NASA Has Some Bad News for Its Stranded Astronauts
17 Aug
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NASA Has Some Bad News for Its Stranded Astronauts

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NASA Space Technology You wouldn’t get on a plane if your probability of not making it home alive was 1 in 270. Those odds, however, are what NASA considers an acceptable LOC—or loss of crew—projection for a 210-day stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Beating that mortal math was very much on the minds of NASA officials at an Aug. 14 press conference during which they discussed the agency’s efforts to ensure the survival of Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, the two astronauts currently stranded aboard the ISS.Wilmore and Williams left Earth on June 5, aiming for a mere eight-day flight of Boeing’s new Starliner spacecraft—a brief ISS stay that would certify the ship for future missions and give the U.S. a much-needed additional option if SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, which has been ferrying...
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Astronauts on ISS practice moon base cement-mixing tech in microgravity
17 Aug
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Astronauts on ISS practice moon base cement-mixing tech in microgravity

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NASA Space Technology Artistic depiction of NASA astronauts at the lunar south pole carrying out early work to establish an Artemis Base Camp.(Image credit: NASA)While astronauts aren't back on the moon yet, they're already getting ready for construction.An International Space Station experiment aims to mix and match ingredients for moon construction, as NASA aims to land astronauts there as soon as 2026 under its Artemis program.The astronaut landing mission Artemis 3, and its immediate successors, will use temporary base, but the goal of NASA's Artemis Accords is to build a permanent base. But making new buildings on the moon is complicated, which is why astronauts are testing cement-mixing techniques on the ISS before flying there."NASA and its international partners are studying ways to make it economical to construct satellites in space, as well as build...
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2 Astronauts Stuck in Space After 8-Day Mission Goes Awry
10 Aug
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2 Astronauts Stuck in Space After 8-Day Mission Goes Awry

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NASA Space Technology New Updates on The Titanic Submersible DisappearanceA NASA mission has gone wrong.Astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore60, and Sunita Williams58, are stuck at the International Space Station after their spacecraft, Boeing’s Starliner, had several malfunctions, according to the Associated Press.During the Starliner’s launch June 5, which was the first of its kind with people aboard, the spacecraft had a leak in its propulsion-related plumbing, but engineers deemed it to be “stable and isolated,” according to the Associated Pressand proceeded with the mission.The next day however, as Wilmore and Williams approached the space stationfour more leaks emerged, and five thrusters—a device used for acceleration and station keeping—failed, per AP. The crew managed to dock at the station safely, but since June 6 have remained in space on a trip that was originally meant to last...
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Indian astronauts Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, Prashant Nair chosen to train at NASA
03 Aug
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Indian astronauts Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, Prashant Nair chosen to train at NASA

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NASA Space Technology NASA Space Technology Story highlightsAccording to ISRO, India's Primary Gaganyatri (space traveller) for this mission will be Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and the backup candidate will be Group Captain Prashant Balakrishnan Nair.India's astronaut designates and Indian Air Force Test pilots, Group Captains Shubhanshu Shukla and Prashant Balakrishnan Nair will commence their training at NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, this week. Indian space agency ISRO announced on Friday (Aug 2) that India's Human Spaceflight Centre (HSFC) has entered into a spaceflight agreement (SFA) with Axiom Space Inc, an American firm that has been identified by NASA. Axiom is a private firm that facilitates a ride to space for paying customers. In this case, Axiom will facilitate the spaceflight of an Indian astronaut, aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Falcon 9 is the...
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