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China's Shenzhou-13 spacecraft with 3 astronauts docks for 6-month mission

China's Shenzhou-13 spacecraft docked Saturday at its space station, kicking off a record-setting six-month stay as the country moves toward completing the new orbiting outpost

Four space tourists end their trailblazing trip with Atlantic splashdown

The all-amateur crew was the first to circle the world without a professional astronaut

Nasa seeks proposals for 2 new private astronaut missions to ISS

The US space agency is seeking proposals for two new private astronaut missions to the International Space Station (ISS).

China launches core module for its first permanent space station: Know more

China on Thursday launched the core module for its first permanent space station that will host astronauts long-term. The Tianhe, or Heavenly Harmony," module blasted into space atop a Long March 5B rocket from the Wenchang Launch Center on the southern island province of Hainan, marking another major advance for the country's space exploration program that has chalked up a series of accomplishments in recent months. The launch begins the first of 11 missions necessary to construct and provision the station and send up a three-person crew by the end of next year. The astronauts will live on the station for six months at a time. China's space programme has also recently brought back the first new lunar samples in more than 40 years and expects to land a probe and rover on the surface of Mars later next month.

Space nationalism

There is an ongoing space race between global powers, also driven by nationalism (and military necessities) despite multi-national collaborations

NASA picks 18 astronauts including the first-ever woman to set foot on Moon

NASA has named the 18 astronauts half of them women who will train for its Artemis moon-landing programme

Nasa lays out $28 billion plan to return astronauts to the moon in 2024

The $28 billion would cover the budgetary years of 2021-25

Gaganyaan: Indian astronauts complete training on crew actions in Russia

All of the Indian cosmonauts were in good health and determined to continue their training, Russian space organisation Roscosmos said

First splashdown in 45 years: SpaceX guides NASA astronauts' safe return

For SpaceX, the flight is a signature achievement 18 years after Musk founded the company with the ultimate goal of populating other planets

SpaceX helping NASA astronauts to retro-style splashdown, first in 45 years

It will mark the first splashdown in 45 years for NASA astronauts and the first return in the gulf

International Space Station power upgrades nearly finished after spacewalk

Spacewalking astronauts completed their part of a three-year power upgrade to the International Space Station on Thursday, replacing six more outdated batteries with powerful new ones

In pictures: All you need to know about NASA's Lunar Loo Challenge

NASA is offering $35,000 as a cash reward to people for engineering the best 'lunar loo' design. All the submissions for the challenge should be made by August 17

Docking confirmed: Crew Dragon has arrived at the @space_station!

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) also took to Twitter to announce the docking

In pictures: All you should know about the successful SpaceX-NASA launch

Falcon 9 lifts off from historic Launch Complex 39A and sends Crew Dragon to orbit on its first flight with NASA astronauts to the space station

SpaceX rocket ship lifts off with 2 Americans; Trump says it's incredible

The spacecraft took off Saturday afternoon from the same launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida, that was used during the Apollo missions to the moon a half-century ago

Elon Musk's SpaceX chases history with launch while bigger hurdles loom

SpaceX's first flight with humans aboard is spurring the competitive space industry to new heights, with Boeing also preparing to carry people to orbit

NASA-SpaceX launch called off due to bad weather, next attempt on Saturday

Tropical storm Bertha also formed off the coast of South Carolina earlier in the day, adding to the weather concerns

How private firm SpaceX is in charge of sending NASA astronauts in orbit

A successful launch on Wednesday could forever change how the world thinks about getting people to space

Along with US defence agency, even astronauts will track Santa this year

"We have obtained visual confirmation that Santa is currently travelling south over India," Andrew Morgan said via a video link as he floated at zero gravity in the International Space Station

First level of selecting astronauts for Gaganyaan mission completed: IAF

The Indian Air Force on Friday said it has completed the first level of selecting astronauts for the ambitious Gaganyaan mission from its pool of test pilots. The test pilots underwent necessary extensive physical exercise tests, lab investigations, radiological tests, clinical tests and evaluation on various aspects of their psychology, it added. Air Force sources said 25 test pilots were part of the initial selection process. This will be a multi-layered selection process and only 2-3 test pilots will make it to the final list, the sources added. "#MissionGaganyaan -IAF completed Level-1 of Indian Astronaut selection at Institute of Aerospace Medicine. Selected Test Pilots underwent extensive physical exercise tests, lab investigations, radiological tests, clinical tests & evaluation on various facets of their psychology," the IAF tweeted. The first Gaganyaan flight scheduled for 2022 will carry three astronauts, who will be picked from among the test pilots in the armed ...