Andreas Mogensen

Astronaut’s Mission Is To Snatch A Dragon Without Crashing The Canadarm

When there's a Dragon spacecraft coming your way at the International Space Station, you'd better be ready to grapple it…

9 years ago

Got Back Pain? This Suit Could Counteract Spine Problems In Space (And On Earth)

If you've ever felt insecure about your height, orbit is a great place to be. Astronaut spines lengthen up to…

9 years ago

How Astronauts Could Survive In The Cold After A Soyuz Landing

If your spaceship comes back in rural Kazakhstan, and it's blowing snow, and rescue forces can't get there right away,…

9 years ago

At ‘Star City’, This Is How Astronauts Learn About Soyuz Spacecraft

While the world is having a good time watching Olympic sports in Sochi, about a day's drive north in Russia…

9 years ago

Astronaut Does A ‘Moon’ Walk In The Sea. Better Yet, It’s Just One Of Many Recent Underwater Missions

The black-and-white tones of this photo evoke a famous Moon walk of 1969, but in reality it was taken in…

10 years ago