Month: March 2025

Russian cargo ship docks at space station with science, spacesuit and supplies

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A new delivery of food, fuel and supplies has arrived at the International Space Station by way of a Russian supply ship. Roscomsos’ Progress MS-30 (or Progress 91, as referred to by NASA) cargo spacecraft autonomously docked to the aft port of the space station’s Zvezda service module on Saturday (March 1) as the two vehicles orbited 260 miles (418 kilometers) over the South Atlantic Ocean. The 6:02 p.m. EST (2302 GMT) link up came two days after the Progress launched from the Baikonur Cosmdrome in Kazakhstan. The uncrewed spacecraft…

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‘I think we all know that hope is fading.’ Private Odin asteroid probe is tumbling in space

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The world’s first private spaceraft built to visit an asteroid is slowly tumbling in space and the outlook is dire. The spacecraft, called Odin, launched atop a SpaceX rocket on Wednesday (Feb. 26) on a mission to fly by the small asteroid 2022 OB5 for AstroForge, a company that aims to eventually mine the nearby space rock. But just hours after liftoff, Astroforge hit snags with the probe. The last contact was 20 hours after launch. “I think we all know the hope is fading as we continue the mission,”…

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Govee Star Light Projector review

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We have reviewed countless star projectors and are always excited to see new arrivals in the market. There are literally hundreds of star projectors available, so we keep an eye out for models that have unique or different functionality than those we have reviewed. Specifications Size: ‎6 x 6.3 x 8.6 inches (15.2 x 16 x 21.8 centimeters) Weight: 2.8 pounds (1.3 kilograms) Laser: Yes, Class 2 Control: On-body, app, voice Rotation: Yes Sleep timer: Yes Speaker: Yes Projection surface: 650 square feet (60 square meters) The Govee Star Light…

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