Tag: Human Spaceflight
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NASA Ignites a New Golden Age of Exploration in 2025
Intro: A Historic 2025 for Space Exploration In 2025, NASA reported steady progress across its human spaceflight, science, and aeronautics programs. The agency is advancing preparations for its next phase of lunar exploration while pursuing longer-term ambitions that extend beyond the Moon. With milestones in crewed missions, robotic science, and transformative aviation research, NASA is…
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NASA Ignites a Golden Age of Exploration: The 2025 Roadmap
Introduction: A Bold Leap into a New Era NASA’s 2025 outlook signals a renewed golden age of exploration, propelled by steady progress in human spaceflight, science, and aeronautics. The agency is advancing preparations for an ambitious return to the Moon, while laying the groundwork for longer-term ventures beyond our natural satellite. This year, the focus…
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NASA Astronaut Demonstrates How to Weigh Yourself in Space on the ISS
How do you weigh yourself without gravity? On Earth, weighing yourself is a routine act powered by gravity. In space, the absence of a strong gravitational pull means traditional scales don’t work the same way. This week aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronauts shed light on how crew members measure mass and track bodily…
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25 Years of the International Space Station: What archaeology tells us about living and working in space
The ISS as a Lab and Habitat Twenty-five years into the era of sustained human presence in low Earth orbit, the International Space Station (ISS) stands not only as a marvel of engineering but also as a living archaeological site. Archaeology, traditionally concerned with past cultures on Earth, now informs how we interpret long-duration spaceflight.…
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China Holds Send-Off Ceremony for Space Station Astronauts
China Holds Send-Off Ceremony for Tiangong Mission Astronauts China conducted a formal send-off ceremony on Friday for a new crew of astronauts destined for the Tiangong space station. The event, held in Jiuquan, underscored the country’s ongoing commitment to long-term orbital research and human spaceflight, as three taikonauts prepare to begin a new chapter of…
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The only humans to die in space: Inside the Soyuz 11 mission
Introduction: A historic mission with a devastating turn In June 1971, the Soviet Union achieved a milestone that had long captivated humanity: the launch of the world’s first space station, Salyut 1. Three cosmonauts—Georgi Dobrovolsky, Viktor Patsayev, and Vladislav Volkov—boarded the Soyuz 11 spacecraft to live and work aboard the station for about three weeks.…
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Artificial Super Astronauts: Pioneering Human Space Settlement
Introduction to Artificial Super Astronauts The concept of artificial super astronauts is gaining traction as humanity sets its sights on Mars and beyond. These advanced robots, designed to function alongside or even replace human astronauts, could significantly enhance our capabilities in space exploration. This article explores the potential benefits and implications of integrating artificial astronauts…