Astronauts News
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Cleaning and controlling debris on a space station is tricky work. Microgravity can turn gasses, dust, fluids and sharp objects into a floating hazard. A science team have come up with a solution.
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The Expedition 36 crew members, comprising two Russian Cosmonauts and one NASA astronaut returned safely to Earth on Wednesday after 166 days in space, on board a Russian Soyuz spacecraft.
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In what has been China's fifth, longest manned launch into outer space, three astronauts have been sent to the Tiangong-1 Chinese space 'station', to transport materials to the lab, as well as enhance docking and manned space operations.
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The latest musical endeavor from the International Space Station is the "International Song Station." Astronauts on the ISS have been teaming up with musicians back down on Earth to make some cosmic tunes.
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Recently, astronauts encountered a problem at the International Space Station when they needed to fix a problem with an electrical unit that needed replacing. Using resourcefulness, they were able to make the necessary fix using an ordinary toothbrush.
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Using the same safety protocols as those of spacewalks, a multicultural team of six astronauts is set to begin a search for life deep underground rather than in space.
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Have you ever wondered what it smells like out in space? Now NASA has hired a scent chemist to try to reproduce the odour.
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In China's first manned space flight, the three astronauts on Shenzhou-9 have successfully docked with the Tiangong-1 module and are settling into their new home-from-home.
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Before returning home after six months aboard the International Space Station, the astronauts had a little fun with zero-gravity.
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Chantilly -
Today Space Shuttle Discovery completed its final voyage as it now embarks upon its next mission. This morning the space shuttle arrived at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, Va.
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A Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, built a LEGO replica of the orbiting International Space Station (ISS) while living aboard the real-life station in space.
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The Shuttle Atlantis roars back to earth this Thursday marking the end of the U.S. Space Missions, a casualty of budget cuts. Now, what's to happen to the generation of people who trained long and hard to be astronauts?
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It’s always cheaper to fly one way, even to Mars. But are scientists proposing a suicide mission? An article in the latest issue of the Journal of Cosmology finds out.
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Montreal -
Astronauts from Canada and the United States are urging governments to get ready for an asteroid that could potentially end civilization as we know it. Ignoring it, says astronauts, would be "foolish" and "ignorant."
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Milwaukee -
A new study recently released suggests that a 10-month mission to Mars would result in astronauts losing half of their muscle strength and upon arrival to the red planet, the astronauts could have the strength of an 80-year-old.
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Astronauts aboard the Discovery space shuttle have now finished their final spacewalk. Three walks were carried out to complete some installation work on the International Space Station.
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In addition to all the rigorous physical requirements and demands placed on those entering China’s space program, those wannabes with bad breath, body odor or runny noses have been banned from training. Read on, but hold that sneeze.
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Astronauts today started the first spacewalk of five which are set to be carried out by members of crew on board Endeavour. The shuttle featured heavily in the news recently after it's launch was delayed a number of times.
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Scientists now claim that traveling in space for many years will adversely affect human appearance because travelers will not be required to exert any effort to either move or keep warm. Read on for balder, shorter and chubbier details.
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NASA officials fulfilled the wishes of a Star Trek fan who didn’t want to miss the premiere because of his space journey. They beamed the movie to the International Space Station. Three astronauts enjoyed the special preview of the movie at the station.
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The Shuttle Atlantis and its crew of astronauts have ended the first day of their mission in space, repairing and adjusting gears to insure that the Hubble Space Telescope can make higher resolution photographs.
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It's time for everyone in the U.S. to vote; there are no excuses, not even if you're in space, says NASA astronauts. U.S. astronauts voted from the International Space Station, sending their ballots back electronically to election officials.
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NASA astronauts claim that outer space smells like fried steak, hot metal and a welded motorbike. NASA wants chemists to recreate that smell in labs so astronauts can get acclimatized to space.
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Astronauts attached a bus sized compartment to the International Space Station Friday. Two spacewalkers attached this compartment without any major problems, which will be used as a live in quarters for the current and future crew members.
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A recently released NASA report debunks claims that astronauts are hitting the bottle before they launch into space. But the report still recommends tabling a code of conduct to avoid any health problems in the future.
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Washington - A former NASA astronaut charged over an alleged attack on a romantic rival for another astronaut's affections appeared in court Friday for a pre-trial hearing, in which her lawyer asked much of the evidence against her to be thrown out.
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A U.S. research team recently introduced a prototype spacesuit that resembles a wetsuit, but it's tough enough to handle an atmosphere like Mars. The BioSuit could one day replace the clunky outfit worn by today’s astronauts.
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Today, Nasa will release what has been dubbed a "shocking report" claiming two of its astronauts flew while intoxicated and managers just turned their heads, doing nothing about it.
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You should not drink and fly to space. After the Lisa Nowak arrest. a review found that they were allowed to fly after flight surgeons and others warned they were so intoxicated that they posed a flight-safety risk.
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The European Space Agency (ESA) is calling for applications for one of the most demanding human experiments in space history: a simulated trip to Mars! Six lucky "astronauts" will spend 17 months in an isolation tank... on Earth.
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NASA astronauts Greg Chamitoff (left) and Michael Fincke (right), both STS-134 mission specialists, are attired in Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits
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Tweet by Alexander Gerst, German astronaut on board the ISS.
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US astronauts Steve Swanson and Reid Wiseman, along with German astronaut Alexander Gerst on board the ISS, after losing a world cup bet.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Endeavour's six STS-134 astronauts, dressed in their orange launch-and-entry suits, wave to news media and other spectators in front of the Astrovan parked in front of the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left, are Mission Specialists Greg Chamitoff, Andrew Feustel,
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NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
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This photo shows astronauts that were killed on Feb. 1, 2003, in the final minutes of their 16-day scientific research mission aboard Columbia. STS-107
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Astronauts play in zero-gravity on the International Space Station
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US Steve Swanson and Reid Wiseman after being shaved by German astronaut Alexander Gerst, as a result of a World Cup bet.
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Mars-manned-mission vehicle (NASA Human Exploration of Mars Design Reference Architecture 5.0) feb 2009
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Astronauts- specialists in extravehicular activity
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