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Pakistani astronaut to become first foreigner on China’s space station

Astronaut is expected to complete short on-orbit flight before returning home

The Independent UK · Nov 7

NASA's Ageing Space Station Gets a Major Power Boost Just Four Years Before Its Planned Retirement

NASA and Canadian astronauts have completed a five-year upgrade to the International Space Station, installing its final solar array after briefly resolving an unexpected electrical reading.

International Business Times UK · Nov 6

NASA UFO Video Sparks Claim Object 'Could Have Destroyed' Space Station, but No Near Miss Confirmed

NASA UFO video prompts a claim that a seven-metre object nearly struck the space station, but official docking records offer no evidence of a near miss.

International Business Times UK · Nov 6

Scientists caught a tiny piece of space dust outside the ISS. What they found was unusual

A tiny particle caught outside the International Space Station and brought back to Earth in 2005 turned out to have an unusual minerals mix. The particle, named Hoshi, was studied in a 2011 paper that looked at its texture, its minerals and its oxygen isotopes. The work gave researchers another…

The Economic Times · Oct 29

Falcon 9 ushered in the modern space economy – retiring it could leave the industry vulnerable

More than 50% of the nearly 330 spaceflights to low Earth orbit in 2025 were done on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Falcon 9 is much smaller than SpaceX’s flashy Starship rocket, but for the past 16 years it has been a reliable choice for launching satellites to orbit.

The Conversation · Oct 28

Australia has to pay millions to fly an astronaut to space. What do we stand to gain?

In recent days, the Australian government made an offer to the European Space Agency (ESA) to send Australia’s first astronaut on a mission to the International Space Station.

The Conversation · Oct 27

Europe weighs €10bn plan to launch its own astronauts ahead of Rome space summit

Europe is seeking to boost its presence in space and cut technological dependence on other states. The 15 December ESA summit in Rome will shape choices on astronauts, cargo and investment.

Euronews · Oct 26

Australia offers astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg for space mission to International Space Station

Australian of the Year would become the first astronaut in space to qualify under the Australian flag if she embarks on the 2028 mission

The Guardian - AU · Oct 22

Mount Sinai Launches Lab-Grown Mini Hearts and Brains to the Space Station to Study Aging-Like Changes in Microgravity

Mount Sinai sent lab-grown heart and brain tissue models to the space station on SpaceX CRS-35 to study whether spaceflight speeds aging-like changes.

Medical Daily · Oct 15

'Jellyfish' Above Florida? SpaceX Launch Explains Unusual Morning Sight

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch carrying supplies to the International Space Station produced a jellyfish-shaped plume visible across the eastern US as sunlight illuminated its exhaust.

International Business Times UK · Oct 15