International Space Station

A major milestone for developing a new spacesuit

Former NASA astronaut Danny Olivas tells me about Collins Aerospace’s project to build a new spacesuit.

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This image provided by NASA, Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev perform maintenance on the International Space Station on Thursday, July 21, 2022.  Cristoforetti teamed up with Artemyev to work on the International Space Station’s newest robot arm. The 37-foot (11-meter) mechanical limb _ contributed by the European Space Agency _ rocketed into orbit with a Russian lab last July.   (NASA via AP).

Edge computing enables DNA sequencing, lower risk of contaminants on International Space Station

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NASA plows ahead on program to ensure nutrition for astronauts headed to Mars

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A NASA specialist helps U.S. astronaut Scott Tingle shortly after the landing of the Russian Soyuz MS-07 space capsule about 150 km (80 miles) south-east of the Kazakh town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Sunday, June 3, 2018. A Soyuz space capsule with Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, U.S. astronaut Scott Tingle and Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai, returning from a mission to the International Space Station landed safely on Sunday on the steppes of Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, pool)

Astronaut foresees coming boost in NASA interest

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In this image from video made available by NASA, astronaut Drew Feustel prepares to close a door to an atmospheric experiment during a space walk outside the International Space Station on Thursday, June 14, 2018. (NASA via AP)

NASA’s impending dilemma: Fund the ISS, or new deep space missions?

NASA’s Office of Inspector General said the agency won’t be able to continue to fund the ISS and pursue missions outside low-earth orbit without significantly…

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FILE - In this Aug. 8, 2007 file photo by Associated Press photojournalist Alan Diaz, the space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Diaz, whose photo of the terrified 6-year-old Cuban boy named Elian Gonzalez earned him the Pulitzer Prize, died Tuesday, July 3, 2018, his daughter Aillette Rodriguez-Diaz said. He was 71. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

NASA adapting to, benefiting from more crowded spaceflight industry

The changing dynamic in space exploration is turning out to be mutually beneficial for both NASA and the companies with which it finds itself collaborating.

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#FedFeed – NASA unveils new spacesuit

NASA unveiled its new spacesuit this week. It was designed by Boeing for use on its Starliner spacecraft, which astronauts will use on missions to and from the International Space Station.

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