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'ELVIS' has left the planet: PSU-built microscope arrives at International Space Station
ELVIS, a new holographic microscope developed at Portland State University, could help advance efforts to look for life on other worlds.
How astronauts live in the International Space Station and what space smells like
Life aboard the International Space Station (ISS) presents unique challenges and experiences for astronauts. They follow a ...
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Space Station News
Researchers successfully made miso on the International Space Station (ISS). They found that the miso smelled and tasted similar to miso fermented on Earth -- just ... Designing a Satellite to ...
A Chinese-born crypto tycoon—of all people—changed the way I think of space
SpaceX tested the Plug and Plaser device for the first time in space last year on the Polaris Dawn mission, which was most ...
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Olympic Games, minus gravity: NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson re-lives becoming a sporting star in outer space
Not surprisingly, given her background ... became the first person to travel into outer space, the human race recorded another milestone – hosting an "Olympic" event on the International Space Station ...
“What the hell are you doing?” How I learned to interview astronauts, scientists, and billionaires
His account of Starliner’s thruster failures—and his desperate efforts to keep the vehicle flying on course—was riveting. In ...
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U.S.-Russian crew of three launches to the International Space Station
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and two Russian crewmates launched successfully to the International Space Station on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) on board a Russian spacecraft. A Soyuz booster rocket lifted ...
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That's no space station, it's a student-led drone show: Space photo of the day
The International Space Station and a space shuttle, as seen here, joined other historic spacecraft and scenes from space history as part of a student-led drone show for the opening of the Space ...
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Space Force general emphasizes international partnerships, highlights South American ties
sending its first experimental sample to the International Space Station last year. The project offered insights into synthetic biology research and the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals ...
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Space Center Houston hosts cooking competition for students to send their dish to space
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Several high school teams are competing to have their dishes sent to space at Space Center Houston. The competition is all a part of "The HUNCH Culinary Challenge" that ...
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Space alliances hold strong despite broader geopolitical tensions
A notable example is NASA and Russia’s continued joint operations at the International Space Station after the U.S. and Russia severed many other relationships following Moscow’s invasion of ...
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Space Force preps ‘international space strategy’ as US-ally ties fray
The service plans to unveil the "International Space Strategy” in the coming weeks, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman announced Wednesday at Space Symposium, touting the document as ...