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Other astronauts have stayed a couple of hundred days on the space station. But this was a planned 10-day excursion that will ...
5 Fascinating Facts About The NASA Apollo 8 Mission
Apollo 8 was the first mission where humans orbited the moon and returned home, marking a huge step forward in human and ...
Future of space travel: Could robots really replace human astronauts?
Nasa's Valkyrie robot was built by the Johnson Space Center to compete in a 2013 robotics challenge trial. Weighing 300lb and ...
ISS astronauts celebrate New Year’s 16 times: ‘We have our own ball, but it doesn’t drop’
The astronauts aboard the International Space Station will celebrate New Year’s a total of 16 times as the vessel hurdles ...
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Astronauts face extreme lighting challenges at the Moon's south pole
Effective vision is required for a range of duties on the Moon, including moving around the surface and gathering samples.
A cosmic 2024: stranded astronauts, ‘Mechazilla’, private missions highlight the year in space
While privately funded programs to develop space vehicles and execute extraterrestrial missions have been in play for years, ...
NASA's Lunar Trailblazer mission to take macro-measurements of moon's surface in 2025
Before Artemis II, NASA will send two missions to scout the surface of the lunar south pole for resources that could sustain ...
Space Billionaires Count Down To Their Rocket Race To The Moon
Launch licenses the FAA just issued to Blue Origin and SpaceX are setting the stage for space billionaires Jeff Bezos and ...
Five Fascinating Facts About the Moon
Learn key facts about the Moon: from its significant distance and relative size compared to Earth to its distinctive color ...
Sync Your Calendar With the Solar System
Some stargazers are calling it a planetary parade: Every other planet in our solar system can be seen in the sky tonight.
Space science and exploration in 2025: What to know
New space missions will aim to measure Earth's biomass from space, return stranded astronauts to Earth, and prepare for landing humans on the Moon. DW explains what's in store for 2025.