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Space exploration faces a growing sustainability issue. Most satellites are made of aluminum, and when they re-enter Earth’s atmosphere, they burn up, releasing harmful chemicals, including aluminum oxides. These chemicals could harm the ozone layer. The problem is worsening as more satellites are launched each year. To address this, Japanese researchers developed a wooden satellite …
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets have faced yet another setback. The iconic rockets are grounded for the third time in three months. This grounding follows an incident where part of a rocket crashed uncontrollably into the ocean. The Falcon 9 rocket was on a mission to deliver a capsule for a “rescue mission.” This mission aims …
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NASA acknowledged on Wednesday that meetings with Boeing executives regarding the rescue of two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) involved “tension,” but refuted claims of shouting matches. The US space agency is turning to SpaceX to bring the astronauts home due to safety issues with Boeing’s Starliner capsule, which has faced thruster …
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NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov are set to launch on the Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) no earlier than Tuesday, Sept. 24. Originally, NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Stephanie Wilson were scheduled to join the mission, but NASA has now reassigned them to a future flight. This change …
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