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NASA Needs to Build Gloves and Boots That Can Withstand Frigid Moon Temperatures
Spacesuit parts are being tested in a cryogenic ice chamber to see how well they would fare in the lunar south pole.
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The sun might be spitting out particles that create water on the moon
"With only lunar soil and a basic ingredient from the sun — which is always spitting out hydrogen — there's a possibility of ...
NASA Celebrates 53rd Anniversary Of Its Youngest Astronaut's Moon Landing During Apollo 16
NASA is celebrating the 53rd anniversary of the Apollo 16 mission which touched down on the Moon on April 21. Besides being ...
Spaceship carrying 3 Chinese astronauts docks with Tiangong space station in latest crew rotation
China has launched three astronauts to replace the crew on the Chinese Tiangong space station. The Shenzhou 20 spaceship took ...
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Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong's gold Omega moonwatch sells for record $2.2M at auction
An 18-karat gold version of the first watch worn on the moon has set a record for the most paid for an astronaut's timepiece.
China launches astronauts to Chinese space station
A Long March-2F carrier rocket, carrying the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft and a crew of three astronauts, lifts off from the ...
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Chinese astronauts set to blast off for space station
China will send a new team of astronauts to its space station on Thursday, as the country marches towards its ambition of ...
China reveals new team of astronauts for space station launch
The Shenzhou 20 mission's astronauts are Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui, and Wang Jie, Lin Xiqiang, deputy director general of ...
China launches 3 astronauts to replace crew on Chinese space station
China has launched three astronauts into space to replace the crew on the Chinese Tiangong space station, marking a further ...