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January 8, 2026 at 2:23 AM
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My take: if space is going to be a place where humans live and work, they will sometimes get sick. This incident is a feature, not a bug.
January 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
My take: if space is going to be a place where humans live and work, they will sometimes get sick. This incident is a feature, not a bug.
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Some questions at the press conference were not answered very clearly by NASA:
- did the affected astronaut agree that return was sensible, or did they get all right-stuffy and want to soldier on?
- does 'stable' mean working as normal doing regular duties on ISS, or are they on floaty bed rest?
- did the affected astronaut agree that return was sensible, or did they get all right-stuffy and want to soldier on?
- does 'stable' mean working as normal doing regular duties on ISS, or are they on floaty bed rest?
January 8, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Some questions at the press conference were not answered very clearly by NASA:
- did the affected astronaut agree that return was sensible, or did they get all right-stuffy and want to soldier on?
- does 'stable' mean working as normal doing regular duties on ISS, or are they on floaty bed rest?
- did the affected astronaut agree that return was sensible, or did they get all right-stuffy and want to soldier on?
- does 'stable' mean working as normal doing regular duties on ISS, or are they on floaty bed rest?
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LAUNCH at about 2325 UTC Dec 25 of a Chang Zheng 8A from Hainan Commercial Launch Site, probably with the SatNet LEO Group 17 satellites
December 25, 2025 at 11:29 PM
LAUNCH at about 2325 UTC Dec 25 of a Chang Zheng 8A from Hainan Commercial Launch Site, probably with the SatNet LEO Group 17 satellites