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Airbus unveiled a concept for a space station with artificial gravity

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Airbus offers a "multi-purpose route module" known as the Airbus LOOP. The station includes three decks - and for the first time in the journeys of the human race outside the atmosphere and gravity of the Earth - also a centrifuge that will create gravity for the crew members but only in a small part of the module Airbus offers a "multipurpose orbit module" known as Airbus LOOP. The station includes three decks - and for the first time in the journeys of the human race outside the atmosphere and gravity of the Earth - also a centrifuge that will create gravity for the crew members but only in a small part of the module
Astronaut on the moon. Image: NASA

The astronauts are returning to the moon, but they will not repeat the Apollo missions

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using the same main engines and solid rocket booster technology that powered the space shuttle. The space agency has made many improvements, and learned the hard-earned lessons from past disasters. SLS and Orion represent evolution, not revolution. However, there will be nothing routine about this flight.
The moment the Starship spacecraft exploded during a test flight on 20/4/2023. From the live broadcast of Spice X on YouTube

SPACEX's Starship spacecraft exploded four minutes after launch on its first full test flight

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Apparently the thrust of the first stage was not strong enough and the spacecraft was not able to separate from it. This is still an unmanned test flight and it seems that now the manned tests will move away * This is the fourth prototype to crash on launch
This image was taken by ispace cameras on March 26, 2023, at an altitude of about 2,000 km from the moon. The image shows the eastern rim of the moon, and the craters Petavius, Vendelinus, and Langrenus.

A date has been set for the landing of the private Japanese spacecraft on the moon: 25/4/2023

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The crew of NASA's Artemis 2 mission (left to right): NASA astronauts Christina Hemock Cook, Reed Wiseman (seated), Victor Glover and Canadian space agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen. Credit: NASA

NASA has announced the four astronauts who will orbit the moon on the Artemis 2 mission, for the first time since Apollo

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Among the four are Victor Glover who spent six months on the International Space Station, but at NASA for some reason they emphasize the color of his light, as well as Christina Hemock Cook - the first woman to fly to the lunar orbit
Jessica Meir takes a picture from the observation window of the International Space Station. Photo: Astronaut Andrew Morgan

A new exhibition at the Rupin Academic Center presents astronaut Jessica Meir's photographs from space

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The exhibition: Jessica Meir, 'View from above' - an astronaut's impressions and reflections on our planet will be on display until May, admission is free
Image 1. Topography and SAR image of the research area on Venus. Color indicates altitudes, measured relative to the planet's mean radius from Magellan's reticulated altitude data. The X and Y axes represent geographic longitude and latitude of the planet. From the study.

A new analysis of data from the XNUMXs has proven that volcanoes are still erupting on Venus today

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The article "Surface changes observed on a volcano in Venus during the Magellan mission" describes the analysis of the observations in which surface changes were discovered on the Sif Mons volcano during the Magellan spacecraft mission in 1991-1994
The Artemis III space suit prototype, the AxEMU. Although this prototype is covered in a dark gray cover material, the final version will likely be completely white when worn by NASA astronauts on the lunar surface, to help keep the astronauts safe and cool as they work in the harsh environment of space. Credit: Axiom Space

NASA and Axiom have unveiled the spacesuits that will be used by the astronauts who will land on the moon in Operation Artemis

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The innovative design comes with special features to support the astronauts as they conduct scientific experiments on the surface of the moon as well as the women who will be one of the first crew to land. NASA hopes to have the updated suit ready for the Artemis III moon mission in 2025
Moon colony. Illustration: depositphotos.com

There is a possibility of farming on the moon

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The main challenge in farming on the moon is creating a habitable environment that can protect plants from the harsh conditions on the moon's surface. This can be achieved through the use of greenhouses or other controlled environments that will protect plants from the extreme temperatures and radiation but it is also required to implement this using local materials
Welcoming the sixth joint NASA and SpaceX crew by the rest of the 68th crew of the International Space Station, February 3, 2023. Photo: NASA

Team 6 arrived at the space station in SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft, with astronaut Emiri on board. Will stay in space for 6 months

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Jim Frey, NASA's associate director for exploration systems development (manned flights), at the 18th Ilan Ramon conference in Tel Aviv. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

The Artemis program is progressing while dealing with budget constraints and inflation

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NASA's associate director for exploration systems development (manned flights), Jim Frey, provided updates on the progress of the Artemis program in an interview with the science website
NASA Deputy Administrator Bob Cabana at the 18th Ilan Ramon Conference, January 31, 2023. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

NASA senior Bob Cavanagh assesses in an interview with the science website: the Columbia disaster could have been avoided if the lessons of the Challenger had been learned and the warnings had been heeded

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The deputy director of NASA added, "It is important that we create an environment where people feel free to speak." The interview took place during the 18th Ilan Ramon Space Conference in Tel Aviv.
This artist rendering shows the briefcase-sized probe Lunar Flashlight using its near-infrared lasers to illuminate dark polar regions on the moon and search for water ice. Credit: Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Is NASA's moon satellite in danger? Problems with the propulsion system of the Lunar Fleshlight spacecraft

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Mission Control is characterizing its new "green" propulsion system and developing an updated plan for Lunar Fleshlight's journey to the Moon
haukuto - R loaded on SpaceX's Falcon 9 launcher. PR photo, SpaceX

The private Japanese lander Hakuto – R was launched to the moon

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ISPACE was a competitor of SPACEIL in the Lunar X Prize competition and now they will try to do what Genesis 1 failed to do - to be the first private company to land on the moon
The landing of the Orion spacecraft in the Artemis 1 mission back from orbiting the moon. Photo: NASA TV

The Orion spacecraft successfully landed in the Pacific Ocean, now NASA is preparing to test it in preparation for the manned flights

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The spacecraft completed a flight that included a lap of the moon and carried several scientific experiments. It is now aboard a US military ship that will take it to San Diego, from where it will be transferred to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for testing
Illustration of the Orion spacecraft re-entering Earth's atmosphere. Credit: NASA

Artemis 1: Orion will attempt to perform the first manned spacewalk landing

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A "selfie" photo of the Orion capsule on the Artemis 1 mission, taken during a routine inspection of the spacecraft on the third day of the journey - 18/11/2022. Photo: NASA

NASA's Artemis 1 mission to the moon sets the stage for routine space exploration beyond Earth orbit

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An astronomer explains what to expect and why it's important and how technological developments in the last 50 years have made the moon a much more accessible place
Artemis 1 on the launch pad, 16/11/22. Screenshot from NASA TV

Artemis 1 was launched to the Moon * separated from the launcher and orbits the Earth

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Later today, the Orion spacecraft is expected to deploy its solar collectors and begin tests that will last several days in an elliptical orbit around the Earth, until the mission engineers decide to move it into orbit around the moon. More updates later today in a new article
Image of the "smiling" Sun taken by NASA's Solar Dynamic Observatory on October 26, 2022. Credit: NASA/SDO

NASA's SDO (Solar Dynamic Observatory) spacecraft photographed the sun "smiling"

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These dark spots on the Sun, visible in ultraviolet light, are called coronal holes and are areas where fast solar wind bursts out into space. By chance, they managed to take a photo that looked like the sun was smiling.
SLS is an advanced heavyweight rocket that will enable an entirely new capability for science and manned exploration beyond Earth orbit. Credit: NASA

November 14: New date for NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission launch attempt

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This image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope from Oct. 8, 2022, shows debris blasted off the surface of Dimorphus 285 hours after the spacecraft's intentional impact with the asteroid on Sept. 26. The shape of the tail has changed over time. Scientists continue to study the material ejected from the asteroid as impact and how it moves through space, to better understand the asteroid. Credits: NASA/ESA/STScI/Hubble

NASA confirms that the DART impact significantly changed the trajectory of the asteroid

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The duration of Dimorphos' orbit of the asteroid Didamos was shortened by about half an hour
The land features of Europa, Jupiter's icy moon, are revealed in this Juno Stellar Reference Unit (SRU) image taken during the spacecraft's flyby on September 29, 2022. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI

The Juno spacecraft captured the highest resolution image of an enigmatic region on Europa's moon

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Observations from the Juno spacecraft's flyby of the fair moon have provided the first close-up in more than two decades of this ocean world, resulting in stunning images and unique science
Illustration of the DART mission to divert an asteroid. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL

NASA's DART spacecraft is aimed at impacting the target asteroid Dimorphos with the aim of deflecting it on September 26

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DART, which is the world's first attempt to change the speed and trajectory of an asteroid in space, is trying a method to deflect asteroids that could be useful if such a need arises in the future to protect Earth. 
The SLS rocket's four RS-25 engines produce more than half a million pounds of thrust. The four RS-25 engines were last fired in the first-run ignition test of the core stage at NASA's Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. , on March 21, 2021. Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz

NASA crews replace gaskets and tubes on the Artemis 1 lunar rocket and prepare for a refueling test

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On Saturday, September 17, they will conduct an engine cooling test and then it will be decided when it will be possible to launch Artemis 1, after the launch was delayed twice due to leaks
Artist's rendering showing the Voyager spacecraft flying through space against the background of the stars. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Engineers have solved the data problem on NASA's Voyager 1 - but there are still glitches

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It turns out that the fault lies in the fact that a certain device that is still working tried to transfer the data through the spacecraft's main computer, which has been malfunctioning for many years. The engineers found a way around this
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