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Tuesday, Dec 23

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Russia patents space station designed to generate artificial gravity

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According to the patent, habitable modules would rotate around a central axis to simulate gravity for crew by producing an outward-pushing centrifugal force.

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Santa's sleigh or the International Space Station? How to spot a bright Christmas flyby Dec. 24 and 25

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Early risers across North America and Europe may spot a bright, silent light gliding across the Christmas sky — and it just happens to coincide with an ISS flyby.

Russia's Plans for a Space Station Includes "Recycling" its ISS Modules

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Oleg Orlov, Director of the Institute of Biomedical Problems at the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), announced that the Russian Orbital Station (ROS) will include the modules that make up the Russian Orbital Segment of ISS.

Monday, Dec 22

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Russia Wants To Recycle Its Crumbling Half Of The ISS For New Space Station

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The Russian half of the ISS isn't in the best of shape. Cosmonauts spend roughly half of their time on the ISS performing maintenance.

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Meet Qingzhou, China's next-gen cargo craft for its Tiangong space station (video)

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Qingzhou is a lighter and potentially lower-cost alternative to China's Tianzhou freighter.

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Inside the inflatable space station with shape-shifting rooms – and it has a big advantage over ISS replacement rivals

www.the-sun.com

THE race to replace the ageing ISS is heating up with a unique contender that has a few tricks up its sleeve. A group of engineers have come up with an inflatable space station to create shape-shifting rooms that change to suit visitor…

Sunday, Dec 21

Proposed Space Station Could Be Deployed in a Single Launch

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A prototype of Max Space's Thunderbird could launch as early as 2027.

Saturday, Dec 20

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Friday, Dec 19

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Hungary’s 4iG commits to $100 million Axiom Space investment

spacenews.com

Hungarian communications provider 4iG has agreed to invest $100 million in U.S.-based space station developer Axiom Space, broadening its footprint in the space industry amid a broader push toward vertically integrated capabilities in the…

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Russia is about to do the most Russia thing ever with its next space station

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"Russia, meanwhile, will be left to carry on the legacy of the ISS, with all its problems."

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LIVE: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim holds press conference after 245 days in space

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Astronaut Jonny Kim will make his first appearance after coming back to Earth following an eight-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

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Starlink Satellite Suffers In-Orbit Anomaly, Loses Communication and Triggers Rapid Orbital Decay as SpaceX Works With NASA and US Space Force

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A Starlink satellite suffered an in-orbit anomaly that caused a loss of communication and rapid orbital decay. SpaceX said the satellite vented its propulsion tank at about 418 kilometres altitude and is expected to fully burn up in…

Thursday, Dec 18

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US firm’s reconfigurable space station could fly to orbit in a single Falcon 9 launch

As NASA and the US look toward a new era of private space stations, startup...

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NASA marks 25 years of the ISS with a cool station tour

www.digitaltrends.com

This year sees a quarter of a century of continuous human presence aboard the International Space Station (ISS), and to mark the occasion NASA on Wednesday posted a video tour of this masterpiece of engineering and innovation. You can…

Wednesday, Dec 17

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Max Space: Turning Up the Volume!

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The private group, Max Space, has turned up the volume on inflatable habitats announcing today its “Thunderbird Station.” Designed around a large expandable habitat, the station offers more usable volume per launch than any traditional…

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Max Space unveils plans for commercial space station

spacenews.com

Max Space, a startup developing expandable module technologies, plans to build a commercial space station that could launch on a single Falcon 9 rocket.

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Experiments on a private space station: Vast asks scientists for research proposals

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The California startup Vast has opened a call for scientific research aboard its Haven-1 private space station, which is set to launch atop a SpaceX rocket next year.

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SpaceX marks 100th Space Coast launch of 2025 with stunning Falcon 9 images

www.digitaltrends.com

SpaceX has marked this year’s 100th launch from the Space Coast with some stunning photos of a Falcon 9 roaring to orbit. Click on the post below to see the images in full. The 100th flight took place on Monday from Space Launch Complex 40…