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NASA’s decision to send Starliner’s crew home on a SpaceX capsule will have implications for Boeing, the agency itself and the astronauts still on the space station.
Nasa’s decision to prioritise the safety of the astronauts, and to work with another commercial partner in finding a solution, is a triumph of wisdom and caution.
The SpaceX-backed mission has no professional astronauts aboard.
Boeing Starliner took the astronauts to the International Space Station – but NASA doesn’t think it’s safe for the return trip. What happens next?
Think plane food tastes bland? It’s even worse 100km up – and hungry astronauts need a solution
The spacecraft’s return has been delayed while experts study helium leaks and thruster problems.
A set of papers published in Nature contain groundbreaking research into how even quick jaunts to space can affect an astronaut’s health.
Starliner is only the second vehicle to launch astronauts from US soil since the retirement of the shuttle in 2011.
The amount of space junk will increase as we continue to launch objects into space, but there are ways to curb damage on the ground.
If we need to use forensic techniques in space, we’ll need to understand how things behave differently in microgravity.
The next generation of spacesuit needs to do more than simply protect an astronaut from the vacuum of space.
Space junk and carbon emissions are just some of the problems with a boom in space travel.
The agreement should give British astronauts more flights into space.
If an astronaut were to die on Mars, neither cremation nor burial would be good options.
China has invested massively in its space capabilities in recent years and is now a major competitor with the US. But according to a space policy expert, the US still dominates space by most measures.
The Artemis II mission is scheduled for launch in late 2024 and is a critical step towards NASA’s goals of establishing a permanent human presence on and near the Moon.
China has completed construction of the Tiangong space station, and science projects are now underway. The station is an important piece of China’s ambitious plans for space activity in coming years.
Avoid while pregnant or trying to conceive: smoking, drinking, space travel.
The head of the Russian space agency announced that the country will withdraw from the International Space Station after 2024. A space policy expert explains what this means and why it’s happening now.
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