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NASA Delays Spacewalks Due to ISS Coolant Leak
The space agency is investigating a backup radiator on the Russian module that sprung a leak earlier this week.
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‘I Would Have Declined’: NASA’s Frank Rubio Reflects on Unintended Year in Space
Despite holding the title for the longest stint in space by a NASA astronaut, Frank Rubio would have rather not spent all that extra time in low Earth orbit and away from his family. In a recent interview, the astronaut revealed that he would have likely turned down the mission had he known it would…
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NASA Astronaut Breaks Spaceflight Record and Hitches Ride to Earth on Russian Soyuz
After 355 days in space, NASA Astronaut Mark Vande Hei has safely landed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday aboard a Russian spacecraft. Vande Hei now holds the record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, beating out the previous record holder, Scott Kelly, by 15 more days; Kelly stayed for 340.
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Saga of Tiny Drill Hole in the ISS Continues as Russia Sends Investigation to Police
The results of a Roscosmos investigation into a hole in the International Space Station have been handed over to “law enforcement authorities,” Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti claims. The incident happened three years ago, when a leaky drill hole was detected in the Russian Soyuz MS-09 module. Further information wasn’t provided, and there’s “no…