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Japan astronaut sorry for 9cm growth error
A Japanese astronaut has apologised for wrongly stating he has grown 9cm (3.5in) since arriving at the International Space Station (ISS) just over three weeks ago. Norishige Kanai said in fact he grew by 2cm, blaming "a measurement mistake". "I'm very sorry for tweeting out such fake news," he tweeted in Japanese. His original incorrect claim sparked global fascination among social media users. Astronauts grow an average of between 2-5cm in space.
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US astronaut removed from ISS mission
The US astronaut Jeanette Epps has been removed from her upcoming mission to the International Space Station (ISS) just months before launch. Dr Epps was to have been the first African-American astronaut assigned to the space station crew. She would have flown aboard a Russian Soyuz flight in June but is being replaced by another astronaut.
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Why selling off the International Space Station would be a tricky mission for the U.S.
The International Space Station is considered a shining example of the uniting power of science. Since the late 1980s, countries that were once at war with each other have worked together to further scientific research applied both on Earth and in space. But in its proposed 2019 budget released last month, the United States, the biggest financial backer of the ISS, indicated it will stop funding the station in 2025, and instead look at transitioning the orbiting laboratory to commercial enterprises.
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This talking robot head will be ‘Space Alexa’ for astronauts aboard the ISS
The International Space Station has hosted more than 230 astronauts over the years, and now it’s set to host its first floating robotic head. A ball-shaped robot known as CIMON — that’s short for Crew Interactive Mobile Companion — will join German astronaut Alex Gerst when he and his crewmates rocket to the ISS this June. Roughly the size of a medicine ball and weighing about 11 pounds, CIMON is designed to accompany and assist Gerst and his crewmates as they move about the ISS.
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Astronaut’s DNA No Longer Matches His Identical Twin’s After Year Spent in Space, NASA Finds
Spending a year in space not only changes your outlook, it transforms your genes. Preliminary results from NASA's Twins Study reveal that 7% of astronaut Scott Kelly's genes did not return to normal after his return to Earth two years ago. The study looks at what happened to Kelly before, during and after he spent one year aboard the International Space Station through an extensive comparison with his identical twin, Mark, who remained on Earth.
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Astronauts, Cosmonaut Arrive At ISS After 2-Day Journey, Space Station Crew Now Complete
Three new crew members of the International Space Station have successfully arrived in low-Earth orbit. The NASA astronauts — two Americans and one Russian — will serve as flight engineers for ISS Expedition 55/56 for five months. After a two-day journey, the Soyuz MS-08/54S space capsule that launched from Russia's launch complex in Baikonur, Kazakhstan on March 21, has successfully docked at the space station at 10:40 p.m., Friday.
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SpaceX rocket blasts off to deliver human sperm to NASA astronauts
Incredible images show SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket blasting the firm’s Dragon spacecraft towards the International Space Station to deliver human sperm for a NASA experiment. The space agency plans to test how well human and bull sperm functions in space after previous tests on sea urchin semen suggested microgravity allowed it to activate more quickly.
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Why NASA Just Sent Human Sperm on a SpaceX Rocket
Sperm is objectively pretty strange here on Earth, so imagine how it looks and acts in microgravity. A NASA scientist tells Inverse that’s exactly what astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) will be doing over the next few months.
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Trump’s plan to privatize the ISS by 2025 probably won’t work, NASA’s inspector general says
The Trump Administration’s plan to hand the International Space Station off to the private sector by 2025 probably won’t work, says a government auditor. It’s unlikely that any commercial companies will be able to take on the enormous costs of operating the ISS within the next six years, the auditor said.
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Congress and Trump are running out of time to fix a $100-billion investment in the sky, NASA auditor says
NASA has spent about $100 billion on the International Space Station, but the Trump administration wants to end the program in 2024 — about four years early. NASA's lead auditor told Congress the plan may jeopardize NASA research into protecting astronauts on future moon or Mars missions.
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NASA Astronaut, Crewmates Safely Return to Earth from Space Station
Three members of the International Space Station Expedition 55 crew, including NASA astronaut Scott Tingle, returned to Earth Sunday after 168 days of living and working in low-Earth orbit. Tingle, astronaut Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos landed at 8:39 a.m. EDT (6:39 p.m. in Kazakhstan) southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan in Kazakhstan.
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Majority of Americans Believe It Is Essential That the U.S. Remain a Global Leader in Space
Sixty years after the founding of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), most Americans believe the United States should be at the forefront of global leadership in space exploration. Majorities say the International Space Station has been a good investment for the country and that, on balance, NASA is still vital to the future of U.S. space exploration even as private space companies emerge as increasingly important players.
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Want to Take a 10-Day Trip to the Space Station? It'll Cost You $55 Million
You can now sign up for a 10-day mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) — if you've got $55 million to spare. That's the price just announced by Axiom Space, a Houston-based company that's organizing expeditions to the ISS and working to build the first commercial space station. The $55 million covers the orbital stay, transportation to and from the ISS, and a 15-week astronaut-training program.
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4 cool ways tech firms are working with the International Space Station
Will the next wave of Silicon Valley innovations be space-driven? Panelists at the recent International Space Station R&D conference think so.
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Russia cuts off U.S. access to ISS, pledges to stop ferrying American astronauts in 2019
Russia will stop shipping U.S. astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) in April 2019, Russian station Kommersant FM 93.6 has reported. Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov reportedly said the return flight of a Soyuz-MS next year "will finalize the fulfillment of our obligation under a contract with NASA." With new crew-carrying vehicles still under development, the move may leave the U.S. unable to send astronauts to the ISS.
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Someone might have pierced a hole in the outside of the International Space Station
Mystery continues to swirl around a hole found in the outside of the International Space Station. Last week, Nasa and the Russian space agency scrambled to fix a leak in the floating laboratory that was causing air to slowly rush out of the space station. The crew on board eventually plugged up the gap with epoxy, fixing the problem at least temporarily.
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What the Heck Happened on the International Space Station?
The puzzling story of a mysterious malfunction 250 miles above Earth
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Russia finds ISS hole made deliberately: space chief
Russian investigators looking into the origin of a hole that caused an oxygen leak on the International Space Station have said it was caused deliberately, the space agency chief said. A first commission had delivered its report, Dmitry Rogozin, the head of the Russian space agency Roskosmos, said in televised remarks late Monday. "It concluded that a manufacturing defect had been ruled out which is important to establish the truth."
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Spacewalk Planned to Investigate Mysterious "Sabotage" Hole in ISS
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station will conduct a spacewalk next month to learn more about a pressure leak discovered in August that has resulted in a mild international incident between the United States and Russia. On Wednesday, NASA released a carefully worded statement sharing news of the November spacewalk — no date has been announced — that adds color to previous statements made by Dmitry Rogozin, director general of Russian space agency ROSCOSMOS. Rogozin has indicated that a small hole in the space station was not a manufacturing defect.
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China unveils new 'Heavenly Palace' space station as ISS days numbered
China unveiled on Tuesday a replica of its first permanently crewed space station, which would replace the international community's orbiting laboratory and symbolises the country's major ambitions beyond Earth. The 17-metre (55-foot) core module was a star attraction at the biennial Airshow China in the southern coastal city of Zhuhai, the country's main aerospace industry exhibition. Outside, China's J-10 fighter jet and J-20 stealth fighter wowed spectators as they zoomed across Zhuhai's sky. Back inside, the country displayed its fleet of drones and other military hardware.
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