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Boeing’s troubled space capsule lands on Earth without astronauts
Boeing’s troubled space capsule lands on Earth without astronauts
Boeing’s first astronaut mission ended on Friday night with an empty capsule landing and two test pilots still in space, left behind until next year because Nasa judged their return too risky.

Sat, 07 Sep, 2024

Boeing’s Starliner capsule leaves ISS and heads home without astronauts
Boeing’s Starliner capsule leaves ISS and heads home without astronauts
After months of turmoil over its safety, Boeing’s new astronaut capsule departed the International Space Station without its crew and headed back to Earth.

Fri, 06 Sep, 2024

Boeing to fly empty capsule back to Earth without two Nasa astronauts
Boeing to fly empty capsule back to Earth without two Nasa astronauts
Boeing will attempt to return its problem-plagued capsule from the International Space Station later this week — with empty seats.

Wed, 04 Sep, 2024

Nasa cuts crew so that stranded astronauts can return on SpaceX flight
Nasa cuts crew so that stranded astronauts can return on SpaceX flight
Nasa on Friday cut two astronauts from the next crew to make room on the return trip for the two stuck at the International Space Station.

Fri, 30 Aug, 2024

Astronauts may face long wait to return to Earth amid capsule safety problems
Astronauts may face long wait to return to Earth amid capsule safety problems
What should have been a quick trip to the International Space Station may turn into an eight-month stay for two Nasa astronauts if they have to switch from Boeing to SpaceX for a lift home.

Thu, 08 Aug, 2024

Nasa says no return date yet for astronauts and Boeing capsule at space station
Nasa says no return date yet for astronauts and Boeing capsule at space station
Already more than a month late getting back, two Nasa astronauts will remain at the International Space Station until engineers finish working on problems plaguing their Boeing capsule, officials said.

Thu, 25 Jul, 2024

Astronauts confident Boeing space capsule can safely return them to Earth
Astronauts confident Boeing space capsule can safely return them to Earth
Two astronauts who should have been back on Earth weeks ago have said they are confident that Boeing’s space capsule can return them safely, despite breakdowns.

Wed, 10 Jul, 2024

Crew of Nasa’s simulated Mars habitat emerge after a year
Crew of Nasa’s simulated Mars habitat emerge after a year
The crew of a Nasa mission to Mars emerged from their craft after a yearlong voyage that never left Earth.

Sun, 07 Jul, 2024

No return date for Nasa astronauts who went to space station in Boeing capsule
No return date for Nasa astronauts who went to space station in Boeing capsule
Two Nasa astronauts will stay longer at the International Space Station as engineers troubleshoot problems on Boeing’s new space capsule that cropped up on the trip there.

Fri, 28 Jun, 2024

Nasa restores contact with Voyager 2 spacecraft after mistake led to silence
Nasa restores contact with Voyager 2 spacecraft after mistake led to silence
Nasa’s Voyager 2 spacecraft has come back online after flight controllers corrected a mistake that had led to weeks of silence. Hurtling ever deeper into interstellar space billions of miles away, Voyager 2 stopped communicating two weeks ago.

Fri, 04 Aug, 2023

Nasa hears signal from Voyager 2 spacecraft after mistakenly cutting contact
Nasa hears signal from Voyager 2 spacecraft after mistakenly cutting contact
After days of silence, Nasa has finally heard from Voyager 2 in interstellar space billions of miles away.

Tue, 01 Aug, 2023

Nasa power outage temporarily halts contact with space station
Nasa power outage temporarily halts contact with space station
A Nasa power outage disrupted communication between Mission Control and the International Space Station on Tuesday. Mission Control could not send commands to the station or talk to the seven astronauts in orbit.

Tue, 25 Jul, 2023

Webb Space Telescope reveals moment baby stars are born
Webb Space Telescope reveals moment baby stars are born
The Webb Space Telescope is marking one year of cosmic photographs with one of its best yet – the dramatic close-up of dozens of stars at the moment of birth.

Wed, 12 Jul, 2023

Nasa panel to hold first public meeting on UFO study ahead of report
Nasa panel to hold first public meeting on UFO study ahead of report
Nasa held its first public meeting on UFOs on Wednesday a year after launching a study into unexplained sightings. The space agency televised the hours-long hearing featuring an independent panel of experts.

Wed, 31 May, 2023

NASA-Moonshot
Nasa capsule flies over Apollo landing sites as it heads home
Nasa’s Orion capsule and its test dummies have swooped one last time around the moon – flying over a couple of Apollo landing sites before heading home.

Mon, 05 Dec, 2022

NASA Moon Rocket
Nasa’s Orion capsule enters moon orbit as test mission nears halfway point
Nasa’s Orion capsule entered an orbit stretching tens of thousands of miles around the moon on Friday, as it neared the halfway mark of its test flight.

Fri, 25 Nov, 2022

NASA Moon Rocket
Nasa Artemis 1 Moon rocket launch postponed after engine issue
Similar leaks hindered Nasa’s countdown tests in April and June.

Mon, 29 Aug, 2022

NASA Moon Rocket
Nasa’s moon rocket moved to launch pad for first test flight
Nasa’s new moon rocket arrived at the launch pad on Wednesday ahead of its debut flight in less than two weeks. The 322ft rocket emerged from its mammoth hangar late on Tuesday, drawing crowds of Kennedy Space Centre workers.

Wed, 17 Aug, 2022

NASA-Moon Rocket
Nasa aiming for late August test flight of giant moon rocket
On the 53rd anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, Nasa announced that it is shooting for a late August launch of its new moon rocket.

Wed, 20 Jul, 2022

Space Swaps
US and Russia reach deal on sending astronauts to International Space Station
Nasa astronauts will go back to travelling on Russian rockets while Russian cosmonauts will catch lifts to the International Space Station with US company SpaceX, it has been announced.

Fri, 15 Jul, 2022

'A huge step forward': Group of galaxies and ‘baby stars’ among new images released by Nasa
'A huge step forward': Group of galaxies and ‘baby stars’ among new images released by Nasa
“In the words of the famous Carl Sagan, ‘Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known’. I think those words are becoming a reality.”

Tue, 12 Jul, 2022

Rocket Launch Moon
Contact lost with spacecraft on way to test moon orbit, Nasa says
Nasa said it has lost contact with a spacecraft heading to the moon to test out a lopsided lunar orbit, but agency engineers are hopeful they can fix the problem.

Tue, 05 Jul, 2022

Russia Space Station
Russian cosmonauts wear Ukraine colours to International Space Station
Three Russian cosmonauts have arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) wearing flight suits in yellow and blue colours that match the Ukrainian flag.

Sat, 19 Mar, 2022

Kazakhstan Russia Space Station
Three Russian cosmonauts arrive at International Space Station
Three Russian cosmonauts arrived at the International Space Station on Friday, the first new faces in space since the start of the Russian war in Ukraine.

Fri, 18 Mar, 2022

Nasa chief plays down reports of friction with Russian counterparts
Nasa chief plays down reports of friction with Russian counterparts
Nasa Administrator Bill Nelson on Friday played down recent comments by the head of Russia’s space agency that the United States would have to use broomsticks to fly to space after Russia said it would stop supplying rocket engines to US companies.

Fri, 18 Mar, 2022

SkyMatters: Dr Niall Smyth guides us through the November skies
SkyMatters: Dr Niall Smyth guides us through the November skies
November is the month of the Leonids meteor shower. The shower results from the collision between the Earth and the debris laid down by the passage of a comet first observed in 1865 and called Tempel-Tuttle after its discoverers.

Mon, 01 Nov, 2021

New Zealand NASA
New Zealand becomes latest nation to sign space agreement with Nasa
New Zealand has announced it is the latest country to sign a space agreement with Nasa, just as the country’s nascent space industry begins to take off.

Tue, 01 Jun, 2021

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Former space shuttle astronaut confirmed as next Nasa administrator
The US Senate has confirmed former Florida senator Bill Nelson, who once flew on the space shuttle, to be the next Nasa administrator.

Fri, 30 Apr, 2021

Mars Perseverance rover
Nasa scientists celebrate successful Mars rover landing with Reddit Q&A
Nasa scientists celebrated the successful landing of another Mars rover by hosting an online Q&A on Reddit.

Tue, 23 Feb, 2021

Nasa Perseverance rover to land on Mars
Nasa’s Perseverance rover to land on Mars in hunt for life
The mission is to explore and collect samples for future return to Earth from diverse ancient environments on Mars

Thu, 18 Feb, 2021

UCC student teams up with NASA to send Irish children into space (virtually)
UCC student teams up with NASA to send Irish children into space (virtually)
Marinara Marcato will be offering free space field trips to children from five to 14

Wed, 27 Jan, 2021

Flower moon
Nokia to build moon’s first 4G network for Nasa programme
Nokia says it has been asked by Nasa to build the first mobile communications network on the moon.

Mon, 19 Oct, 2020

Mars spacecraft
Letter to the Editor: Sending a buggy to Mars. Have we gone bonkers?
So we've Sent a Car Buggy to Mars this week on the back of a rocket and still there's no cure for Covid 19 on the horizon.

Fri, 31 Jul, 2020

Observers catch rare glimpse of Mercury passing the Sun
Observers catch rare glimpse of Mercury passing the Sun

Astronomers and space enthusiasts have watched as Mercury made a rare transit of the Sun.

Mon, 11 Nov, 2019

Amazon founder's rocket launches into space
Amazon founder's rocket launches into space

The company Blue Origin, headed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has launched its rocket into space for the tenth time.

Wed, 23 Jan, 2019

After a nail-biting landing, here's what's next for Mars InSight
After a nail-biting landing, here's what's next for Mars InSight

It’s notoriously hard to land on Mars, yet NASA managed just that with its recent InSight lander, writes Bob Myhill.

Wed, 28 Nov, 2018

US spacecraft successfully touches down on Mars to begin study of planet's interior
US spacecraft successfully touches down on Mars to begin study of planet's interior

A spacecraft on a mission to understand Mars's interior has successfully landed on the planet, the US space agency Nasa has announced.

Mon, 26 Nov, 2018

Rocket company founder Jeff Bezos wants to send you to space, too
Rocket company founder Jeff Bezos wants to send you to space, too

The Amazon founder’s rocket company, Blue Origin, has a goal of millions of people working and living off-world, writes Brad Stone.

Sat, 18 Aug, 2018

Police parade ‘Nasa conmen’ in their 'space suits'
Police parade ‘Nasa conmen’ in their 'space suits'

Police in India have arrested a father and son who masqueraded as Nasa employees while allegedly trying to defraud a businessman out of almost €180,000.

Wed, 09 May, 2018

Norah in training to make the first giant leap for Ireland’s step into space
Norah in training to make the first giant leap for Ireland’s step into space

Norah Patten is on course to be Ireland’s first person in space.

Sat, 28 Apr, 2018

Nasa's Tess spacecraft launches on quest to find new planets
Nasa's Tess spacecraft launches on quest to find new planets

Nasa's Tess spacecraft has embarked on a quest to find new worlds around neighbouring stars that could support life.

Thu, 19 Apr, 2018

NASA's planet-hunting spacecraft poised for launch
NASA's planet-hunting spacecraft poised for launch

Nasa's newest planet-hunting spacecraft is poised for an evening launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Mon, 16 Apr, 2018

'Blue Moon' will put on a show for skygazers in an 'unusual' celestial event
'Blue Moon' will put on a show for skygazers in an 'unusual' celestial event

Skygazers can look forward to an "unusual" celestial event on Wednesday night when a Blue Moon rises in the sky for the first time since July 2015.

Mon, 29 Jan, 2018

’Space pioneer’ astronaut John Young who walked on the moon dies
’Space pioneer’ astronaut John Young who walked on the moon dies

Legendary astronaut John Young, who walked on the moon and later commanded the first space shuttle flight, has died aged 87.

Sat, 06 Jan, 2018

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