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Sunita Williams flies to ISS on NASA's Boeing Starliner tonight; 3rd time in space for Indian-origin astronaut
"I'm very proud of the teams who have worked really hard the last two and a half weeks to prepare f…
ANI
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Boeing's long-delayed Starliner finally takes off with astronauts on board
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft finally took off on its crewed mission on Wednesday after being plagu…
Jessica Orwig,Paul Squire
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Sofia Vergara says her accent will never allow her to play a scientist or astronaut
The "Modern Family" star shared that she tried to get rid of her accent when she first moved to LA …
Amanda Goh
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Planned crewed launch of Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft called off
NASA announced on social media platform X that the problem was identified with an oxygen valve on p…
ANI
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Remember Sunita Williams, Indian-origin astronaut who made history by going to space twice? She is all set to fly to space for the third time!
Wiliams will be tasked with conducting a series of tests to ensure the Starliner meets NASA's strin…
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A mysterious hole on Mars could be a jackpot of scientific discoveries, from extraterrestrial life to where astronauts could live
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter imaged a hole on Mars in 2022 that recently resurfaced, reigniti…
Ellyn Lapointe,Jessica Orwig
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Boeing says its spacecraft is leaking but it's still safe to launch US astronauts next week
NASA and Boeing said a helium leak won't stop two astronauts from launching into space next week in…
Geoff Weiss
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While Boeing's passenger planes glitch, NASA is entrusting the company's spaceship with 2 astronauts' lives
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft isn't totally safe from the cost-cutting, KPI-focused company culture…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
Why NASA waited nearly a decade to send astronauts into space from the US
On May 30, 2020, NASA and SpaceX launched astronauts into space from American soil for the first ti…
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Bezos resuming Blue Origin spaceflights with the man selected to be the nation's first Black astronaut — in 1961
Ed Dwight became the first Black astronaut candidate in 1961, but was never picked up by NASA's pro…
Lloyd Lee
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Meet the four astronauts who will steer India's Gaganyaan mission
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on a visit to ISRO's Vikram Sarabhai Space Station on Tuesday, announ…
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Lunar farming: Artemis III astronauts will cultivate plants on the Moon’s surface for the very first time!
Embarking on a celestial gardening expedition of sorts, NASA has set its sights on an ambitious pro…
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Plants like lettuce could become very unhealthy if grown and eaten by astronauts in space, researchers find
Plants like lettuce, important for a balanced astronaut diet, become surprisingly hospitable to the…
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A NASA astronaut, former SpaceX flight surgeon, and father of 2 says parenting is by far his hardest job
Anil Menon is a former SpaceX medical director, flight surgeon, and NASA astronaut. But his hardest…
Ellyn Lapointe
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I tried the perfect space meal for astronauts, and it was surprisingly flavorful and easy to make
Scientists designed the perfect meal for astronauts based on NASA's guidelines for nutritional need…
Emily Swaim
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NASA is hiring astronauts for $152K a year. Here's how to stand out from the thousands of other applicants, according to the selection manager
NASA's manager for the astronaut selection program explains the hiring process and what to put on y…
Jenny McGrath
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Space exploration may unfortunately lead to erectile dysfunction, study finds
Researchers exposed a group of rats to simulated cosmic rays while their hind limbs were suspended …
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4 times NASA astronauts lost things in space
A NASA astronaut accidentally dropped a tool bag in space earlier this month. Turns out, it's not t…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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NASA will pay 4 health-conscious 'astronaut-like' people to live inside a Mars simulation for 378 days. See if you qualify.
NASA opened applications for people to live a paid year in its CHAPEA Mars simulation. The job requ…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Retired astronaut Leland Melvin says space food is tastier than you think
When retired astronaut Leland Melvin was in space, some of his favorite foods included spicy shrimp…