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Watch the moment a cosmonaut tossed a bag of parts into space but NASA said the space litter is harmless
The cosmonaut tossed an 11-pound bag of leftover equipment into orbit, but NASA is not concerned ab…
Jessica Orwig,Morgan McFall-J…
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US-Russia collaboration has long endured in space. The Ukraine war could ruin it.
Tensions between the US and Russia are at their worst point since the Cold War, and the Internation…
Tom Porter,Mikhaila Friel
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4 times NASA astronauts lost things in space
A NASA astronaut accidentally dropped a tool bag in space earlier this month. Turns out, it's not t…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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A Russian spacecraft pushed the space station out of position and sent astronauts into emergency mode - again
A Russian actress and director are on the station filming a movie in space. They're supposed to ret…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The man who was almost NASA's first Black astronaut in the 1960s explains why he never made it to space
Ed Dwight trained to be the first Black astronaut years before NASA sent an African American into s…
Jenny McGrath
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Cracks found on the International Space Station are a 'fairly serious issue,' a former NASA astronaut says
NASA says mysterious cracks on Russia's Zarya module are not currently a threat to astronauts. But …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The tragic story of the only 3 cosmonauts who died in space
The three Soviet cosmonauts aboard Soyuz 11 are the only people to die in space. One crew member wa…
Lloyd Lee
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Cosmonauts have discovered cracks on a Russian module of the space station, and they could spread
Russia's segment of the International Space Station has encountered a series of technical issues la…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A US astronaut involuntarily set a record for time spent in orbit, after his mission home was aborted and added 6 months to his trip
Frank Rubio shattered the record for longest time on a single spaceflight by a US astronaut after t…
Marianne Guenot
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Russia's new space-station module fired its engines in error, pushing the entire station into an hour-long spin
The Nauka module began firing its thrusters unexpectedly on Thursday, pushing the space station out…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Aylin W…
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Russia has docked its new science module to the International Space Station, after 14 years of delays
Russia's Nauka module is 14 years late and had technical issues once it launched. But the new scien…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Astronauts are banned from drinking alcohol at work, but this hasn't stopped them sneaking everything from communion wine to cognac into space
Russian cosmonauts have hidden bottles of alcohol in their space suits, hollowed-out books, and eve…
Sawdah Bhaimiya
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Virgin Galactic's first space tourism passengers only spent a few minutes floating weightless above the Earth, and their experience still mirrored other astronauts' in 3 key ways
When three civilians entered space yesterday with Virgin Galactic, they felt some of the same thing…
Maiya Focht
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Watch 2 Russian cosmonauts and one NASA astronaut return from their visit to the International Space Station
The six-month stint on the ISS was marked by scientific experiments and crossovers with other astro…
Aria Bendix
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Former NASA official says a Russian designer famously inspired Elon Musk to launch SpaceX by spitting on his shoes
The maltreatment was "the spit that launched a thousand spaceships," Lori Garver said of Elon Musk …
Grace Kay
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Space travel can lead to new motor skills but impaired vision, according to a new study of cosmonaut brains
Researchers discovered minor changes in Russian cosmonauts' brains that suggested the men were more…
Aria Bendix
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NASA astronaut said he is still 'dear friends' with Russian crew mates from the International Space Station, who had a 'variety of responses' to the war in Ukraine
"We supported each other throughout everything," Mark Vande Hei said. "And I never had any concerns…
Grace Kay
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Yuri Gagarin, the first person in space, has had his name removed from a Space Foundation fundraiser, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization, removed Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin's name from a fu…
Sam Tabahriti
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Russian cosmonauts boarded the International Space Station wearing yellow and blue, the colors of Ukraine's flag, but it might not be the show of support it seems
People online thought the cosmonauts were showing support for Ukraine, but the suits are usually se…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Anonymous hacking group has broken into a Russian space website and leaked files belonging to its space agency Roscosmos
Cyber-criminals linked to Anonymous hacking group have broken into a website belonging to Russia's …