Moment crew docks at International Space Station
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Crew-12 is the first spaceflight for Hathaway and Adenot and the second for Meir and Fedyaev. The cosmonaut was a late addition to the crew, coming aboard in early December to replace his countryman Oleg Artemyev, who was allegedly pulled for violating the U.S. law known as ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations).
The latest immersive VR experience in Atlanta replicates what it's like to be on the International Space Station.
The International Space Station orbits Earth about 16 times each day and goes over Middle Tennessee about once each day, but it's pretty rare that it orbits at the perfect time to be visible with the
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Space mining without heavy machines? Microbes harvest metals from meteorites aboard space station
If humankind is to explore deep space, one small passenger should not be left behind: microbes. In fact, it would be impossible to leave them behind, since they live on and in our bodies, surfaces and food.
How do you lay out a space station to accommodate life in zero gravity? That's one of the challenges facing Teague, a century-old design firm.