Space Tango is developing ST-42, an autonomous microgravity manufacturing facility designed to operate in low Earth orbit and reenter Earth's atmosphere. Credit: Space Tango

Space Tango plans in-orbit manufacturing

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Space Tango, a Kentucky startup that develops microgravity research platforms, announced plans Nov. 15 to launch in the mid-2020s an autonomous in-orbit manufacturing facility.

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The current Soyuz at the station, Soyuz MS-09, will hit its 200-day lifetime limit by late December. “There’s a little bit of margin” on that lifetime, a NASA official said, “but not a whole lot of margin.”

The world’s only ride to the International Space Station is grounded. What now?

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Nick Hague thought he knew what to expect on his first flight into space — until the unexpected happened.

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A Goodyear service technician checks tire pressure. For passenger cars, ten to 14 percent of fuel consumption is used to roll tires on the road. Goodyear is investigating how silica combined with rubber improves tire efficiency. Credit: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

Delta Faucet and Goodyear Tires sending experiments to International Space Station

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Delta Faucet Co. and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. announced partnerships July 24 with the Center for the Advancement of Science is Space to send microgravity experiments to the International Space Station later this year.

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Vice President Mike Pence is seen during the National Space Council's first meeting, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017 at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

Op-ed | The importance of thinking internationally on space collaborations

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In October 2017, the National Space Council started off its first meeting since re-establishment setting an important tone – that international partners bring value to the U.S. space program.

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Cygnus cargo spacecraft reentered Sunday, completing two-month mission

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During the time after its departure, the spacecraft deployed four cubesats and performed a fire experiment.

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the NROL-76 payload for the NRO - sits on the launch pad April 29 at Launch Complex 39A. The rocket will have to wait at least 24 hours for liftoff after SpaceX scrubbed the launch planned for April 30 due to an issue with a first-stage sensor. Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX conducts static-fire test ahead of its next Falcon 9 launch; a small wildfire near pad

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SpaceX said the test was a success, setting the stage for a launch late Thursday of a Dragon cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station.

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Caption: The international space station is seen from Space Shuttle Discovery as the two spacecraft begin their relative separation in 2008. Credit: NASA photo

Russia plans to end dependence on U.S. satellites for communication with ISS

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Currently, the station is in direct contact with Russia only when passing over Russian ground stations, relying on NASA the rest of the time.

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NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson is seen during a Jan. 6, 2017, spacewalk during Expedition 50 aboard the International Space Station. Credit: NASA

Astronauts set to perform 200th spacewalk in International Space Station history

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Astronauts Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer were set to begin the six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk around 8 a.m. Eastern, but the start has been delayed by small water leak in an airlock umbilical line.

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International Space Station. Credit: NASA

Long-delayed Russian module for ISS facing more problems

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The Multi-Purpose Laboratory Module, also known as Nauka, was originally set to be added to the ISS in 2007.

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SpaceX Dragon spacecraft returns to Earth from the International Space Station

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The Dragon, flying the CRS-10 cargo mission, splashed down in the Pacific Ocean southwest of Long Beach, California.

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With near unanimity, the summit agreed to the following: “The long term goal of the human spaceflight and exploration program of the United States is to expand permanent human presence beyond low-Earth orbit and to do so in a way that will enable human settlement and a thriving space economy. This will be best achieved through public-private partnerships and international collaboration.” Credit: NASA/Michael Fincke

Astronauts spacewalk to replace International Space Station batteries

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The walk took six and a half hours to swap out old batteries used by the station's power system.

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NASA names two more astronauts to ISS crews

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The agency said Monday that Andrew Feustel and Jeanette Epps will go to the station.

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