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NASA picks 18 astronauts including the first-ever woman to set foot on Moon
NASA has named the 18 astronauts half of them women who will train for its Artemis moon-landing programme
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Nasa lays out $28 billion plan to return astronauts to the moon in 2024
The $28 billion would cover the budgetary years of 2021-25
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Gaganyaan: Indian astronauts complete training on crew actions in Russia
All of the Indian cosmonauts were in good health and determined to continue their training, Russian space organisation Roscosmos said
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First splashdown in 45 years: SpaceX guides NASA astronauts' safe return
For SpaceX, the flight is a signature achievement 18 years after Musk founded the company with the ultimate goal of populating other planets
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SpaceX helping NASA astronauts to retro-style splashdown, first in 45 years
It will mark the first splashdown in 45 years for NASA astronauts and the first return in the gulf
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International Space Station power upgrades nearly finished after spacewalk
Spacewalking astronauts completed their part of a three-year power upgrade to the International Space Station on Thursday, replacing six more outdated batteries with powerful new ones
In pictures: All you need to know about NASA's Lunar Loo Challenge
NASA is offering $35,000 as a cash reward to people for engineering the best 'lunar loo' design. All the submissions for the challenge should be made by August 17
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Docking confirmed: Crew Dragon has arrived at the @space_station!
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) also took to Twitter to announce the docking
In pictures: All you should know about the successful SpaceX-NASA launch
Falcon 9 lifts off from historic Launch Complex 39A and sends Crew Dragon to orbit on its first flight with NASA astronauts to the space station
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SpaceX rocket ship lifts off with 2 Americans; Trump says it's incredible
The spacecraft took off Saturday afternoon from the same launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida, that was used during the Apollo missions to the moon a half-century ago
Elon Musk's SpaceX chases history with launch while bigger hurdles loom
SpaceX's first flight with humans aboard is spurring the competitive space industry to new heights, with Boeing also preparing to carry people to orbit
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NASA-SpaceX launch called off due to bad weather, next attempt on Saturday
Tropical storm Bertha also formed off the coast of South Carolina earlier in the day, adding to the weather concerns
How private firm SpaceX is in charge of sending NASA astronauts in orbit
A successful launch on Wednesday could forever change how the world thinks about getting people to space
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Along with US defence agency, even astronauts will track Santa this year
"We have obtained visual confirmation that Santa is currently travelling south over India," Andrew Morgan said via a video link as he floated at zero gravity in the International Space Station
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First level of selecting astronauts for Gaganyaan mission completed: IAF
The Indian Air Force on Friday said it has completed the first level of selecting astronauts for the ambitious Gaganyaan mission from its pool of test pilots. The test pilots underwent necessary extensive physical exercise tests, lab investigations, radiological tests, clinical tests and evaluation on various aspects of their psychology, it added. Air Force sources said 25 test pilots were part of the initial selection process. This will be a multi-layered selection process and only 2-3 test pilots will make it to the final list, the sources added. "#MissionGaganyaan -IAF completed Level-1 of Indian Astronaut selection at Institute of Aerospace Medicine. Selected Test Pilots underwent extensive physical exercise tests, lab investigations, radiological tests, clinical tests & evaluation on various facets of their psychology," the IAF tweeted. The first Gaganyaan flight scheduled for 2022 will carry three astronauts, who will be picked from among the test pilots in the armed ...
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Space war with India? Pakistan to send 1st human with China's help in 2022
Pakistan and China already have robust defence ties and Islamabad is one of the top buyers of Chinese military hardware
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Indian astronaut may go to International Space Station for training in 2022
The International Space Station is a habitable artificial satellite in low Earth orbit
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Two Chinese astronauts enter space lab after successful docking
The two astronauts will spend a total of 33 days in space
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