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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: NASA accidentally broadcast a simulation of astronauts being treated for decompression sickness on the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, prompting speculation of an emergency in posts on s… Continue reading NASA Accidentally Broadcasts Simulation of Distressed Astronauts On ISS
Longtime Slashdot reader destinyland shared a story from Space.com reporting on Boeing’s missed opportunity to dock with the International Space Station, after five of the 28 thrusters that help control Starliner’s movement in space stopped operating. … Continue reading Boeing Starliner Docks With ISS
Do humanoid robots dream of electric retirement? Who knows, but maybe we can ask Boston Dynamics’ Atlas HD, which was officially retired this week. The humanoid robot, notable for its …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: April 21, 2024
A nearly two-pound piece of trash from the International Space Station may have hit a house in Florida. Alejandro Otero said it “tore through the roof and both floors of his two-story house in Naples, Florida,” reports Ars Technica. “Otero wasn’t home … Continue reading Trash From the ISS May Have Hit a House In Florida
Anyone who’s ever owned an older car will know the feeling: the nagging worry at the back of your mind that today might be the day that something important actually …read more Continue reading On an Aging Space Station, Air Leaks Become Routine
Space.com describes it as “a nearly 3-ton leftover tossed overboard from the International Space Station” — which crashed back to earth today. One satellite tracker claims to have filmed it passing over the Netherlands…
“A couple minutes la… Continue reading 5,800 Pounds of Batteries Tossed Off the ISS in 2021 Fell to Earth Today
Russian space officials have acknowledged a continuing air leak from the Russian segment of the International Space Station, but said it poses no danger to its crew. From a report: The Roscosmos state corporation said that specialists were monitoring t… Continue reading Russia Acknowledges Continuing Air Leak From Its Segment of Space Station
Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko set a world record for total time spent in space, “surpassing his compatriot Gennady Padalka who logged more than 878 days in orbit,” reports Reuters. From the report: At 0830 GMT Kononenko broke the record, Roscosmos s… Continue reading Russian Cosmonaut Sets Record For Most Time In Space
SpaceX’s Starship rocket has been selected by Starlab to launch its private space station into orbit. “SpaceX’s history of success and reliability led our team to select Starship to orbit Starlab,” Dylan Taylor, chairman and CEO of Voyager Space, said … Continue reading SpaceX’s Starship To Launch ‘Starlab’ Private Space Station In Late 2020s
“It’s the third all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station,” writes NASA — and they’re expected to start boarding within the next hour!
Watch it all on the official stream of NASA TV.
More details from Ars Technica: