All-private Axiom Space astronauts dock with Space Station
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Four private Axiom Space astronauts docked to the International Space Station after launching atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket less than 24 hours earlier.
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Axiom Space contracted to build an orbital movie studio
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Plans are in the works to build the first space-based “multipurpose entertainment and content studio,” which would be attached to the planned commercial segment of the International Space Station.
Read More2021 budget request supports 'era-defining exploration'
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In the fiscal year 2021 budget request, NASA looks to gain its largest year-over-year increase in decades as the agency sets its sights on returning astronauts to the Moon by 2024 while working to commercialize low Earth orbit.
Read MoreThanks for making 2019 the best year yet for Orbital Velocity
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With 2019 coming to a close, I want to thank everybody who read, liked, commented and shared Orbital Velocity content. It sincerely means a lot to me and I hope to continue bringing you the best content I can about human spaceflight throughout 2020 and beyond!
Read MoreNASA upgrading ground stations used for emergency ISS communications
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NASA is currently upgrading ground stations utilized in the backup system for communicating with the International Space Station, the U.S. space agency said in an April 24, 2018, news release.
The primary means of communicating with the ISS is NASA’s Space Network, which mainly relies on a constellation of Tracking and Data Relay Satellites in geostationary orbit. As a backup, the agency also maintains a system of ground stations that transmit and receive very high frequency radio waves.
Read MoreYou can now visit the ISS via Google Street View
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Google Street View has partnered with NASA to allow the map services's users to explore the International Space Station on their computers. While virtually flying through each of the station's 16 modules, users can click on particular points of interest to learn about each one.
This was done primarly by European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet, who returned from the orbiting outpost June 2, 2017.
Read MoreWhat a Trump administration means for the ISS
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With the 2016 election now over, Donald Trump has been elected to be the 45th president of the United States. Now the long process of creating a transition team and appointing some 4,000 people to various positions begins. But what does that mean for NASA, specifically, the International Space Station?
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