What Is Low Earth Orbit? A Basic Explainer
There's nothing innate about the Earth or its atmosphere that marks the boundaries of low Earth orbit. This is a distinction ...
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Experts Warn the International Space Station May Be at Risk of a “Catastrophic Failure”
NASA worries that a leak aboard the International Space Station could lead to a catastrophic failure if not fixed in time — ...
NASA Says Space Station Astronaut Is in ‘Incredible Health’
The agency’s top medical official was responding to rumors that Suni Williams had lost an unusual amount of weight during an ...
‘When seen from space, there’s a sense that Earth is everything we have’: Booker winner
In a conversation about her Booker Prize-winning novel 'Orbital,' author Samantha Harvey delved into the process of depicting ...
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The International Space Station Has A Pesky Leak — Not Even NASA Has A Solid Plan For It
A recent report out last month from NASA’s Office of the Inspector General highlighted some of the big challenges to keeping ...
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SpaceX helps the ISS from tumbling back to Earth with a quick 12 minute boost
SpaceX's Dragon capsule assisted the International Space Station by boosting its altitude for approximately 12 minutes and 30 ...
Small wooden satellite heads to International Space Station
The first wood-panel satellite is on a SpaceX flight to the International Space Station, where it will test the durability of ...
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SpaceX Dragon fires thrusters to boost ISS orbit for the 1st time
The International Space Station is going a just tiny bit faster ... raising maneuver to stabilize the ISS's trajectory in low-Earth orbit. Such maneuvers are routine for the orbital lab, which ...
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Open Gateway: Step into mock lunar orbit habitat at Space Center Houston
The public can now step into the future of lunar exploration at Space Center Houston by entering an early mockup for Northrop ...
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The astronauts stuck at the International Space Station are voting Tuesday — here’s how
The crew - including two stuck there after the Boeing Starliner malfunctioned - will beam their votes back to Earth thanks to ...
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NYU Abu Dhabi students’ music now orbiting earth on the International Space Station
Abu Dhabi, UAE: Musical compositions by NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) students have been launched into space and are now on board the International Space Station (ISS) as part of a groundbreaking scientific ...