astronauts
New Ideas to Reduce Muscle Loss During Spaceflight
One of the obstacles to long space missions is the muscle loss that astronauts suffer from. It's called atrophy, and…
India is Going to be Sending Three People to Space in Three Years
The government of India recently announced that it will be sending a crew of three to space in 2022, and…
Soyuz Launch Carrying Two Astronauts is Forced to Abort, Landing Safely Back on Earth
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying two crew members to the ISS has experienced a booster failure. The craft executed an emergency…
India Shows off the Spacesuit its Astronauts Will be Using in 2022
At the recent Bengaluru Space Expo in India, the ISRO unveiled the spacesuit that it's astronauts will wear during the…
Stare Down from Space into the Churning Maw of Hurricane Florence
Frightening images of Hurricane Florence taken from space highlight the dangerous power of the storm.
Special Skinsuits Could Help Astronauts Avoid Back Pain When Their Spines Expand In Space
The microgravity in space makes astronauts' spines to elongate, causing back pain. A new SkinSuit being developed by the European…
Microbes May Help Astronauts Turn Human Waste Into Food
Researchers at Penn State are developing methods of turning human waste into food. And microbes, not plants, would provide the…
Weekly Space Hangout – Oct 25, 2017: Dr. John Charles of NASA’s Human Research Program
Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Paul M. Sutter (pmsutter.com / @PaulMattSutter) Dr. Kimberly Cartier (KimberlyCartier.org / @AstroKimCartier )…
2 US Astronauts Conduct Unplanned, Rapidly Executed Contingency Space Walk on Space Station
In the space of just 3 days, a pair of NASA astronauts conducted an unplanned and rapidly executed contingency space…
NASA Twins Study Researchers Take Genetic Data To Next Level
NASA's ground breaking twins study is in the all-important integration phase.