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NASA has shown a video of the Orion spacecraft entering the Earth’s atmosphere at a speed of 40 thousand kilometers per hour . This is what astronauts returning from the Moon will see. In December 2022, NASA’s Orion spacecraft successfully returned to Earth after flying around the Moon. A year later, the mission team showed […]
European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andreas Mogensen has managed to capture a rare atmospheric phenomenon known as a red sprite. The red sprite is a rare form of upper-atmospheric lightning that was confirmed to exist about 30 years ago. Such cold plasma discharges occur over thunderstorm clouds that form at an altitude of 40 to […]
ISS astronauts find tomato that disappeared 8 months ago, former suspect can now sleep peacefully. The 2.5 cm (1 inch) wide Red Robin dwarf tomato was part of the last harvest for the Veg-05 experiment, which was overseen by American astronaut Frank Rubio, Space.com reports. After the harvest on March 29, 2023, each ISS astronaut […]
Astronauts have problems with their finger nails during spacewalks. Space is not the most comfortable environment for humans. If there are no normal earthly conditions, including the usual gravity, then a person begins to experience health problems. First of all, it concerns the loss of bone and muscle density. Studies show that another disadvantage of […]
The world’s inhabitants can see the new temporary “satellite” of the Earth with their own eyes. This is a bag of tools that was lost by NASA astronauts. In November, NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara launched a bag of instruments into space. The incident occurred during scheduled repairs on the outside of the […]
The first test of the Gaganyan spacecraft took place in India. On Saturday, October 21, India conducted the first test of the Gaganyan spacecraft prototype, but without a crew. As part of the test flight, the scientists tested the launch and rescue system for the ship’s crew. This is the first step in the realization […]
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio has successfully completed his mission and returned to Earth, setting a new record for the longest time an American astronaut has been in orbit. This is reported by NASA and The Times. It is noted that the man spent 371 days in orbit. Rubio, along with his Russian colleagues, cosmonauts Sergei […]