Astronauts Returns Earth After Breaking Record 374 Days Stay
Two Russian cosmonauts, Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, landed back on Earth on Monday following a record-breaking stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The
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Two Russian cosmonauts, Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, landed back on Earth on Monday following a record-breaking stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The
NASA astronauts were forced to take cover after a Russian satellite broke into 200 small pieces, the space agency said.
NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara accidentally let a toolkit slip into space. The white satchel-like bag, visible with binoculars, is currently orbiting Earth independently, NASA said.
A Russian lab at the International Space Station reported yet another leak, and this time, the Nauka module.
A video on social media has surfaced showing UAE Astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi sharing how he enjoys honey sandwich on the International Space Station. The astronaut took to X to share how enjoys Emirati honey abroad with a slice of bread.
NASA revealed that it has recycled around 98% of astronaut’s pee and sweat on the International Space Station. The astronauts aboard the space station recycled the human excreta in order to make the resupply of the vital resource easier and cheaper.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 returned back to earth after spending 157 days in orbit. The spacecraft carrying the four astronauts made a safe landing in the Gulf of Mexico, not far from the Florida coast near Tampa. NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, along with Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina landed on Saturday at 9:02 p.m. EST.
Russia’s space agency announced that it is considering sending an empty spacecraft to the International Space Station in order to rescue 3 Cosmonauts from the International Space Station. The Soyuz spacecraft was reported to have a coolant leak in December last year caused by a meteorite hit.
Russian Soyuz spacecraft faced a problem in space after a leak was reported in the spacecraft. A video shared by NASA webcast showed liquid type particles emanating from the surface of the Russian spacecraft.
On Monday evening, the International Space Station had to change and move its orbit around the Earth in order to avoid getting hit by space junk.
The US may have imposed economic sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine, but in space, the two countries are finding ways to continue working together. NASA and Roscosmos have signed a long-awaited agreement to swap seats on flights to the International Space Station. The agreement will ensure that both the US- and the Russian-operated segments of the station will never be unmanned in case of canceled flights or other emergencies.
On July 11, 2022, President Joe Biden revealed an image at the White House alongside Vice President Kamala Harris and NASA officials. Dubbed “Webb’s First Deep Field,” it is the first full-color image from the $10 billion observatory that launched into space last year, and the highest-resolution infrared view of the universe yet captured.
