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A Trump to space? Katy Perry's recent trip sparks motivation for a new crew to fly
Ivanka Trump has set her sights on the final frontier. The daughter of President Donald Trump has reportedly signed up for one of Jeff Bezos's upcoming Blue Origin space flights, j ...
NASA astronaut Don Pettit to return to Earth after more than 200 days in space
Astronaut Don Pettit, who has been at the International Space Station since September, is set to land Saturday in Kazakhstan ...
ELVIS to enter orbit: Pioneering imaging system to enhance space biology and life detection beyond Earth
Onboard the International Space Station (ISS), the Extant Life Volumetric Imaging System, dubbed ELVIS, is not about ...
SpaceX to launch ELVIS, other science experiments to ISS during Falcon 9 resupply mission
ELVIS, or Extant Life Volumetric Imaging System, is a holographic microscope that can deliver detailed 3D views of cells and ...
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Using The Bathroom On The International Space Station Is More Complicated Than You Think
Space flight is a tricky thing, especially when you consider how to provide all the necessities of life, particularly waste ...
Why NASA Left Them in Space for Months Instead of a Week
NASA sent two astronauts up in June 2024 expecting they'd be back in just over a week. But the Starliner spacecraft they used had some unexpected issues—think leaky systems and moody thrusters—so it ...