astronauts
Crew-4 is off to the Station
Name someone who at some point in their life didn’t want to be an astronaut. The answer is no one.…
Stunning Image of ISS Taken From the Ground Shows two Spacewalking Astronauts
In our age, we've grown accustomed to pictures of astronauts inside the International Space Station, as they float in zero-G…
There are Natural Features on Mars That Could Serve as Radiation Shelters
Mars is bombarded with radiation. Without a protective magnetic shield and a thick atmosphere like Earth's, radiation from space has…
Report Suggests That Astronauts Shouldn’t get More Than 600 Millisieverts of Radiation Exposure During Their Career. We get 2-3 a Year Down Here on Earth
Space may be pretty, but it's dangerous. Astronauts face a much higher dose of ionizing radiation than us Earth-bound folks,…
Since There’s no Up or Down in Space, How do our Brains Deal With This?
Astronauts and cosmonauts in space have reported spatial disorientation problems, where they find it hard to get a sense of…
Weekly Space Hangout: October 7, 2020, Dr. David Warmflash Discusses Mixed-Reality Surgical System
This week we welcome back to the show Dr. David Warmflash. Since he was last with us, David has been…
Lava Tubes on the Moon and Mars are Really, Really Big. Big Enough to Fit an Entire Planetary Base
Could lava tubes on the Moon and Mars play a role in establishing a human presence on those worlds? Possibly,…
How Would We Do Surgery in Space?
Any mission to Mars requires deeper planning than missions to the ISS or the Moon. Based purely on the length…
Scientists Have Developed a Way to Make Human Skin More Protected from Space Radiation
Earth is a radiation cocoon. Inside that cocoon, the atmosphere and the magnetosphere keep us mostly safe from the Sun's…
Astronaut Drops a Mirror During a Spacewalk. Now There’s Another Piece of Space Junk
Oops. Dropping a mirror on Earth is only minor cause for concern, perhaps about the potential of some upcoming bad…