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It’s the holiest month of the Islamic calendar, Ramadan, when Muslims across the globe will be observing fasts, even in space. UAE Astronaut Sultan AINeyadi has marked the start of Ramadan on the Space Station. He is currently on a…
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Beijing: China on Sunday launched Wentian, the first lab module of its space station. The new module will function both as a backup of the core module and as a powerful scientific experiment platform, Xinhua reported. Wentian, which…
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As many as four astronauts returned to planet Earth on Monday after spending 200 days in a space station. They rode SpaceX to reach Earth. However, as the toilet of SpaceX Capsule broke, they had to manage call of nature wearing diapers.…
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Moscow: A Russian cosmonaut, actress, and film producer on Tuesday have reached the International Space Station to film segments for a movie. Roscosmos cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, actress Yulia Peresild and producer Klim Shipenko lifted…
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Beijing: China on Thursday successfully launched the crewed spacecraft Shenzhou-12, which is expected to send three astronauts to its space station core module Tianhe for a three-month mission. It is the seventh crewed mission to space…
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Washington: NASAs Expedition 64 crew member Michael Hopkins has harvested two crops in space -- 'Amara' mustard, and a previously grown crop, 'Extra Dwarf' pak choi. They were grown for 64 days, the longest leafy greens have grown on…
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Tokyo: Research on mice which were sent to the International Space Station (ISS) have helped scientists identify a protein that appears to have a major role in the ageing process, suggests a joint study by the Japan Aerospace Exploration…
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Washington: Two NASA astronauts have installed a tools storage unit, dubbed robot hotel, to the outside of the International Space Station, freeing up living space inside the station. The "robot hotel", officially called the Robotic Tool…
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