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NASA’s Fire-in-Space Experiment Ends in Flames
After eight years of experimenting with flames in space, NASA lit a fire inside a cargo spacecraft for the last time and sent its Saffire experiment toward a burning reentry into Earth’s atmosphere. NASA’s Spacecraft Fire Safety Experiments, also known as Saffire, came to a fitting end on January 9, flying aboard a Northrop Grumman…
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Tiny Robot Surgeon Will Slice Through Fake Human Flesh on the ISS
Earth orbit is getting its own space doctor in the form of a small cyborg arm reaching out for the scalpel. A surgical robot is launching to the International Space Station (ISS) to test its ability to slice through human flesh in a microgravity environment. The robot surgeon is part of NASA’s Northrop Grumman 20th…
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What to Know About Lunar Gateway, NASA’s Future Moon-Orbiting Space Station
NASA, along with a suite of international and private partners, has big plans to build a small space station. Called Lunar Gateway, the proposed outpost will support missions at and around the Moon and provide a unique platform for conducting science. Here’s what you should know about the upcoming space station and how it’ll enable…
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After ISS Retires, European Astronauts Might Hop on Airbus’s Commercial Space Station
The European Space Agency is looking to the Starlab station for its orbital needs.