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SpaDeX may boost ISRO’s ’Indian on Moon’, Chandrayaan-4 missions: All about space agency’s new launch on Dec 30

The Indian Space Research Organisation will launch its PSLV-C60/SpaDeX Mission from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh at 9:58 pm on December 30, 2024. It stated, “Starting from manned missions represented by Gemini 8, Apollo, and Soyuz, interest in and demand for space docking have been shifting to unmanned, automated operations.” Similarly, ISRO explained that this technology is essential for India’s space …

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2 days, 15 hours ago

Sunita Williams looks ‘skinny’ in new NASA photo, netizens concerned: ‘Evacuate ASAP’

Live Mint

Netizens raised concerns over NASA astronaut Sunita Williams's health after the US space agency posted a picture of her and another NASA astronaut, Don Pettit. NASA captioned the photo as, “Another day, another sleigh ⛄️❄️NASA astronauts Don Pettit and Suni Williams pose for a fun holiday season portrait while speaking on a ham radio inside the space Station's Columbus laboratory …

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4 days, 19 hours ago

India's Gaganyaan astronauts to train in Europe after Russia

India Today

India's Gaganyaan astronauts will receive training in Europe, the European Space Agency announced on Thursday, December 19. Announcing the development, European Space Agency chief Josef Aschbacher, in a post on X, said that Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who has been designated as the primary astronaut for the Gaganyaan mission, will undergo training with the ESA. Axiom-4 mission will mark India's …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Italian delegation shares expertise on how to sustain human life in space

The Hindu

A delegation of researchers from the University of Sassari, who are visiting India on Sunday as part of Italian Space Day, shared their expertise on how to sustain human life in space and the challenges faced by space researchers and astronauts to support life beyond Earth. Prof. Plinio Innocenzi, Dr. Alessia Manca, and Dr. Andrada Pica delivered lectures at the …

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2 weeks ago

Sunita Williams flew to space first time 18 years ago. She made this record

India Today

Astronaut Sunita Williams, who is on an extended eight month long mission to space, made her first venture beyond Earth eight years ago. Sunita Williams flew with astronaut Joan Higginbotham on her inaugural flights to space aboard Space Shuttle Discovery during the STS-116 mission in December 2006. The STS-116 mission with Sunita Williams involved complex operations. The STS-116 mission involved …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Sunita Williams to step out of Space Station, likely to conduct spacewalk

India Today

Nasa astronaut and Space Station commander Sunita Williams is currently preparing for a series of spacewalks. Williams, a veteran of three space missions, undertook essential tasks including swapping a data recorder box between suits and inspecting the life support gear of her spacesuit, following resizing and configuration work completed the previous day. Williams expressed enthusiasm about her extended mission aboard …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Sunita Williams takes ‘lettuce’ leap into space farming; all you need to know

Live Mint

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, currently aboard the International Space Station on an extended eight-month mission, is leading groundbreaking research with a not-so-easy-to-guess ‘lettuce’. Importance of research This research is important for understanding how different amounts of water impact plant growth, which has significant implications for future space missions and agricultural advancements on Earth. Growing plants in space presents unique challenges …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Sunita Williams farming lettuce in space. It's not for eating

India Today

Nasa astronaut Sunita Williams, living aboard the International Space Station on an extended eight-month mission is currently engaged in groundbreaking research. This initiative aims to investigate how varying amounts of water affect plant growth, a critical aspect of future space missions and potential agricultural advancements on Earth. The experiment is designed to assess how different moisture levels influence not only …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Indian astronauts selected for joint ISRO-NASA mission to ISS complete initial training

Deccan Chronicle

Two Indian astronauts chosen for the upcoming Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station have completed the initial phase of training, the ISRO has said.According to ISRO, towards the goal of accomplishing a joint ISRO-NASA effort to the International Space Station, the two Gaganyatris assigned for Axiom Mission 4 commenced their training in the USA from first week of August,2024.The …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Isro's Gaganyaan astronaut gets a taste of food he will eat in space

India Today

Axiom Space recently conducted an engaging training session for the crew of its upcoming Ax-4 mission, focusing on meal preparation for their journey to the International Space Station. This training provided the astronauts with a glimpse into the diverse food options they will have during their mission, emphasising the importance of nutrition in space. The assigned #Ax4 crew learned how …

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4 weeks ago

Herbal seeds return to Ningbo after space journey

China Daily

A breeding field for "Zhebei No 3" aerospace seeds in Zhangshui town, Ningbo. China has retrieved the Shijian-19 satellite, a reusable return technology test satellite which carried a diverse array of seeds, including zhebeimu seeds curated by a collaborative research team from Ningbo University and Zhangshui town, Ningbo. This space experiment aimed to tap into the unique microgravity environment of …

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1 month ago

Elon Musk has pledged to settle Mars. This book offers a reality check

CNN

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. “Leaving a 2 warmer Earth for Mars would be like leaving a messy room so you can live in a toxic waste dump,” they wrote in the book’s introduction. Maybe in our lifetime, we’ll see people land on Mars, do some exploration and come home, that could happen, but I don’t think …

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1 month ago

Elon Musk has pledged to settle Mars. This book offers a reality check

CNN

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. “Leaving a 2 warmer Earth for Mars would be like leaving a messy room so you can live in a toxic waste dump,” they wrote in the book’s introduction. Maybe in our lifetime, we’ll see people land on Mars, do some exploration and come home, that could happen, but I don’t think …

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1 month ago

Olive seeds from China's space station germinate on Earth

China Daily

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-11-19 15:11 BEIJING -- Olive seeds that underwent space mutation experiments aboard the Shenzhou XIV crewed spaceship in 2022 recently germinated in the city of Longnan in Gansu province, Northwest China, according to the state broadcaster China Central Television. Space mutation experiments involve exposing plant seeds or tissues to extraterrestrial environment factors, such as microgravity, high radiation …

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1 month ago

Olive seeds from China's space station germinate on Earth

China Daily

BEIJING -- Olive seeds that underwent space mutation experiments aboard the Shenzhou XIV crewed spaceship in 2022 recently germinated in the city of Longnan in Gansu province, Northwest China, according to the state broadcaster China Central Television. Space mutation experiments involve exposing plant seeds or tissues to extraterrestrial environment factors, such as microgravity, high radiation levels and extreme temperature variations, …

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1 month ago

Olive seeds from China's space station germinate on Earth

China Daily

BEIJING -- Olive seeds that underwent space mutation experiments aboard the Shenzhou XIV crewed spaceship in 2022 recently germinated in the city of Longnan in Gansu province, Northwest China, according to the state broadcaster China Central Television. Space mutation experiments involve exposing plant seeds or tissues to extraterrestrial environment factors, such as microgravity, high radiation levels and extreme temperature variations, …

China Olive

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Shenzhou XIX Crew to Spend Four Days on Space Station, Prepare for Return to Earth

China Daily

The Shenzhou XIX mission crew successfully launched into the space station on Wednesday morning. The crew will spend about four days together before taking over the space station from the Shenzhou XVIII mission crew. The mission will involve various tasks such as scientific experiments, spacewalks, and the installation of space debris shield equipment.

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Chinese Astronaut Extends Stay in Space for a Year, Setting Stage for Shenzhou-19 Mission

India Today

Chinese astronaut Ye Guangfu has completed a year in space, marking a significant milestone for China's space program. His extended stay has provided valuable data on the physiological and psychological effects of extended space habitation, informing future missions and potential deep space exploration. The China Manned Space Agency has praised Ye's dedication and resilience, highlighting his remarkable achievement.

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

ISRO and Dept of Biotechnology Sign MoU for Space Biotechnology Research

Hindustan Times

Indian space agency ISRO and the Department of Biotechnology have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation in space biotechnology research. The MoU focuses on microgravity research, space bio-manufacturing, bioastronautics and space biology. The aim is to address challenges in space missions, including the availability of nutrients, preservation of food, microgravity and radiation, health hazards such as cancers, cataracts, …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

SpaceX Dragon Crew-8: A Journey to the End of a Stellar Mission

India Today

Nasa is gearing up for the planned splashdown of the Crew-8 astronauts, marking the end of their six-month mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The crew conducted numerous scientific experiments and maintenance tasks, contributing to ongoing research in microgravity environments. The return journey began with the undocking of SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft from the ISS. The spacecraft's heat shield …

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2 months ago

We could grow organs in space and bring them to Earth for transplants, research suggests

The Independent

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists hope to grow organs in space and bring them back down to …

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54 years, 11 months ago

SpaceHopper: A Three-Legged Jumping Asteroid Explorer Takes Inspiration from Astronauts

CNN

SpaceHopper, a three-legged hopping asteroid explorer, demonstrates its jumping and reorientation skills during parabolic flight testing. The robot, developed by ETH Zurich students, has reached its current potential and is being used to develop a new robot, the LunarLeaper, for lunar exploration. The LunarLeaper is selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to explore a pit thought to be connected …

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4 months ago

Sending people to Mars? Here are some invisible problems you must know

India TV News

Sending humans to Mars comes with an array of daunting challenges. However, one of the most significant and often overlooked obstacles to human exploration of Mars is the invisible yet dangerous threat of space radiation, which can wreak havoc on the human body. Space radiation: An unseen enemy Decades of research aboard the International Space Station have shown that microgravity …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

How space missions can fight microgravity? Details here

India TV News

New insights surfaced, stating how microgravity affects muscle function which have emerged from a study that involves live human muscle cells sent to the International Space Station. The research by a team at Stanford University in the US utilised muscle chips bioengineered structures containing oriented muscle cells to investigate the effects of space travel on muscle health and to test …

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SpaDeX may boost ISRO’s ’Indian on Moon’, Chandrayaan-4 missions: All about space agency’s new launch on Dec 30

Sunita Williams looks ‘skinny’ in new NASA photo, netizens concerned: ‘Evacuate ASAP’

India's Gaganyaan astronauts to train in Europe after Russia

Italian delegation shares expertise on how to sustain human life in space

Sunita Williams flew to space first time 18 years ago. She made this record

Sunita Williams to step out of Space Station, likely to conduct spacewalk

Sunita Williams takes ‘lettuce’ leap into space farming; all you need to know

Sunita Williams farming lettuce in space. It's not for eating

Indian astronauts selected for joint ISRO-NASA mission to ISS complete initial training

Isro's Gaganyaan astronaut gets a taste of food he will eat in space

Herbal seeds return to Ningbo after space journey

Elon Musk has pledged to settle Mars. This book offers a reality check

Elon Musk has pledged to settle Mars. This book offers a reality check

Olive seeds from China's space station germinate on Earth

Olive seeds from China's space station germinate on Earth

Olive seeds from China's space station germinate on Earth

Shenzhou XIX Crew to Spend Four Days on Space Station, Prepare for Return to Earth

Chinese Astronaut Extends Stay in Space for a Year, Setting Stage for Shenzhou-19 Mission

ISRO and Dept of Biotechnology Sign MoU for Space Biotechnology Research

SpaceX Dragon Crew-8: A Journey to the End of a Stellar Mission

We could grow organs in space and bring them to Earth for transplants, research suggests

SpaceHopper: A Three-Legged Jumping Asteroid Explorer Takes Inspiration from Astronauts

Sending people to Mars? Here are some invisible problems you must know

How space missions can fight microgravity? Details here