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Space Solar teams with MagDrive to boost in-orbit solar power systems

SpaceDaily 21 Mar 2025
... company Magdrive to enhance the deployment of large-scale infrastructure in orbit.
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China now has a 'kill mesh' in orbit, Space Force vice chief says

Space 21 Mar 2025
"That capability gap is significantly narrowed, and we've got to change the way we're looking at space, or that capability gap may reverse and not be in our favor anymore." ....
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UK Catapult and Voyager sign MoU for In-Orbit Servicing

Eweekly 21 Mar 2025
These include manufacturing and materials development in orbit, and advanced robotics ... In-Orbit Servicing. “At Voyager, we believe in the importance of a sustained human presence in space, and ...
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Astronauts arrive back to Earth following months of being stuck in orbit

MENA FN 20 Mar 2025
(MENAFN) NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have safely returned to Earth after spending nine months in orbit, far longer than their originally planned one-week mission. Their return, ... .
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NASA astronauts 'Butch and Suni' return to Earth after nine months in orbit – video

The Guardian 19 Mar 2025
Nasa astronauts back on Earth after being stuck months on ISS. ‘grins, ear to ear’ ....
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‘What a ride’: After 286 days stuck in orbit, Butch and Suni finally get home

Sydney Morning Herald 19 Mar 2025
The NASA astronauts splashed down off the coast of Tallahassee, hitching a ride back to Earth to close out a space saga that began with a bungled test flight more than nine months ago ....
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Nine months in orbit: NASA astronauts make a stellar return to Earth

Independent online (SA) 19 Mar 2025
After an incredible nine months in space, NASA astronauts Sunita “Suni” Williams, 59, and BarryButch” Wilmore, 62, are finally back on Earth ... In September, they were joined by Nick and Aleksandr, who arrived as part of the Crew-9 mission.
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Astronauts stranded in orbit return to Earth

Beijing News 19 Mar 2025
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have spent nine months in space instead of the originally planned eight days ... The world record of 437 days in orbit remains held by the late Russian cosmonaut Valery Polyakov.
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Astronauts return to Earth after months stranded in orbit

Beijing News 19 Mar 2025
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams spent nine months in space instead of eight days, as was originally planned ... The world record of 437 days in orbit remains held by the late Russian cosmonaut Valery Polyakov.
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Nasa astronauts finally back on Earth after nine months in orbit

The Irish Times 18 Mar 2025
Two Nasa astronauts stuck in orbit for nine months are finally back on Earth after splashing down in a SpaceX craft, capping a saga that captured international attention ...
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'Stranded' Nasa astronauts begin trip home after nine months in orbit – video

The Guardian 18 Mar 2025
Also onboard the returning capsule are the US astronaut Nick Hague and the Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov.
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Google's first satellite for detecting wildfires is now in orbit

New Atlas 18 Mar 2025
The FireSat constellation will see more than 50 satellites in orbit by 2030, each fitted with cameras designed to capture images suitable for machine learning algortihms to identify wildfiresEarth Fire Alliance.
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U.S. astronauts stuck in orbit for months finally set to come home

Toronto Sun 17 Mar 2025
(Bloomberg) — After more than nine months in space, relentless media coverage and a political firestorm, two NASA astronauts who captured the world’s attention for being stuck in orbit will soon be coming home.Advertisement 2.
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