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This is already the 348th correction of the ISS orbital altitude in the history of the station’s flight. This morning, October 19, 2023, the orbit of the International Space Station was adjusted to create the necessary ballistic conditions for the launch of the Progress MS-25 cargo ship. The press service of Roscosmos spoke about this. [caption id="attachment_71697" align="aligncenter" width="780"] MS-25 spacecraft[/caption] The engines of the Progress MS-24 cargo ship docked to the Zvezda service module of the Russian segment of the ISS, were turned on at 06:46 Moscow time and worked for 1029.9 seconds, producing an impulse of 1.5 m/s. After the maneuver, the average altitude of the ISS orbit increased by 2.8 km and amounted to 418.23 km above the Earth’s surface. ISS is being prepared for the launch of the Progress MS-25 spacecraft During the entire flight of the ISS, 348 corrections to the altitude of its orbit were carried out, 194 of them using the engines of the Progress spacecraft. The launch of the Progress MS-25 cargo ship from the Baikonur Cosmodrome using the Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle is scheduled for December 1, 2023. Currently on board, the ISS is the crew of the 70th long-term expedition, which includes cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko, Nikolai Chub, and Konstantin Borisov, NASA astronauts Jasmine Moghbeli and Loral O'Hara, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen and JAXA astronaut Satoshi Furukawa.   

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[id: tweet from NASA reading "Another time-honored Super Bowl tradition: Did you know that the @Space_Station is 357 feet end-to-end? That's almost the same length as a football field, including both end zones. #SBLIX". There is a model of the International Space Station over a football field with both end zones labeled "NASA".]

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“That’s been the rhetoric. That’s been the narrative from day one: stranded, abandoned, stuck — and I get it. We both get it,” Wilmore said. “But that is, again, not what our human spaceflight program is about. We don’t feel abandoned, we don’t feel stuck, we don’t feel stranded.”

Wilmore added a request: “If you’ll help us change the rhetoric, help us change the narrative. Let’s change it to ‘prepared and committed.’

“That’s what we prefer,” he said.

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Musk’s and Trump’s claims

In late January, Musk said the Biden Administration had left the two astronauts “stranded” and said Trump had asked SpaceX to step in to rescue them.

“The @POTUS has asked @SpaceX to bring home the 2 astronauts stranded on the @Space_Station as soon as possible. We will do so,” Musk’s post reads. “Terrible that the Biden administration left them there so long.”

Trump also weighed in, posting on his Truth Social platform that Williams and Wilmore were “virtually abandoned in space by the Biden Administration.”

But NASA had already put such a plan in place in August — well before Musk or Trump mentioned it — when the agency asked SpaceX to return Williams and Wilmore from the International Space Station as part of its Crew-9 mission.

A delay in that departure was then announced in December because mission teams said they needed more time to prepare a new SpaceX vehicle.

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Trump, Musk suggest sped-up return of NASA astronauts

US President Donald Trump has instructed SpaceX to expedite the return of NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who have been stuck on the International Space Station (ISS) since June 2024.

Elon Musk wrote on his social media page X:

“The @POTUS has asked @SpaceX to bring home the 2 astronauts stranded on the @Space_Station as soon as possible. We will do so.”

Wilmore and Williams arrived in orbit on the Starliner spacecraft, which was launched on June 5 by the Boeing Corporation. The flight was the first manned test of the new vehicle. The crew was originally scheduled to return to earth in as little as two weeks, but a malfunction in the manoeuvring engines led to repeated postponements.

In December, NASA announced that additional time is needed to prepare for the launch of the new Crew Dragon, and therefore the flight of Crew-10 will not take place before the end of March 2025.

Against this backdrop, Musk was horrified that the administration of former US President Joe Biden had abandoned Crew for such an extended period of time.

Read more HERE

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سمو الشيخ حمدان بن محمد : صورة تعكس إنجازاتنا على الأرض وفي الفضاء … دبي الفريدة والمتفردة بعدسة رائد الفضاء الإماراتي سلطان النيادي.

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed : An awe-inspiring photograph of Dubai taken by Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi from the @Space_Station paints a picture of the nation's extraordinary achievements both on Earth and beyond.

Wednesday, 3 May 2023 الأربعاء

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Sunita Williams Returns Safely to Earth: A Historic Moment in Space Exploration

In a momentous event for space exploration, astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore have safely returned to Earth aboard the Dragon Capsule after their extended mission at the International Space Station (ISS). This triumphant homecoming showcases the indomitable spirit of human perseverance, teamwork, and scientific advancement. As Dr. Nowhera Shaik, MD & CEO of Heera Group of Companies, I am glad to see astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore return safely to Earth. Their journey back shows exemplary human determination and teamwork. I applaud everyone who made it possible and salute the astronauts for their strength and perseverance. Wishing them good health! @Astro_Suni

A Testament to Human Determination and Teamwork

The safe return of Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore is a shining example of what human ingenuity and collaboration can achieve. Their journey underscores the relentless pursuit of knowledge and the courage it takes to push the boundaries of space exploration. Astronauts undertake extraordinary challenges, both physically and mentally, to expand the frontiers of science and technology. Their resilience and dedication serve as an inspiration to millions worldwide.

Saluting NASA, SpaceX, and Global Contributors

This is a historic moment in space exploration, and I extend my deepest appreciation to @NASA and salute everyone who played a vital role in bringing back Indian-origin American astronaut Mrs. Sunita Williams and American astronaut Mr. Butch Wilmore safely to Earth today aboard the Dragon Capsule after their extended mission at the @Space_Station ISS. This remarkable achievement would not have been possible without the unwavering dedication of NASA, the ingenuity of SpaceX, and the relentless efforts of countless scientists, engineers, and mission controllers.

I also extend my sincere gratitude to President @POTUS, former President @realDonaldTrump, and the visionary @elonmusk for their commitment to advancing space exploration. Their leadership and support have played a crucial role in ensuring the success of this mission. SpaceX, under the pioneering guidance of Elon Musk, continues to redefine space travel, making deep-space exploration a tangible reality for future generations.

Sunita Williams: A Symbol of Inspiration

Indian-origin American astronaut Sunita Williams is a true icon of perseverance and excellence. Her achievements in space have paved the way for aspiring astronauts, especially young women and those from diverse backgrounds, to dream big and reach for the stars. Her safe return is a moment of immense pride for both India and the global space community. She has continuously demonstrated extraordinary courage and dedication to advancing humanity’s understanding of space.

Looking Ahead: The Future of Space Exploration

The successful return of this mission marks yet another milestone in humanity’s quest to explore the unknown. As we celebrate this achievement, it is essential to recognize that each mission brings us one step closer to further discoveries—whether it be long-duration space travel, Mars colonization, or deeper exploration of the universe. Space agencies and private space enterprises continue to push the envelope, ensuring that the next generation of astronauts will take humanity even farther.

Final Thoughts

The return of Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore is not just a victory for space agencies—it is a victory for humanity. Their journey exemplifies courage, resilience, and an unyielding commitment to scientific progress. As we applaud this achievement, let us continue to support space exploration, inspire young minds, and pave the way for a future where the impossible becomes reality.

Thanks to President @POTUS @realDonaldTrump, @elonmusk & @SpaceX for making this remarkable achievement possible and inspiring future generations. Once again, I salute the astronauts for their strength and perseverance and wish them good health as they recover from their mission. This moment will be remembered as a testament to human brilliance and the boundless possibilities that lie ahead.

#SunitaWilliamsReturn

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Space habitat reports – Mar.10.2025

Here is a new selection of videos, articles, and news items about space habitats (govt and commercial), living in space, and space settlement. === International Space Station & NASA ** Space to Ground: On the Station, On the Moon: March 07, 2025 - NASA Johnson NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station. ** Space to Ground: The Power of 10: Feb. 28, 2025 - NASA Johnson ** Space to Ground: Hailing Frequencies: Feb. 07, 2025 - NASA Johnson ** NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Pre-Departure News Conference – Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - NASA Video Aboard the International Space Station NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore gave remarks about their mission during a news conference March 4. The Crew-9 astronauts will return to Earth via a parachute assisted splashdown later this month. The four crew members have been living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies for future human and robotic exploration flights as part of NASA’s Moon and Mars exploration approach, including lunar missions through NASA’s Artemis program. ** Progress MS-30 docking - SciNews The Progress MS-30 spacecraft autonomously docked to the aft port of the Zvezda service module, on the International Space Station, on 1 March 2025, at 23:02 UTC (18:02 EST). Progress MS-30 (ISS Progress 91 mission) delivers approximately three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the crew aboard the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Roscosmos Music: “Waltz of the Flowers by Tchaikovsky” courtesy of YouTube Audio Library ** What if the ISS was retired early? - Laura Forczyk Elon Musk is calling for the International Space Station to be deorbited earlier than the currently planned 2030, even as early as 2027. How would that work with SpaceX's US Deorbit Vehicle and NASA's international partners? What would happen with the ongoing microgravity research? None of the commercial space stations will be ready in time for long-term habitation, and alternatives ideas such as using Starship as a space station aren't guaranteed to happen in time, either. How much would China benefit from having the Tiangong, the only low-Earth orbit destination? Congress is going to push back on any proposal by the Trump Administration to "abandon LEO" in favor of sending astronauts to Mars, but how this plays out is to be seen. ** Visualizing the scale of the ISS: Another time-honored Super Bowl tradition: Did you know that the @Space_Station is 357 feet end-to-end? That’s almost the same length as a football field, including both end zones. #SBLIX pic.twitter.com/UsqPaDuG7o — NASA (@NASA) February 9, 2025 ** ISS crewmember Matthew Dominick, with the assistance of Don Pettit, demonstrates the basics of propellant transfer in micro-gravity and have fun doing it: Don (@astro_Pettit) and I decided to demo how spaceships could transfer rocket fuel (AKA propellant) in space using water bottles, water, and Alka-Seltzer . . . what could go wrong? pic.twitter.com/BJdmKPtIRr — Matthew Dominick (@dominickmatthew) February 12, 2025 ** NASA Astronaut Suni Williams Talks with the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association- February 25, 2025 - NASA Video Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 72 commander Suni Williams of NASA discussed life and work aboard the orbital outpost during an in-flight interview Feb. 25 with the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association. Williams, a graduate of the academy, is in the midst of a long-duration mission living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies for future human and robotic exploration flights as part of NASA’s Moon and Mars exploration approach, including lunar missions through NASA’s Artemis program. === Commercial space habitats ** Axiom Space --- Axiom and Red Hat to demonstrate orbital data center on the ISS in 2025: Red Hat Teams Up with Axiom Space to Launch, Optimize the Space Company’s Data Center Unit-1 On Orbit | Red Hat - Mar.6.2025 Red Hat, Inc., the world's leading provider of open source solutions and Axiom Space, leading provider of in-space infrastructure, will collaborate on Axiom Space’s Data Center Unit-1 (AxDCU-1), targeted to launch in spring 2025 to the International Space Station. Powered by Red Hat Device Edge, the data processing prototype will conduct tests on the space station and demonstrate initial Orbital Data Center (ODC) capabilities.  The prototype will test applications in cloud computing, artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), data fusion and space cybersecurity. AxDCU-1 is part of Axiom Space’s ongoing work to develop era-defining space infrastructure. Red Hat Device Edge combines an enterprise-ready and supported distribution of the Red Hat-led open source community project MicroShift, a lightweight Kubernetes distribution derived from the edge capabilities of Red Hat OpenShift, along with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform. Red Hat Device Edge will enable Axiom Space to host hybrid cloud applications and cloud-native workloads on-orbit.  Axiom Space's ODCs are designed to bring tangible benefits to humanity on Earth and reduce delays traditionally associated with orbital data processing and analysis. By utilizing Earth-independent cloud storage and edge processing infrastructure, Axiom Space ODCs will enable data to be processed closer to its source, spacecraft or satellites, bypassing the need for terrestrial-based data centers. This architecture alleviates reliance on costly, slow, intermittent or contested network connections, creating more secure and quicker decision-making in space. The goal is to allow Axiom Space and its partners to have access to real-time processing capabilities, laying the foundation for increased reliability and improved space cybersecurity with extensive applications. Use cases for ODCs include but are not limited to supporting Earth observation satellites with in-space and lower latency data storage and processing, AI/ML training on-orbit, multi-factor authentication and cyber intrusion detection and response, supervised autonomy, in-situ space weather analytics and off-planet backup & disaster recovery for critical infrastructure on Earth.  ** Gravitics --- Preliminary design review completed for the first module of the Gravitics station module: PDR Success! Gravitics completed the design review (PDR) for our first commercial module. This is an important milestone that validates our spacecraft design. Concurrent with the PDR, Gravitics showcased substantial build progress, including a flight-like dome prototype and… pic.twitter.com/XQQn5p0Ngm — Gravitics (@GraviticsInc) February 12, 2025 ** Sierra Space --- Sierra Space highlights research projects to be carried to the ISS on the Dream Chaser spaceplane:  Sierra Space to Advance Cancer Research on Inaugural Dream Chaser® Spaceplane Mission to the International Space Station | Sierra Space - Feb.28.2025 Among the research initiatives being undertaken in collaboration with Merck is the investigation of experimental formulations of monoclonal antibody therapies for cancer. This research aims to leverage the effects of microgravity to develop high-concentration amorphous suspensions, paving the way for improved therapeutic drug delivery methods. For instance, new formulations could allow for injections administered subcutaneously rather than through intravenous transfusion. Additional potential benefits include the creation of therapies with greater stability, potentially enabling storage without the need for refrigeration. All of this will be made possible in the Merck Formulation Research Platform that will ride aboard Dream Chaser. The Merck Formulation Research Platform was developed in collaboration with the Merck 3D Printing Department and Sierra Space. This is the first announcement of a commercial contact partner for Sierra Space’s upcoming Dream Chaser mission, highlighting payload “rideshare” capabilities of the spaceplane. Cargo will also include NASA supplies for astronauts currently aboard the space station. --- Tour an Inflatable Space Habitat! - NOVA Education Join NOVA Education for a tour of a new generation of inflatable space habitats that are being designed to allow humans to live and work in space and eventually on Mars. Featured in NOVA’s "Building Stuff" series, Sierra Space is an aerospace company working with NASA to create an inflatable space habitat called LIFE, Large Integrated Flexible Environment. In this virtual field trip, Sierra Space engineer and program manager Beth Licavoli will walk us through the production of the inflatable habitat, explain how they test the structure of the habitat, and give us a tour inside a fully inflated habitat. --- Gardening in space:  Madison’s Sierra Space is figuring out how to grow veggies at zero-g | captimes.com - Feb.21.2025 For over 20 years, we have led the way in researching how to grow plants in space. Our team in Madison, Wisconsin, operates a specialized lab where we develop cutting-edge technologies to support life in space. Our principal scientist, Dr. Bob Morrow, has been pioneering space… pic.twitter.com/QKomiFPuXK — Sierra Space (@SierraSpaceCo) February 24, 2025 ** Starlab - Voyager Technologies --- A big step made in development of the Starlab station: Starlab Advances to Full Development After Successfully Completing Key NASA Milestone | Voyager - Mar.3.2025 Over the next year, Starlab aims to: Establish a System Integration Lab to serve as the central hub for avionics, computing, sensors and software testing. Procure long lead materials for critical subsystems. Develop a high-fidelity mock-up to support astronaut training and systems testing, with full assembly at NASA’s Johnson Space Center this summer. Advance key life support technologies, including an Advanced Urine Processor. Continue progress on the Optical Link Demo Mission, enhancing future deep-space communication capabilities. Begin construction of Engineering Design Units and Protoflight hardware. Full development of Starlab is a GO! We recently cleared a major milestone in developing our commercial space station, successfully completing the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) in collaboration with NASA, an important step toward full-scale production. Completing the PDR and… pic.twitter.com/Z6IP0BH1MC — Starlab (@Starlab_Space) March 3, 2025 --- Starlab wins Texas space grant: Starlab Space Awarded $15 Million for Commercial Space Station | Starlab - Feb.10.2025 Starlab Space LLC was awarded $15 million, the highest amount awarded to a commercial space company to date, by the Texas Space Commission as part of their Space Exploration and Aeronautics Research Fund grant program. The intent of the SEARF program is to strengthen the space industry in Texas. The grant to Starlab not only supports a Houston-based business but will also help grow Starlab’s ecosystem of suppliers and customers across the state. “Starlab is setting the stage for life beyond the ISS and a low-Earth orbit environment where a crew with a continuous presence can thrive and accelerate innovative research and development,” said Starlab CEO Tim Kopra. “To ensure the success of our future space missions, we are starting with state-of-the-art testing facilities that will include the closest approximation to the flight environment as possible and allow us to verify requirements and validate the design of the Starlab space station.” The Systems Integration Lab will include two labs, the main SIL and a Software Verification Facility. The SIL will house flight-like hardware for testing. In this environment, engineers and astronauts can check systems designed for the Starlab space station, catching any potential issues in advance and ensuring efficient and effective operations in space. The SVF will contain a simulated station environment with flight computers and serve as the primary software integration and requirements verification facility. This award is in addition to the $217.5 million Starlab received from NASA through the Commercial LEO Destinations Phase 1 program to transition activity from the International Space Station to commercial destinations. ** VAST --- Construction underway for flight version of the Haven-1 single-module space station: Our first Haven-1 flight primary structure welds occurred last week, marking a major milestone as we prepare for launch next year. The first barrel of Haven-1 has been rolled and welded, bringing the station another step closer to flight. pic.twitter.com/dGgZTvNTGl — Vast (@vast) March 4, 2025 --- NASASpaceFlight visits Vast and reports on the progress of their space station program: Vast space station qualification article passes major milestone | NASASpaceFlight.com - Feb,11,2025 Vast is one step closer to launching its first private commercial space station. The company recently completed testing of its Haven-1 qualification article in Mojave, California, and reported that it successfully passed its tests. The company’s current goal is to launch the flight article aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than May 2026. During a tour of Vast’s facilities in Long Beach, California, with NSF’s John Galloway and D Wise, Vast gave insights into their plans to eventually win a NASA contract to allow their larger space station, Haven-2, to act as a replacement following the deorbiting of the International Space Station (ISS), which is currently scheduled for 2030. “None of us are actual space station companies,” Vast CEO Max Haot said. “I don’t have a space station in orbit. I cannot have a crew go to it and come back. Neither have any of our competitors… so if we want to create this amazing future, we need to exist. To exist, we need to be profitable. So, to be profitable, we believe we need NASA as an anchor customer.” --- The Race to Replace the ISS | VAST's American-Made Space Station | NASASpaceFlight on Youtube The International Space Station has inspired generations, but its time is running out. So who’s building the next space station? We take you inside VAST’s Long Beach factory to see the cutting-edge technology behind their upcoming Haven-1 space station! Join us for an exclusive tour with VAST CEO Max Haot, and their bold mission to become America’s next space station provider. Discover: ✔️ VAST's plan for an artificial gravity space station ✔️ Haven-1: The first commercial space station launching on Falcon 9 ✔️ Exclusive look at space station hardware & technology ️ ✔️ The Race to replace the ISS | VAST's Commercial Space Station Check out VAST: https://www.vastspace.com/ VAST Careers Page: https://www.vastspace.com/careers NSF would like to thank VAST and Max Haot for the incredible all access pass to their facilities. --- Update on the testing of qualification version of the Haven-1 habitat module: Haven-1’s primary structure qualification article has passed a critical test milestone: successful proof testing on 1/31/25 ✅ We are also updating our launch schedule to May 2026. Read the full article

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Elon Musk wants the international station in the year 20230

Billionaire Business Tycoon Elon Musk told the world’s station, no later. “It’s time to start the requirements for canceling @Space_station,” he sent on Thursday. “He has worked on his purpose. It is very low. We go to Mars.” Nasa said the past year Musk’s spider was turned on to build a de-orbit. We prepared to deorbit Space Station Inid contest competition Elon Musk talks at the National…

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[ad_1] NASA astronaut Sunita ‘Suni’ Williams surpassed a major milestone on January 30, 2025, when she broke the record for total spacewalking time held by former astronaut Peggy Whitson. The International Space Station (ISS) shared the news on X: “NASA astronaut Suni Williams just surpassed former astronaut Peggy Whitson’s total spacewalking time of 60 hours and 21 minutes today. Suni is still outside in the vacuum of space, removing radio communications hardware.” NASA astronaut Suni WIlliams just surpassed former astronaut Peggy Whitson’s total spacewalking time of 60 hours and 21 minutes today. Suni is still outside in the vacuum of space removing radio communications hardware. Watch now on @NASA+… https://t.co/OD43nAlf5m pic.twitter.com/N5Mr0qQWJP — International Space Station (@Space_Station) January 30, 2025 Williams was outside the ISS during the spacewalk to maintain the station’s hardware and collect surface material samples from Destiny laboratory and Quest airlock for analysis. This spacewalk was part of Expedition 72 and began at approximately 8 am. NASA live-streamed the event on YouTube and its official website, marking the 92nd US spacewalk. Williams, who was wearing the suit with red stripes, was joined by astronaut Butch Wilmore, who wore the unmarked suit. This was Wilmore’s fifth spacewalk and Williams’ ninth. The spacewalk was expected to last about six and a half hours. Both astronauts arrived at the ISS in 2024 as part of Expedition 72, which began on September 23. Earlier in the week, SpaceX founder Elon Musk had stirred up controversy by commenting on the situation surrounding two astronauts, including Wilmore and Williams, who have been aboard the ISS since June 2024. Due to technical delays with their Boeing Starliner capsule, their return to Earth was postponed, prompting Musk to say on X, “The President has asked SpaceX to bring home the two astronauts stranded on the ISS as soon as possible. We will do so. Terrible that the Biden administration left them there so long.” The @POTUS has asked @SpaceX to bring home the 2 astronauts stranded on the @Space_Station as soon as possible. We will do so. Terrible that the Biden administration left them there so long. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 28, 2025 In response, former President Donald Trump expressed his frustration with the Biden administration for what he called the “abandonment” of the astronauts, writing on Truth Social, “I have asked SpaceX founder Elon Musk to go get the two brave astronauts who have been virtually abandoned in space by the Biden administration. They have been waiting for many months on @Space Station. Elon will soon be on his way. Hopefully, all will be safe. Good luck Elon!!!” However, the characterisation of Wilmore and Williams as “stranded” has been disputed. While the astronauts’ return was delayed, they were never in danger, and their return could have happened at any time through a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule. Wilmore and Williams have been scheduled to return on the Crew 9 mission at the end of March 2025, completing nearly 300 days in space. Despite Musk’s comments regarding an early return, such a move could disrupt ISS operations, leaving only one US astronaut on board to manage vital tasks. As Crew 9’s departure nears, the astronauts will stay until March 2025, fulfilling the goals of their extended mission. [ad_2] Source link

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Industrial park "Great Stone" is located 25 km from Minsk Representatives of the Tiandu Deep Space Research Laboratory and the Shanghai Research Institute of Space Propulsion visited the Belarusian-Chinese industrial park “Great Stone”. Among other things, during the visit an agreement on strategic cooperation in the field of creating an International Lunar Research Station was signed.  [caption id="attachment_83974" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Lunar Research Station[/caption] The press service of the Great Stone spoke about the event. The agreement was concluded between the Chinese Deep Space Research Laboratory and the resident enterprise LLC China-Belarus High-Tech Aerospace Research and Development Center. An agreement on the creation of the International Lunar Research Station was signed in Belarus [caption id="attachment_83976" align="aligncenter" width="750"] Lunar Research Station[/caption] As noted in the press service, the parties discussed plans for cooperation in the implementation of joint projects in the field of space technology. Also during the visit, delegates in the showroom got acquainted with the history, management structure of preferential policies and the investment environment of the industrial park.

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[ad_1] NASA astronaut Sunita ‘Suni’ Williams surpassed a major milestone on January 30, 2025, when she broke the record for total spacewalking time held by former astronaut Peggy Whitson. The International Space Station (ISS) shared the news on X: “NASA astronaut Suni Williams just surpassed former astronaut Peggy Whitson’s total spacewalking time of 60 hours and 21 minutes today. Suni is still outside in the vacuum of space, removing radio communications hardware.” NASA astronaut Suni WIlliams just surpassed former astronaut Peggy Whitson’s total spacewalking time of 60 hours and 21 minutes today. Suni is still outside in the vacuum of space removing radio communications hardware. Watch now on @NASA+… https://t.co/OD43nAlf5m pic.twitter.com/N5Mr0qQWJP — International Space Station (@Space_Station) January 30, 2025 Williams was outside the ISS during the spacewalk to maintain the station’s hardware and collect surface material samples from Destiny laboratory and Quest airlock for analysis. This spacewalk was part of Expedition 72 and began at approximately 8 am. NASA live-streamed the event on YouTube and its official website, marking the 92nd US spacewalk. Williams, who was wearing the suit with red stripes, was joined by astronaut Butch Wilmore, who wore the unmarked suit. This was Wilmore’s fifth spacewalk and Williams’ ninth. The spacewalk was expected to last about six and a half hours. Both astronauts arrived at the ISS in 2024 as part of Expedition 72, which began on September 23. Earlier in the week, SpaceX founder Elon Musk had stirred up controversy by commenting on the situation surrounding two astronauts, including Wilmore and Williams, who have been aboard the ISS since June 2024. Due to technical delays with their Boeing Starliner capsule, their return to Earth was postponed, prompting Musk to say on X, “The President has asked SpaceX to bring home the two astronauts stranded on the ISS as soon as possible. We will do so. Terrible that the Biden administration left them there so long.” The @POTUS has asked @SpaceX to bring home the 2 astronauts stranded on the @Space_Station as soon as possible. We will do so. Terrible that the Biden administration left them there so long. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 28, 2025 In response, former President Donald Trump expressed his frustration with the Biden administration for what he called the “abandonment” of the astronauts, writing on Truth Social, “I have asked SpaceX founder Elon Musk to go get the two brave astronauts who have been virtually abandoned in space by the Biden administration. They have been waiting for many months on @Space Station. Elon will soon be on his way. Hopefully, all will be safe. Good luck Elon!!!” However, the characterisation of Wilmore and Williams as “stranded” has been disputed. While the astronauts’ return was delayed, they were never in danger, and their return could have happened at any time through a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule. Wilmore and Williams have been scheduled to return on the Crew 9 mission at the end of March 2025, completing nearly 300 days in space. Despite Musk’s comments regarding an early return, such a move could disrupt ISS operations, leaving only one US astronaut on board to manage vital tasks. As Crew 9’s departure nears, the astronauts will stay until March 2025, fulfilling the goals of their extended mission. [ad_2] Source link

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The plan for Trump to bring an "stuck" astronaut to the house is a NASA headache.

For the reason It wasn’t clear right away, Spacex Founder Elon Mask On Tuesday evening, he appeared on his social media site X and confused the space -based declaration. “@Potus asked @spacex to take two astronauts left in @space_station as soon as possible. I will do so.” I wrote the mask。 “terrible Biden The administration left them very long. “ At present, in ARS Technica, it is not our policy…

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سمو الشيخ حمدان بن محمد : بطموح زايد الذي حملنا من الصحراء إلى الفضاء.. يستعد ابن الإمارات سلطان النيادي سفيرنا في الفضاء، لخوض أول مهمة عربية للسير في الفضاء في 28 أبريل، لتصبح الإمارات الدولة الـ 10 التي تخوض مهمة من هذا النوع خارج محطة الفضاء الدولية. بالتوفيق سلطان.

H.H Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed : Inspired by Zayed’s ambitions, today our ambassador to space @Astro_Alneyadi is preparing for the first spacewalk by an Arab astronaut on 28 April. This will make the UAE the 10th country to undertake Extravehicular Activity (EVA) on the @Space_Station.

Thursday, 6 April 2023 الخميس

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Trump's plan for Elon Musk to bring the 'trapped' astronauts home as soon as possible

For that reason Not clear immediately, SpaceX founder Elon Musk Going to its social media website on Tuesday night to make a statement based on confusion. The @potus asked @Spacex to bring home two astronauts trapped on @Space_station as soon as possible. We will do so, ” Musk wrote. The more terrible Biden The government has left them there for a long time. Now in general, in Ars Technica, our…

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Trump's plan for Elon Musk to bring the 'trapped' astronauts home as soon as possible

For that reason Not clear immediately, SpaceX founder Elon Musk Going to its social media website on Tuesday night to make a statement based on confusion. The @potus asked @Spacex to bring home two astronauts trapped on @Space_station as soon as possible. We will do so, ” Musk wrote. The more terrible Biden The government has left them there for a long time. Now in general, in Ars Technica, our…