Tag: iss

August 28, 2024 at 2:20 pm

When In Space, How Do You Know Which Direction Is Up? Space Agencies Have Put A Lot Of Effort Into Answering This Simple Question.

Source: PublicDomainPictures

This will be very useful should we ever become a true spacefaring race. 

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August 27, 2024 at 9:25 am

Have You Ever Wondered What A Sunset Looks Like From Space?

Source: Flikr/Alexander Gerst

But now, we can all enjoy the view thanks to the incredible photography work of Alexander Gerst!

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August 14, 2024 at 4:16 am

Astronauts On A Two Week Mission To The International Space Station May Be Stranded For Eight Months Due To Issues With Their Boeing Starliner, SpaceX May Come To The Rescue

Source: NASA

This whole ordeal sounds like a modern ‘Gilligan’s Island’ introduction, hopefully these astronauts are better trained. 

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July 31, 2024 at 3:37 pm

NASA’s Space Suits Are Leaking Water And It Could Drown Them While They’re Floating In Space

Source: Unsplash/Cash Macanaya

This is a very serious issue.

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July 23, 2024 at 3:38 pm

NASA Astronauts Are Still Finding Wild And Wacky Stuff Growing On The Outside Of The International Space Station

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We’re getting closer and closer to understanding how these bacteria and fungi can survive in these extreme conditions.

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July 21, 2024 at 9:36 am

New Spacecraft That’s About To Launch Looks Like It Belongs On The Set Of “Star Wars”

Source: Twitter/Sierra Space Co

When it does go up, all eyes will be trained on Kennedy.

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May 27, 2024 at 12:38 pm

Bacteria Growing On The International Space Station Has Mutated Into Something Never Before Seen On Earth

Source: Twitter/@astrobiology

Scientists believe that their adaptations related to microgravity might be the answer in fighting it.

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May 13, 2024 at 12:37 pm

A Mutant Bacteria Was Discovered Aboard The International Space Station

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Researchers at JPL isolated 13 distinct strains of the GI bacteria

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September 1, 2021 at 4:54 pm

An Astronaut Captured the Southern Lights Under a Full Moon and They’re Stunning

An Astronaut Captured the Southern Lights Under a Full Moon and They're Stunning

Frecnh ESA astronaut, Thomas Pesquet, had the best seats in the house for these

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June 22, 2021 at 4:15 pm

What Tokyo Looks Like at Night from the International Space Station

What Tokyo Looks Like at Night from the International Space Station

As seen from the ISS, orbiting 261 miles (420 km) above

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