space exploration
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NASA Wants Alternate Versions of Its Next Generation Spacesuits
NASA has asked two of its commercial partners to develop spacesuit designs for different tasks than the ones initially assigned to them, with the space agency looking to have backup options should any issues arise in the future. Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace were awarded task orders under existing contracts with NASA, each worth $5…
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On-Orbit Satellite Servicing, New Crew Capsules and Artificial Gravity: NASA’s Latest Tech Initiative
A new Blue Origin crewed spacecraft is in the works as part of a NASA collaboration designed to advance the orbital economy, with the space agency lending its expertise to seven different commercial partners.
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Joe Biden Wants to Put a Japanese Astronaut on the Moon
President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida further solidified their plans to send a Japanese astronaut to the upcoming lunar space station, while also affirming the possibility of having a Japanese astronaut walk on the Moon during future Artemis missions.
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China Files UN Complaint After Space Station Dodges SpaceX Satellites
Outer space is, in a word, big. Our known universe stretches so far in every direction that we can only estimate how big it might be, and likely never know for sure. The area immediately surrounding Earth, however, is much more compact — and, thanks to Elon Musk’s Starlink, getting a bit too crowded. At…