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Oleg-Kononenko

Russian Cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko Breaks World Record for Longest Time in Space

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Russian Cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko is now the first human to spend the most time in space, Roscomos recently announced. As of February 4, 2024, at 08:30:08 UTC, Kononenko had cumulatively logged over 878 days aboard the International Space Station. The Cosmonaut first reached space in 2008 and his days among the stars are still counting. […]

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American Space Company Just Purposely Exploded its Ballon-like Space Station During First Full-scale Burst Test

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Sierra Space is an American aerospace company hoping to revolutionize the human experience in space soon. On Monday (Jan. 22), the company announced that it exploded its first full-scale space station module prototype during a burst test for future space missions to low Earth orbit in 2030. In an official email statement to Space.com, the company’s executive confirmed

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ISS Astronauts Just Watched Russian Spacecraft Burn Up in Earth’s Atmosphere (photos)

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Astronauts working aboard the International Space Station recently watched Russian Spacecraft burn up in some rare atmospheric fireworks. On Wednesday (Nov. 29), the Russian Progress MS-23 cargo spacecraft left the International Space Station (ISS) with a load of waste that is no longer aboard the ISS. The Russian Spacecraft was specifically carrying “old equipment and

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SpaceX Delivers Thanksgiving Dinner Turkeys to Astronauts in Outer Space

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Thanksgiving celebration is one of the most popular events people celebrate across the United States and other parts of the world. Astronauts aboard the International Space Station also participate in this great celebration. On November 11 this year, the SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft arrived at the ISS with supplies containing Thanksgiving dinner turkeys for the crew.

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Russian-cosmonauts

Russian Cosmonauts Encounter Toxic Coolant ‘Blob’ While Inspecting Leaking Radiator On ISS Spacewalk

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On Wednesday, (Oct. 25), two Russian Cosmonauts conducted a spacewalk outside the International Space Station to get an up-close view of a coolant leakage that was first spotted flowing from an external radiator earlier this month. While conducting the spacewalk, Cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko moved extremely close to the growing “droplet” or “blob” as scientists described the

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Leland Melvin

The Amazing Story Behind This NASA Astronaut Leland Melvin Official Portrait with His Two Dogs

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We have seen several astronauts’ portraits in the past. However, one of these images stood out from the rest. Unlike other astronauts, NASA astronaut Leland Melvin posed for his official NASA portraits with his two big dogs. Why did Melvin decide to pose with his two best friends? Continue reading to find out. How Leland

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NASA Is About To Test Space Internet With Lasers On ISS, Here’s How

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As NASA plans to increase its activities in Low Earth Orbit And beyond, the agency is seeing the need to establish a powerful space Internet to boost its communication with our technologies in space. The American Space Agency is getting ready to test space internet that takes advantage of lasers to transmit and receive data

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private space stations

NASA Working to Actively Operate Private Space Stations Before ISS Retires in 2030

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NASA and its international partners are looking towards retiring the International Space Station in 2030. However, the American space agency has commenced with its plans to continue human space exploration in low earth orbit aboard private space stations after the retirement of the orbiting laboratory. How NASA is planning to continue crewed exploration in low

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International Space Station Polluted With Harmful Chemicals, Scientists Discovered in a new study

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A new study just revealed that the International Space Station (ISS) is polluted with massive amounts of harmful chemicals. Scientists finalized this study by analyzing the dust samples returned to Earth from the ISS’s air filtering system. Further analysis showed that the concentration of the chemical substance on the space station surpasses the dust that

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ISS Water Recycling: NASA Just Recycled 98% Of All Astronaut Pee and Sweat Aboard the International Space Station

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ISS water recycling is one of the most essential requirements astronauts need to survive aboard the orbiting laboratory. NASA through its astronauts aboard the International Space Station succeeded in recycling 98 percent of all crew pee and sweat on the International Space Station. The American space agency and its partners have been trying to improve

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