international space station
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NASA Delays Spacewalks Due to ISS Coolant Leak
The space agency is investigating a backup radiator on the Russian module that sprung a leak earlier this week.
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NASA’s Partners Are Complicating Plans to Build ISS Replacement
NASA’s plans to retire the International Space Station and replace it with commercial projects are not kaput, they’re just changing. Wrinkles are now appearing in Blue Origin’s plans for Orbital Reef, while Northrop Grumman’s unnamed space station project might not even happen. Ars Technica reports that Northrop Grumman may be ending its contract with NASA…
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NASA Calls on Commercial Partners to Design a Spacecraft to Deorbit the ISS
The space station is scheduled for retirement by 2030 and must be deorbited safely to prevent it from crashing onto populated areas.
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NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio Inadvertently Breaks Record for Longest U.S. Space Mission
When astronaut Frank Rubio launched to the International Space Station (ISS) in September 2022, he was scheduled to return back to Earth in six months’ time. Rubio’s ride to his home planet, however, suffered a malfunction that left him stranded in low Earth orbit. As a result of the mishap, Rubio is set to spend…