday, Dec. 22, to install a new ISS Deployment Solar Array …

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Astronauts embark on a spacewalk after space debris triggers a one-day delay | CNN

Astronauts embark on a spacewalk after space debris triggers a one-day delay | CNN

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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — The International Space Station is set to receive its second solar power boost in a month during a spacewalk on Thursday. The event comes after wayward space junk interfered with plans to carry …

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50 years after the last Apollo astronauts went to the moon, NASA is finally coming back

50 years after the last Apollo astronauts went to the moon, NASA is finally coming back

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Apollo 17 Commander Eugene Cernan is covered in moon dust after the mission’s second moonwalk. On December 14, 1972, Cernan took his last steps on the moon and no one has returned since. NASA/JSC hide caption toggle caption NASA/JSC Apollo 17 Commander Eugene Cernan is covered in moon dust after the mission’s second moonwalk. On …

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Surviving the lunar night can be a challenge for astronauts on the moon

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As several nations devise their strategies for exploring the moon, the best way to survive the lunar night is giving space engineers cold sweats. The moon’s lunar day/night cycle at most places on the surface consists of fourteen Earth days of continuous sunshine followed by fourteen days of constant darkness and intense cold. Due to …

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astronaut samantha cristoforett leaning on the multi-pane cupola window on the space station and looking outside

Rooms with a view: Astronauts have design ideas for new space stations

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Wrap-around windows and smart design should be key features of the next generation of space stations, astronauts say. The SpaceX Crew-4 cohort of four astronauts, which returned to Earth on October 14, have several years of spaceflight experience between them working on the two-decade-old International Space Station (ISS). They told reporters at a Thursday (October …

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