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- The Portrayal of Early Manned Spaceflight in Hidden Figures: A Critique [pdf] https://assets.zyrosite.com/A1a1BJneZ6Ter6PW/hidden-figures-critique-mP4P2qWPbzUGEVWW.pdf 8 comments
- SpaceX on X: Double Dragons readying for flight ahead of the Polaris Dawn and Crew-9 human spaceflight missions https://x.com/spacex/status/1826287323048452601?s=46&t=u9hd-jMa-pv47GCVD-xH-g 81 comments spacex
- SpaceX hoisted the crew access arm onto its new crew/cargo tower out at SLC-40 today. Sources tell Spaceflight Now that the Ax-3 private astronaut mission is likely to be the first to use it, due to a scheduling conflict with the IM-1 Moon mission. https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1721628727828713499 46 comments spacex
- India’s first human spaceflight Gaganyan in limbo, astronauts partially trained, ISRO silent https://theprint.in/science/indias-first-human-spaceflight-gaganyan-in-limbo-astronauts-partially-trained-isro-silent/1245696/ 12 comments india
- NASA to split leadership of its human spaceflight program https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/09/nasa-to-split-leadership-of-its-human-spaceflight-program/ 32 comments space
- Static fire test of Falcon 9 complete – targeting Wednesday, September 15 for launch of Dragon’s first all-civilian human spaceflight. The 5-hour launch window opens at 8:02 p.m. EDT https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1437311859405754369 180 comments spacex
- Nauka module’s near miss ( Russia's third major human spaceflight failure within the last three years ) raises concerns about future of parnership https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/08/nauka-modules-near-miss-raises-concerns-about-future-of-space-station/ 75 comments space
- Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Auctions Seat On First Spaceflight For $28M https://chartexchange.com/article/?id=354835 19 comments worldnews
- Blue Origin auctions seat on first spaceflight with Jeff Bezos for $28 million https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/12/jeff-bezos-blue-origin-auctions-spaceflight-seat-for-28-million.html 17 comments space
- Spaceflight increases pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors in astronauts https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/s0272494420300517 8 comments science
- Long-term spaceflight can significantly alter the brains and eyes of astronauts, and the changes persist for at least a year after returning to Earth. https://astronomy.com/news/2020/04/long-term-spaceflight-can-cause-lasting-changes-to-the-eyes-and-brains-of-astronauts 16 comments worldnews
- Jeff Bezos' spaceflight company, Blue Origin, has now flown and landed the same rocket booster six times. http://www.astronomy.com/news/2019/12/blue-origin-has-now-flown--and-landed--the-same-rocket-six-times 124 comments worldnews
- The iconic Hubble Space Telescope is officially funded until June 2021. But even without intervention, Hubble isn't expected to plummet back to Earth until the mid 2030s, meaning there's still plenty of time for private spaceflight companies to give Hubble a boost to keep it in orbit even longer. http://www.astronomy.com/news/2019/10/how-long-will-the-hubble-space-telescope-last 12 comments worldnews
- The iconic Hubble Space Telescope is officially funded until June 2021. But even without intervention, Hubble isn't expected to plummet back to Earth until the mid 2030s, meaning there's still plenty of time for private spaceflight companies to give Hubble a boost to keep it in orbit even longer. http://www.astronomy.com/news/2019/10/how-long-will-the-hubble-space-telescope-last 576 comments space
- Spaceflight Consistently Affects The Gut Microbiome http://spaceref.com/space-medicine/spaceflight-consistently-affects-the-gut-microbiome.html 4 comments space
- Resveratrol, the compound in red wine that’s been linked to heart-health benefits, could also someday help astronauts walk on Mars by lessening muscle loss during long-duration spaceflights. http://www.astronomy.com/news/2019/07/compound-in-red-wine-resveratrol-could-help-astronauts-walk-on-mars 3 comments worldnews
- NASA's Twins Study confirms spaceflight can: damage DNA; change how thousands of genes are expressed; increase the length of telomeres (the caps that protect chromosomes); thicken carotid artery walls; and increase inflammation. However, over 90% of the changes returned to normal post-flight. http://www.astronomy.com/news/2019/04/twins-study-shows-spaceflight-changes-the-human-body 8 comments worldnews
- SpaceX's Falcon Heavy will launch its first-ever commercial spaceflight tomorrow morning as early as 6:35am EDT (10:35am UTC). Its payload is a 13,000-pound Saudi Arabian communications satellite, and all three main boosters will again attempt to land upright. http://www.astronomy.com/news/2019/04/spacexs-falcon-heavy-prepares-for-first-commercial-liftoff-wednesday 4 comments space
- Today, NASA will hold its annual Day of Remberance, which honors those astronauts who lost their lives in the pursuit of spaceflight. http://www.astronomy.com/news/2019/02/nasa-honors-fallen-astronauts-with-day-of-remembrance 398 comments space
- A new study of ISS astronauts shows that long-term spaceflight significantly alters the immune system's natural killer cells. These white blood cells fight cancer cells and prevent old viruses from reemerging. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2019/01/28/effect-of-spaceflight-on-human-body-immune-system/#.xe88ts9kgmi 6 comments space
- Indian Government approves ~1.5 Billion for India's first manned spaceflight program 'Gaganyaan' https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/cabinet-approves-rs-10000-crore-for-indias-human-spaceflight-programme/articleshow/67286623.cms 37 comments worldnews
- SpaceX Twitter: “Standing down from Monday’s launch attempt of Spaceflight SSO-A: SmallSat Express to conduct additional pre-flight inspections. Once complete, we will confirm a new launch date.” https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1063900263570788352?s=21 74 comments spacex
- India announces human spaceflight and will put man in space by 2022 https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pm-modi-on-independence-day-by-2022-we-will-send-an-indian-to-space-1900694 1722 comments space
- Why does NASA keep switching human spaceflight targets from Moon to Mars? We asked Laura Forczyk, a space consultant, about what's going on. (WeMartians Podcast) http://www.wemartians.com/episode034 8 comments space
- Last year I posted my new bi-weekly NASA spaceflight history podcast "The Space Above Us". Yesterday I released my episodes on Apollo 11 and I thought some folks here might be interested! http://thespaceabove.us 9 comments space
- Spaceflight Manifest Shows 7 Dedicated F9 Launches Through 2020 In The Works - 4 SSO, 3 GTO https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/5yjpvo/spaceflight_manifest_shows_7_dedicated_f9/ 22 comments spacex
- SpaceX hopes procedure fix can allow Falcon 9 launches to resume - Spaceflight Now https://spaceflightnow.com/2016/10/31/spacex-hopes-procedure-fix-can-allow-falcon-9-launches-to-resume/ 66 comments spacex
- PBdes on Twitter: "SpaceX confirms Iridium launch NET 12 Sept to occur before Formosat 5 & Spaceflight Sherpa tug of 87 sats from VAFB." https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/742855232128843777 14 comments spacex
- Spaceflight Insider using spacexstats.com as a source for CRS-5 NET launch date http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/organizations/space-exploration-technologies/launch-spacex-crs-5-slips-earlier-dec-5/ 12 comments spacex
- SpaceX, Boeing land NASA contracts for manned spaceflight http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-nasa-spacex-boeing-contract-20140916-story.html 5 comments technology
- Former NASA Chief Mike Griffin Says Russia Holding US Spaceflight Hostage http://www.space.com/26945-russian-holds-nasa-hostage-mike-griffin.html 6 comments spacex
- NASA Commercial Spaceflight Monograph http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/files/historical-analogs-ebook.pdf 6 comments spacex
- Tonight (Monday) SpaceX will live-test the reusable rocket that could change spaceflight http://qz.com/198764/tonight-spacex-will-live-test-the-reusable-rocket-that-could-change-spaceflight/ 182 comments space
- CBO: Ending U.S. Human Spaceflight Program Would Save Billions http://www.spacenews.com/article/civil-space/38242cbo-ending-us-human-spaceflight-program-would-save-billions 54 comments space
- Chinese Manual Docking Successful; Chinese Human Spaceflight Budget Revealed http://www.spacepolicyonline.com/news/chinese-manual-docking-successful-chinese-human-spaceflight-budget-revealed 12 comments space
- Saturday Rocket Launch a Giant Leap for Private Spaceflight - and therefore a giant leap for mankind... http://www.space.com/15741-private-spaceflight-giant-leap-spacex-launch.html 3 comments space
- Virgin Galactic to Join NASA Submissions for Orbital Spaceflights http://spacefellowship.com/news/art24459/virgin-galactic-to-join-nasa-submissions-for-orbital-spaceflights.html 3 comments space
- Virgin Galactic: Visualize future spaceflight http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/09/16/5118339-visualize-future-spaceflight 3 comments space
- From deep fryer to deep space: Can biodiesel fuel spaceflights? http://www.sciam.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=from-deep-fryer-to-deep-space-can-b-2009-01-27 3 comments space
- The Cold Equations Of Spaceflight http://www.spacedaily.com/news/oped-05zy.html 4 comments science