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Podcast | The best strategy to stay young based on astronaut research

Have you ever wondered what the most effective strategy is to stop accelerated ageing in astronauts and whether it could work on Earth? Tune into this episode of Euronews Tech Talks to find out.

Mobility

First aircraft faults, then Starliner. What's going on at Boeing?

Boeing has been criticised after a series of technical issues. Aviation experts say fixing the company’s profit-first culture could help them to avoid future problems.

Mobility

The 'spaceplane' set to replace rockets as the way humans fly to space

This company is developing a fully reusable spaceplane to replace traditional vertical rocket launches with a rocket-powered sled system.

Space

Europe's Vega rocket readies for lift off for the last time

The Vega small-satellite launcher is taking off for its swansong mission on Thursday morning.

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Space

T-Minus Ariane 6: Inside Europe's critical mission to reclaim space autonomy

Raymond, Aline, Anne-Sophie, and Romain are four of the many Europeans involved in the building and launch of Ariane 6, Europe’s brand new rocket. And they also hold a crucial responsibility: each of them is authorised to press the red button to halt the launch.

Space

Europe's space sector to soon welcome Ariane 6: 'The missions will be longer and more versatile'

The new Ariane 6 rocket will close a dark chapter in European space history when the region had no workhorse launcher and no independent access to space.

Space

What happens now for the astronauts on the ISS?

Astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams, the first crew on Boeing’s Starliner, are on the ISS and awaiting a return date to Earth. What happens now?

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T-Minus Ariane 6: Inside Europe's critical space mission | Podcast

Raymond, Aline, Anne-Sophie, and Romain are four of the many Europeans involved in the building and launch of Ariane 6, Europe’s brand new rocket. And they also hold a crucial responsibility: each of them is authorised to press the red button to halt the launch.

Space

SpaceX's Starship successfully completes fourth test without exploding

The Starship rocket, which had exploded on previous demo flights, returned to Earth intact but with slight damage.

Space

Boeing successfully launches Starliner capsule on third attempt

Onboard the inaugural launch of Boeing's Starliner capsule will be two NASA astronauts bound for the International Space Station (ISS).

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Europe's space sector to welcome new 'versatile' rocket soon | Podcast

The new Ariane 6 rocket will close a dark chapter in European space history when the region had no workhorse launcher and no independent access to space.

Space

Why is it so hard for spacecraft to successfully land on the Moon?

Only a handful of robot space missions have landed successfully on the Moon. Experts say a range of variables determines a lander’s success or fiery failure.

Space

Meet the first all-European crew set to launch to the ISS

The crew will spend two weeks aboard the International Space Station, conducting more than 30 experiments, including research on stem cells, biological processes, and other microgravity studies.

Space

2023 in review: Another landmark year for space exploration

From ESA's JUICE mission and NASA's asteroid missions to SpaceX's attempts to launch the world's largest rocket, 2023 was another landmark for space.

Space

UK gives green light to launches from remote Scottish island spaceport

The spaceport's operators say up to 30 rockets can be launched from the island of Unst each year, with the first launches planned for 2024.

Space

This start-up is trying to fuel a rocket engine with cow manure

Interstellar Technologies’ cow-dung fuelled rocket engine successfully launched for 10 seconds.

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SpaceX plans for 2nd lift-off of Starship, the world's largest rocket

SpaceX's ambitious reusable rocket will face another critical test on November 17 when the Elon Musk-owned company will attempt a second launch.

Space

ESA is returning to the asteroid nudged off its orbit last year

A new ESA mission is heading back to the asteroid nudged off course when it crashed a spacecraft onto its surface last year.

Space

NASA's first asteroid samples land on Earth after 7-year journey

The data gleaned by the space mission will likely help scientists with any asteroid-deflection efforts in the future.

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How is space exploration propelling our daily lives | Podcast

In episode 7 of our podcast series, "Space Exploration: Very down to Earth," we embark on a journey across Europe to unveil how the strides taken above are intimately linked to improvements in our daily lives below.