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Elon Musk sees another big advisory firm come out against his multibillion dollar pay package
Read full article: Elon Musk sees another big advisory firm come out against his multibillion dollar pay packageA second shareholder advisory firm has come out against reinstating a pay package for Tesla CEO Elon Musk that was voided earlier this year by a Delaware judge.
A Russian Soyuz rocket with 3 astronauts blasts off to the International Space Station
Read full article: A Russian Soyuz rocket with 3 astronauts blasts off to the International Space StationA Russian Soyuz rocket carrying three astronauts to the International Space Station has blasted off two days after its launch was aborted at the last minute.
Russian space officials say air leak at International Space Station poses no danger to its crew
Read full article: Russian space officials say air leak at International Space Station poses no danger to its crewRussian space officials have acknowledged a continuing air leak from the Russian segment of the International Space Station, but say it poses no danger to its crew.
2 Russian cosmonauts performed 7-hour spacewalk outside the ISS
Read full article: 2 Russian cosmonauts performed 7-hour spacewalk outside the ISSTwo Russian cosmonauts will perform a roughly seven-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station Thursday. Sergey Prokopyev, commander of the current Expedition 69 mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS), and flight engineer Dmitry Petelin are scheduled to step outside the orbiting lab Thursday at 10:20 a.m.
Roscosmos: Russian spacecraft leak caused by external impact
Read full article: Roscosmos: Russian spacecraft leak caused by external impactRussian space officials say a coolant leak from an uncrewed Russian supply ship docked at the International Space Station has resulted from an external impact and not a manufacturing flaw.
Russia may expedite launch of next space capsule after leak
Read full article: Russia may expedite launch of next space capsule after leakRussia’s space corporation Roscosmos says a coolant leak from a Russian space capsule attached to the International Space Station doesn’t require evacuation of the crew.
Micrometeorite possibly behind Russian space capsule leak
Read full article: Micrometeorite possibly behind Russian space capsule leakA Russian space official says a coolant leak from a Russian space capsule attached to the International Space Station could have been caused by a micrometeorite strike.
Russians end 7-hour spacewalk at International Space Station
Read full article: Russians end 7-hour spacewalk at International Space StationTwo Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station have wrapped up a spacewalk that lasted more than 7 hours to prepare for the arrival of a new Russian module.
Too many clouds but if you live well inland you may see the ISS
Read full article: Too many clouds but if you live well inland you may see the ISSOf course, Mars is millions of miles away from Earth, but relative to Mars’ position in the sky, the ISS will come very near it. Skies are clearing from the west, so this is why inland folks will get a chance of seeing the ISS.
TGIF! With a little luck skies will clear out late Friday
Read full article: TGIF! With a little luck skies will clear out late FridayWaking up Friday morning with more of the same, a mix bag of sunshine and clouds with breezy, cool conditions. Doesn’t sound like the best of starts to the second best day of the week (Friday) but there will be brighter times than what we saw on Thursday. Morning wake-up lows will be highly varied, from around 50° in inland areas to nearly 70° around St. Augustine. Morning lows around 60° (mild) and afternoon highs hovering around 75°. We will have more on this later in the day Friday (weather permitting).
Baby Yoda catches ride on SpaceX Crew Dragon into orbit with astronauts
Read full article: Baby Yoda catches ride on SpaceX Crew Dragon into orbit with astronautsKENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – Following the tradition of bringing a “gravity indicator” on their spaceflight, astronauts in the Dragon Capsule selected “Baby Yoda” for their journey to the ISS. The crew kept “The Child” a secret until they reached zero-gravity. NASA and SpaceX also did not reveal the identity of the fifth passenger until all astronauts were ready. The character, as fans know, is part of the Disney Spin-Off Star Wars series “The Mandalorian.”Click here to read more.
Russian-US crew welcomed aboard the space station
Read full article: Russian-US crew welcomed aboard the space stationIn this image made from video footage released by Roscosmos Space Agency, the Soyuz-2.1a rocket booster with the Soyuz MS-17 space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station (ISS), blasts off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. (Roscosmos Space Agency via AP)MOSCOW – A trio of space travelers blasted off to the International Space Station on Wednesday, using for the first time a fast-track maneuver that allowed them to reach the orbiting outpost in just a little over three hours. NASA’s Kate Rubins along with Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos lifted off as scheduled Wednesday morning from the Russia-leased Baikonur space launch facility in Kazakhstan for a six-month stint on the station. For the first time, they tried a two-orbit approach and docked with the space station in just a little over three hours after lift-off. Ryzhikov, who will be the station’s skipper, said the crew will try to pinpoint the exact location of a leak at a station’s Russian section that has slowly leaked oxygen.
Are you Space Curious? Submit your intergalactic questions here
Read full article: Are you Space Curious? Submit your intergalactic questions hereWhat do you want to know about spaceflight and planetary exploration in the era of a new space industry? Space exploration is fueled by the need to answer questions about the great unknown. There’s no need to have a background in physics or a degree in engineering; this is open for the space curious to the space obsessed. Space reporter Emilee Speck will answer your intergalactic questions with help from astronauts, scientists and engineers. Your questions could be featured on Space Curious, a podcast from Graham Media Group and ClickOrlando.com.
These basic functions prove challenging on International Space Station -- here’s how astronauts cope
Read full article: These basic functions prove challenging on International Space Station -- here’s how astronauts copeHere are answers to five questions about what “basic” life is like for astronauts on the ISS. As if they are going to a restaurant, astronauts can choose which food items they want off of a menu. On the ISS, astronauts use liquid soap, water and no rinse shampoo. Given the microgravity means, there is no up or down, and astronauts can sleep in any orientation, according to NASA. The station has small crew cabins with sleeping bags that astronauts sleep in.