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China’s Newly-Completed Space Station Hosting 6 Astronauts in National First
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China’s Newly-Completed Space Station Hosting 6 Astronauts in National First

December 2, 2022July 17, 2023

6 Chinese astronauts smiled for the camera when after arriving in their Shenzhou 15 spacecraft, China’s newly-finished space station…

Astronaut Grows Radishes on the International Space Station for the First Time
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Astronaut Grows Radishes on the International Space Station for the First Time

December 7, 2020

PICTURED: The Plant Habitat-02 radish growing station aboard the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Kate Rubins. ISS, November 30th,…

NASA Gets Back to Sending Astronauts to the ISS with the First-Ever Commercial Space Flight
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NASA Gets Back to Sending Astronauts to the ISS with the First-Ever Commercial Space Flight

November 19, 2020

PICTURED: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission…


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