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⋅ July 19, 2024
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Space.com

Astronauts could ditch diapers on spacewalks thanks to new device that lets them drink their pee
Space.com
A new device may someday allow astronauts to drink purified water made from their filtered pee during spacewalks. Comments (0). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.
Space.com

A high-speed particle struck the Gaia space telescope — but Gaia came back stronger than ever
Space.com
ESA said that Gaia suffered first a puncture from a fast-moving micrometeoroid, then an electronics malfunction. Due to these issues, the telescope began sending its Earthbound operators gigabytes of junk data.
Space.com

The sun’s next solar cycle has begun, ‘starquakes’ suggest
Space.com
This creates a visible pattern of bands called “solar torsional oscillation” some rotating faster, some slower. During the solar cycle, these bands move to and from the sun’s poles and its equator. The faster rotational belts usually manifest when the next …
Scientific American

China’s Fresh Samples from the Lunar Far Side Could Explain Earth’s Two-Faced Moon
Scientific American
Material from the moon’s far side collected by China’s Chang’e 6 spacecraft could solve a long-standing lunar mystery. By Phil Plait. Photograph, the far side of Earth’s moon as seen captured by NASA’s robotic Lunar Reconnaissance.
Florida Today

55 years after Apollo 11 moon landing, NASA still stacks space future in VAB
Florida Today
Really, it’s a rocket garage on a super massive scale − the VAB (short for Vehicle Assembly Building) is made up of four towering high bays in a giant one-story structure. Even though it is only one (big) story − the VAB’s 525-feet height makes it the …
Space.com

Loneliness is a dish best served in space: Why food may taste weird to astronauts
Space.com
Studying common food aromas may help scientists better understand why meals reportedly taste bland in space, leading to astronauts’ decreased nutritional intake. Researchers from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in …
ABC News

Moon fests, moon movie and even a full moon mark 55th anniversary of Apollo 11 landing
ABC News
Saturday marks the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. ByMARCIA DUNN AP aerospace writer. July 19, 2024, 9:56 AM. 1:22. National headlines from ABC News. Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.
Scientific American

How SpaceX Will Turn a Workhorse Vehicle into a Hulking Destroyer of Space Stations
Scientific American
Although the company is looking to fly a standard, used Cargo Dragon capsule as part of the vehicle, this will be attached to a brand-new, supercharged trunk section that will be packed with rocket engines and tote extra propellant to execute the …
SpaceNews

How AI improves operations on NOAA GOES-R weather and environmental satellites
SpaceNews
On June 25, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) launched the fourth and final satellite of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES)-R program. This latest launch, known as GOES-U, continued and extended the …
Florida Today

NASA honors ‘Hidden Figures’ math hero Dorothy Vaughan, recognizes trailblazing women in space
Florida Today
Many years before Susan Kilrain became a U.S. Navy TA-4J Skyhawk flight instructor and the second female NASA astronaut to pilot a space shuttle, her dad supported her youthful dreams during an era when groundbreaking women had to forge new paths in …