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Gender Generates Biological Challenges For Long Duration Spaceflight
Women are more susceptible to harmful changes in their microbiome during space travel. Understanding those changes will allow female astronauts…
Book Review and Giveaway: Ask the Astronaut
Imagine yourself sitting in front of a veteran astronaut. You are able to ask him or her all the space…
Harrowing Return to Earth Ends Year in Space for Kelly
After 340 placid days in space, the return to Earth will be punctuated by a 25 minute free-fall, extreme heat,…
NASA Unveils Orion Pressure Vessel at KSC Launching on EM-1 Moon Mission in 2018
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - NASA officials proudly unveiled the pressure vessel for the agency’s new Orion capsule destined to…
Space Zinnias Rebound from Space Blight on Space Station
Zinnia experimental plants growing aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have staged a dramatic New Year’s comeback from a potential…
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Orion Gets Beefed Up, Silver-Metallic Thermal Protection Coating for Next Flight on EM-1
In the wake of NASA’s supremely successful inaugural test flight of the Orion deep space capsule on the EFT-1 mission…
What Does it Take to Be an Astronaut?
What does it take to have the "Right Stuff" to become an Astronaut? Are you an overachiever? Are you working…
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NASA Orders First Commercial Crew Mission to Space Station from SpaceX
Restoring America’s ability to once again launch US astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) from US soil on US…
Weekly Space Hangout – Nov. 6, 2015: Astronaut Mike Massimino
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Mike Massimino, Former Astronaut; Senior Advisor for Space Programs at the Intrepid Sea, Air…
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International Space Station Achieves 15 Years of Continuous Human Presence in Orbit
The International Space Station (ISS) achieved 15 years of a continuous human presence in orbit, as of today, Nov. 2,…