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Historic Mars weather delay pushes Ingenuity helicopter's next flight to Sunday

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Historic Mars weather delay pushes Ingenuity helicopter's next flight to Sunday

(NASA/JPL-Caltech)

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter has notched yet another milestone — the first weather-related flight delay on another planet. Ingenuity was scheduled to make its 19th Red Planet hop on Jan. 5. On New Year's Day, however, a strong dust storm kicked up near Jezero Crater, which the helicopter and its robotic partner, NASA's life-hunting Perseverance rover, have been exploring since February 2021.

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Axiom's 1st private crew launch to space station delayed to March

Houston-based Axiom Space now plans to launch its first space mission to the International Space Station on March 31, more than one month later than its initial target.

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Spaceflight

Spaceflight makes people anemic and it doesn't get better with time

(NASA)

Being in space causes the human body to destroy about 50% more red blood cells, leading to a potentially dangerous condition known as anemia. The effects persist even after astronauts return to Earth, according to a new study.

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NASA space station officials weigh in on remaining in orbit until 2030

NASA's International Space Station team is eager to stick with the orbiting laboratory until 2030. NASA officials speaking at a virtual meeting held on Tuesday (Jan. 18) spoke about plans to take advantage of an extension to the International Space Station program that NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced on Dec. 31.

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Technology

Radian Aerospace raises $27.5 million for new orbital space plane

(Radian Aerospace)

There's a new private space plane in the works. Washington-based Radian Aerospace emerged from "stealth mode" Wednesday (Jan. 19), announcing that it has raised $27.5 million in seed funding. The money will aid the development of Radian One, a crew-carrying orbital space plane that Radian hopes will transform spaceflight as well as travel here on Earth.

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NASA's InSight Mars lander awakens from 'safe mode' after Red Planet dust storm

A NASA spacecraft has safely emerged from a precautionary "safe mode" after an intense Martian dust storm. The solar-powered InSight lander, which is designed to study the interior of Mars, entered safe mode to save power on Jan. 7; it went back to "more normal operations" by Jan. 19, the mission said in a Twitter update.

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Skywatching

Astronaut spots clouds from Tonga volcano eruption from space (photos)

(NASA)

Astronauts on the International Space Station captured the aftermath of the massive volcanic eruption that tore up a small island in the Pacific Ocean and sent tons of ash into the atmosphere on Saturday (Jan. 15).

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Entertainment

Cosmosphere craft beer: Space museum set to launch 'Space Race' IPA

(Cosmosphere)

For 60 years, the Cosmosphere has been a leader in the presentation and preservation of space exploration history. From its dynamic exhibits to its collection of recovered and restored space artifacts, the Hutchinson, Kansas institution has had everything you would want and expect from a world-class museum. Everything, that is, except its own beer.

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Upcoming sci-fi movies for 2022

2022 has a lot to carry on its shoulders following the last couple of years, but when it comes to the upcoming sci-fi movies for 2022, there’s a lot on offer. With superheroes and villains, out of this world animations, and returning franchises, movie fans can fill their calendars with release dates to look forward to.

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