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Space-flown Choctaw Nation seeds to be planted on Earth for STEM experiment

Five varieties of heirloom seeds from the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma were flown to the International Space Station last year and will be compared to Earth-bound seeds when planted this coming spring.

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Helldivers 2's new Democracy Space Station is killing so many Helldivers that the devs are giving out free shields and extra lives in a "temporary" emergency fix

Update: Arrowhead agrees the DSS is a team-killing nightmare

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International Space Station Facing Critical Air Leak Issue

The International Space Station faces a significant air leak in its Russian segment, prompting collaborative efforts between NASA and Roscosmos to address ...

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China launches Tianzhou 8 cargo mission to Tiangong space station (video)

A Long March 7 rocket launched the Tianzhou 8 cargo spacecraft toward China's Tiangong space station on Friday (Nov. 15).

Space

At last, democracy has come to Helldivers 2: A new Democracy Space Station lets players vote on which planet gets bombarded for truth and justice every 24 hours

Your vote matters! For 24 hours.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2's Democracy Space Station only just started working, but it's already "under imminent and significant threat of destruction" as a brigade of flying bots arrives on the scene

Nothing you can't handle

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Helldivers 2's Democracy Space Station is finally operational, and the "Weapon of Mass Liberation" has already destroyed "a small moon"

"A new era of Galactic Freedom" is here

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‘I’m so not an astronaut!’ Samantha Harvey on her Booker-winning space novel – and the anxiety that drove it

She won the top prize with a time-distorted novel set on the International Space Station. Yet, the writer reveals, Orbital is actually ‘a celebration of Earth’s beauty with a pang of loss’ – fuelled by her anxiety-induced insomnia

The Guardian - UK

NASA dealing with aging ISS and spacewalk hardware: 'None of our spacesuits are spring chickens'

Crew-8 commander Matthew Dominick says NASA is carefully making decisions for astronaut safety while the ISS deals with a leak, and spacesuit issues, related to aging hardware.

Space

Helldivers 2's Terminid Jurassic Park has, shockingly, backfired horrifically, all while Super Earth soldiers are busy trying to get the Democracy Space Station running

"Who could have predicted such an event?!"

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British writer Samantha Harvey wins Booker Prize for space novel Orbital

Judges say award recognises the ‘beauty and ambition’ of 136-page novel set on board the International Space Station.

Al Jazeera

'I weigh the same': NASA astronaut Suni Williams refutes tabloid health claims (video)

NASA astronaut Suni Williams says her weight is stable aboard the International Space Station, rebutting tabloid claims that her orbital stay has made her emaciated.

Space

British writer Samantha Harvey’s space-station novel 'Orbital' wins the Booker Prize for fiction

British writer Samantha Harvey has won the Booker Prize for fiction with “Orbital,” a short, wonder-filled novel set aboard the International Space Station

The Independent UK

Samantha Harvey’s ‘beautiful and ambitious’ Orbital wins Booker prize

The British author’s novel about astronauts on the International Space Station was chosen unanimously as the winner, says judging chair Edmund de Waal

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Open Gateway: Step into mock lunar orbit habitat at Space Center Houston

The public can now step into the future of lunar exploration at Space Center Houston by entering an early mockup for Northrop Grumman's Gateway astronaut accommodations around the moon.

Space

China reveals reusable cargo shuttle design for Tiangong space station (video)

China has unveiled the design of a reusable winged shuttle to take cargo to and from the country's Tiangong space station.

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Helldivers 2 issues a make or break Major Order to get the Democracy Space Station up and running before the flying bots plot their next attack

"Haste is critical"

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NASA Astronauts Return From Prolonged Space Station Mission

Three NASA astronauts completed an extended space station mission, facing challenges and a hospital visit upon return. Insights into the physical and physi...

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NASA astronauts won't say which one of them got sick after almost eight months in space

Three NASA astronauts whose prolonged space mission ended with a trip to the hospital last month won't say which one of them got sick

Space

SpaceX Dragon fires thrusters to boost ISS orbit for the 1st time

SpaceX's Dragon performed an orbital boost maneuver for the ISS; a first for the spacecraft, and a small step toward the space station's ultimate doom.

Space

Axiom Space looks to India and Europe for rockets to help build its private space station

Axiom Space of Houston is considering using launch vehicles from India and Europe to help build its commercial space station mission in low-Earth orbit.

Space

Space stations are loud — that's why NASA is making a quiet fan

NASA's building a quiet fan to help future astronauts have some peace and quiet.

Inverse

A NASA Psychologist Reveals 3 Mental Health Hacks Astronauts Use In Space

Astronauts use these tools to stay sane in outer space.

Space

SpaceX's Dragon is about to do something to the ISS it's never done before

The data from the reboost, scheduled for Nov. 8, will help inform design for a larger Dragon to deorbit the ISS.

Inverse

The International Space Station Has A Pesky Leak — Not Even NASA Has A Solid Plan For It

A recent report out last month from NASA’s Office of the Inspector General highlighted some of the big challenges to keeping the ISS flying safely until 2030.

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