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NASA achieves new milestone, recycles 98% of astronauts' urine and sweat into drinkable water in space
Fp Staff •This accomplishment was made possible through the implementation of subsystems within the Environment Control and Life Support Systems (ECLSS), which are designed to regenerate or recycle essential resources like food, air, and water for further utilisation in space
SpaceX sends Saudi Arabia's first astronauts in decades to International Space Station
Fp Staff •SpaceX's first-stage booster landed back at Cape Canaveral eight minutes after liftoff — a special treat for the launch day crowd, which included about 60 Saudis
Explained: Is the US in a space race against China?
•Experts have pointed to China’s rapid advancements in space as evidence of an emerging landscape where Beijing is directly competing with Washington for supremacy. But in several key areas, America is far ahead
Four astronauts fly SpaceX back home, end five-month mission
•The US-Russian-Japanese crew spent five months at the International Space Station, arriving last October
Watch: NASA and SpaceX Crew-6 Mission docks to the ISS after a few tense moments
Mehul Das •The SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying the astronauts for the NASA X SpaceX Crew 6 mission successfully docked with the ISS today. Right before the docking, an unexpected error cropped up which could have made things very complicated for the crew.
WATCH: SpaceX and NASA launch the Crew-6 mission to ISS in the Dragon Endeavour spacecraft
Mehul Das •The NASA X SpaceX Crew-6 mission will have four astronauts spend 6 months at the ISS and conduct over 200 experiments. The Dragon Endeavour spacecraft finally had liftoff after months of preparations and one sudden, last-minute cancellation.
Watch: ISS shares an incredible video of how India appears from space
Mehul Das •During one of its recent orbits of the Earth, the ISS or International Space Station took a video of the Earth which showed how India looked from space. The ISS flew across the skies of Bhiwani, Gwalior, and Jhansi, among several other places.
WATCH: SpaceX and NASA call off Crew-6 mission to ISS just 2.5 minutes before takeoff
Mehul Das •SpaceX and NASA had to cancel the human flight to the ISS at the last minute due to a problem with the rocket's ground system. This was the most anticipated space mission of 2023.
Russian ship docks with ISS to replace damaged capsule
•The MS-23 ship autonomously latched to the orbiting research lab, live video from ISS-partner NASA showed, completing the Soyuz's two-day journey after launching off from Kazakhstan
Viral video shows astronaut scaring off crew member in gorilla suit during space flight; watch
Trendingdesk •The prank was carried out in 2016 on the International Space Station (ISS)