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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 27, 2023

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 27 11:47 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Hollywood-style fancy suits for space

Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich, EPA-EFE
Posted at Feb 27 10:36 PM

The suits were conceived by Hollywood costume designer Jose Fernandez, who designed the costumes in Captain America: Civil War, Tron and Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. Read more »

SpaceX crew launch to ISS postponed

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 27 04:58 PM

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch to the International Space Station was postponed on Monday, with officials citing problems with ground systems. Read more »

BTS' Jin bids farewell on 'magical night' in Argentina

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 31 11:56 AM

K-pop superstar Jin performed his new single 'The Astronaut' alongside Coldplay before taking a hiatus to perform mandatory military service. Read more »

BTS' Jin releases single 'The Astronaut'

Anna Gabrielle Cerezo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 28 02:28 PM

BTS member Jin on Friday dropped his single “The Astronaut,” which was a collaborative effort with iconic rock band Coldplay along with an accompanying music video. Read more »

BTS' Jin to release solo single 'The Astronaut'

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 01:17 AM

Jin of the K-pop supergroup BTS will be releasing his solo single "The Astronaut" ahead of his military enlistment. Read more »

China sends 3 astronauts to complete space station

Ludovic Ehret, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 05 03:01 PM

China launched a rocket carrying 3 astronauts on a mission to complete construction on its new space station in an attempt to become a space power. Read more »

Japanese 'space tourists' ready for ISS trip

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 19 09:20 PM

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa arrived at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Friday for training ahead of his flight to the International Space Station. Read more »

Astronaut becomes first Chinese woman to spacewalk

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 08 12:23 PM

Astronaut Wang Yaping became the first Chinese woman to walk in space as her team completed a six-hour stint outside the Tiangong space station. Read more »

Spending time in space can lead to brain damage: study

South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 18 11:17 AM

Spending time in space can damage the brains of astronauts, according to new research that poses questions for the long-term risks of space travel. Read more »

Rocket carrying William Shatner blasts off into space

Mike Blake, Reuters
Posted at Oct 13 11:39 PM

William Shatner embodied the promise of space travel in the classic 1960s TV series "Star Trek" and seven subsequent films. Read more »

With 'Captain Kirk' aboard, Blue Origin to return to space

Reuters
Posted at Oct 12 07:05 PM

As one of four passengers selected for the flight, William Shatner, at age 90, is poised to become the oldest person ever to venture into space. Read more »

Japan astronaut to embark on his 5th space mission

Kyodo News
Posted at Oct 12 03:10 PM

Astronaut Koichi Wakata will embark on his fifth space mission, a space travel record for a Japanese astronaut. Read more »

Chinese astronauts return to Earth

China Daily via Reuters
Posted at Sep 18 03:05 PM

The three Chinese astronauts wave in front of their return capsule after their return to Earth Read more »

Chinese astronauts return to Earth after 90-day mission

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 17 06:32 PM

Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth Friday after completing the country's longest-ever crewed mission. Read more »

Party time: Champagne and celebrities mark Branson's space flight

Lucie Aubourg, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 12 09:06 AM

Champagne flowed, guests cheers and Grammy-nominated singer Khalid debuted a new single: British billionaire Richard Branson threw himself a party in the desert to mark his successful first flight into space. Read more »

Coldplay beam up new single 'Higher Power' to space

Reuters
Posted at May 07 11:31 AM

British band Coldplay chose an out of this world way to mark the release of their latest single “Higher Power” on Friday - by beaming up into space.  Read more »

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins dead at 90

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 29 01:46 AM

Collins, who flew the Apollo 11 command module while his crewmates became the first people to land on the Moon on July 20, 1969, died Wednesday after battling cancer. Read more »

How a space doctor keeps astronauts healthy on the ISS

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 23 09:38 AM

From muscle loss to radiation exposure and the psychological effects of confinement, spaceflight takes a toll on those lucky enough to experience it.  Read more »

‘Work begins now’: UAE selects 1st Arab woman for astronaut training

Reuters
Posted at Apr 12 05:00 AM

Nora al-Matrooshi, a 27-year-old mechanical engineering graduate, will join NASA's 2021 Astronaut Candidate Class in the United States.   Read more »