Elon Musk calls for deorbiting of the ISS. Here's what the space station does
Elon Musk recently called for the ISS to be deorbited "as soon as possible." Experts say the station provides vital research, ...
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The World’s First Astronaut With a Physical Disability Is Cleared for Long-Duration Space Missions
Paralympian John McFall has passed all the required medical exams and is now eligible for future travel to the ISS with the ...
The Next Big Space Suit Upgrade Could Come From Diapers
To shield astronauts from dangerous space radiation, researchers are developing 3D-printed hydrogels—materials that absorb ...
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Space telescope spots rare ‘Einstein ring’ of light around galaxy in our cosmic neighborhood
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This photo provided by the European Space Agency shows a ring of ...
Elon Musk calls for deorbit of International Space Station as soon as possible
Elon Musk’s latest space-related hammer throw is to call for the International Space Station to be deorbited as soon as two ...
Freeze-Dried Pierogi Heading To Space With Polish Astronaut
Freeze-dried pierogi will be on the International Space Station menu for the first time when a Polish astronaut arrives with ...
What we know: DOGE's Elon Musk calls for faster preparations to deorbit the Space Station
DOGE leader and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said it's time to speed up preparations to deorbit the International Space Station.
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John McFall: World’s first disabled astronaut cleared for a space station mission
In 2022, he was chosen for the ESA's "Fly!" study, which examined the difficulties of sending an astronaut with a disability ...
The Verge2d
Phew! The risk of that asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 has significantly lowered
The European Space Agency says there’s now just a 0.16 percent chance that asteroid 2024 YR4 will impact our planet. The European Space Agency says there’s now just a 0.16 percent chance that ...
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'It's extremely worrisome.' NASA's James Webb Space Telescope faces potential 20% budget cut just 4 years after launch
Such a dramatic cut to a flagship space telescope still in its prime will be felt across the mission's entire operations, ...
Elon Musk calls for accelerated deorbiting of International Space Station, NASA plans for transition
NASA has selected SpaceX to develop the U.S. Deorbit Vehicle, which will be responsible for guiding the ISS to its end of ...
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Odds of asteroid YR4 2024 hitting Earth in 2032 go up, then down again, in latest NASA analysis
Called 2024 YR4, the near-Earth asteroid initially carried a 1% chance of hitting land when NASA and the European Space Agency first announced its existence last month. Protocols require the ...