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A veteran astronaut says the ISS crew don't dwell on politics, as Russia warns sanctions could 'destroy' its cooperation with the US over the station
Astronauts in space depend on each other to survive, Peggy Whitson told Insider. Because of that, t…
Zahra Tayeb
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Record-breaking astronaut Peggy Whitson says Russia's invasion should lead to more engine development in the US: 'We rely on Russian engines a bit more than we should.'
Peggy Whitson's comments come after Russia's space agency said it will stop delivering rocket engin…
Zahra Tayeb
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NASA astronauts must sculpt freakishly strong arms to work in space - here's how former space station commander Peggy Whitson trained
Few astronauts understand the challenges of zero gravity better than Whitson. The former ISS comman…
Hilary Brueck
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The incredible career of NASA's Peggy Whitson, who applied to become an astronaut 10 times before she broke the American record for space travel
To date, exploring space is an honor she shares with less than 60 women. Whitson sometimes gets tea…
Hilary Brueck
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Remember Sunita Williams, Indian-origin astronaut who made history by going to space twice? She is all set to fly to space for the third time!
Wiliams will be tasked with conducting a series of tests to ensure the Starliner meets NASA's strin…
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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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Elon Musk says the Russian rocket engines Boeing and Lockheed Martin use are 'great,' amid the country's decision to stop supplying the US
In an exclusive interview with the CEO of Insider's parent company, Elon Musk discussed the ties be…
Zahra Tayeb,Sam Tabahriti
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SpaceX astronauts on an all-private mission to the ISS are spending a day free flying in orbit after their return home was delayed
Axiom's Ax-1 mission is set to conclude on Monday, while NASA's SpaceX crewed orbital flight, Crew-…
Jyoti Mann
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SpaceX launched 4 astronauts to the International Space Station for Axiom Space in the first ever all-private mission
The first private space crew headed to the International Space Station lifted off Friday from Kenne…
Zahra Tayeb
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NASA astronauts to conduct a pair of spacewalks this month
Washington, July 14 (IANS) Two NASA astronauts will conduct a pair of spacewalks on July 16 and Jul…
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A NASA astronaut who spent 665 days circling the planet reveals the misery of going to the bathroom in space
For that, astronauts use a funnel equipped with a fan that suctions their pee away, so it…
Hilary Brueck
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China's groundbreaking lunar rover found nearly 40 feet of dust on the far side of the moon
Lunar dust, also called regolith, is a talc-like substance of pulverized rock and dust that settled…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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SpaceX's first civilian crew will have 'one hell of a view' from the spaceship's toilet in a new glass dome
The Crew Dragon spaceship's toilet doesn't offer much privacy, but it does have a great view, accor…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA is paying a company $1 - spread over 3 installments - to collect rocks from the moon's south pole
Colorado start-up Lunar Outpost was already planning to collect material from the room - so giving …
Grace Dean
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President Trump just called outer space to congratulate NASA's record-breaking female astronaut
Whitson and her astronaut colleague Jack Fischer took Trump's call at the International Space …
Dave Mosher
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Trump reportedly offered NASA 'all the money you could ever need' to land on Mars during his presidency
In "Team of Vipers: My 500 Extraordinary Days in the Trump White House," former White House Message…
David Choi
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From peeing in a 'roll-on cuff' to pooping into a bag: A brief history of how astronauts have gone to the bathroom in space for 57 years
A variety of makeshift solutions have been sent into space, including pee bags, roll on "cuffs," di…
Hilary Brueck
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The International Space Station has housed people for 20 years, but the $150 billion experiment will soon come to an end
Twenty years after Expedition 1 arrived on the International Space Station, here are some crew memb…