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Tech

NASA gives ISS ‘space tug’ contract to SpaceX

The vehicle will manage the controlled disposal of the ISS after its operational lifetime ends in 2030

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying two astronauts aboard Boeing's Starliner-1 Crew Flight Test (CFT), is launched on a mission to the International Space Station, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US June 5, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Joe Skipper/File Photo
USA

NASA, Boeing push back Starliner's crewed return to June 18

The ISS may be on a precarious orbit just above politics and terrestrial strife, but it’s still up there, seeing 16 sunrises a day. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

New 'Superbug' detected on the International Space Station

The Earthrise photo taken by Anders. Photograph: William Anders/AP
USA

Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders, who took 'Earthrise' photo, dead in plane crash

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is prepared for another launch attempt of two astronauts aboard Boeing's Starliner-1 Crew Flight Test (CFT) on a mission to the International Space Station, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US May 31, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Joe Skipper
USA

Boeing Starliner capsule's first crewed test flight postponed minutes before launch

The planet's distance of 40 light years away means it is too far to be reached by humans. Image: University of Warwick
Science

Earth-sized planet discovered by researchers

Boeing's CST-100 Starliner capsule launches aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket on a second un-crewed test flight to the International Space Station, at Cape Canaveral, Florida, US May 19, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Steve Nesius/File Photo
Science

Boeing's Starliner set for first crewed mission to ISS

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World+Biz

Boeing is on the verge of launching astronauts aboard new capsule, the latest entry to space travel

Mizanul H Chowdhury. Photo: Collected
Features

'Learning naturally': MIT’s Mizanul Chowdhury exploring space science and art

Nasa’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity was originally intended only to prove flight was possible in the Martian atmosphere. Photo: NASA/JPL-CALTECH
Science

NASA Mars helicopter sends last message to Earth

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Environment

Global sea level jumped due to El Nino and climate change: NASA

Witness the breathtaking beauty of NGC 2346, also known as the Butterfly Nebula, captured by NASA's Hubble Telescope. Photo: NASA/ESA/Hubble
Tech

NASA’s Hubble Telescope captures stellar Butterfly Nebula; Know all about NGC 2346

Intuitive Machines' Odysseus spacecraft passes over the near side of the Moon following lunar orbit insertion on February 21, 2024, in this handout image released February 22, 2024. Intuitive Machines/Handout via REUTERS
USA

US achieves first moon landing in half century with private spacecraft