Astronauts News
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SpaceX and Boeing won't be flying crewed test flights of their new astronaut crew capsules until well into 2019, according to a new schedule NASA released on Thursday.
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NASA’s Commercial Crew Program is in jeopardy, according to a report published this week by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), and they want NASA to come up with a contingency plan for getting American astronauts to the ISS.
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At first glance, the Crew Dragon space capsule looks like something out of a Star Trek movie, but it's the real thing. This is the spacecraft that SpaceX will fly during its Demonstration Mission 1 flight test later this summer.
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An 11-pound, artificially intelligent orb is launching to the International Space Station.
The robot, called the Crew Interactive Mobile Companion (CIMON), will have an animated face, talk, and fly around.
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An air force pilot and a lecturer at the University of Cambridge have been named Canada’s newest astronauts, joining David St. Jacques and Jeremy Hansen as future Canadian representatives in space!
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It was “sort of a record” and there are a lot of “buts” associated with it. The ball was thrown by Astronaut Tim Kopra while orbiting the Earth on the ISS and it travelled 564,664 yards. The distance was measured relative to the Earth.
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A curious fact: most astronauts returning to Earth need to wear glasses shortly after setting foot back on the planet. The reason has confounded scientists until now.
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By AFP
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Russia's Soyuz spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station, carrying a European, a Russian and an American astronaut for a six-month mission at the orbiting outpost.
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By AFP
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NASA has received a record 18,300 resumes from people keen on becoming astronauts, the US space agency said.
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Longer hauls on the International Space Station (ISS) or deep space missions pose problems in terms of the food supply for astronauts. To help to overcome this, sugar-producing bacteria are to be tested in space as a potential food source for astronauts.
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"In space no one can hear you scream…", it’s a better movie line than "in space no one can smell you." That aside, space probably does smell a little. If this is the case, what’s it like?
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By AFP
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Two men are about to spend a year at the orbiting International Space Station, in an experiment that will test the limits of the human body and mind.
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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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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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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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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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US astronauts Steve Swanson and Reid Wiseman, along with German astronaut Alexander Gerst on board the ISS, after losing a world cup bet. YouTube
Astronauts- specialists in extravehicular activity NASA
The astronauts are, from left to right: Sunita Williams, Josh Cassada, Eric Boe, Nicole Mann, Christopher Ferguson, Douglas Hurley, Robert Behnken, Michael Hopkins and Victor Glover. NASA
Astronauts play in zero-gravity on the International Space Station Video Screen Capture
NASA astronauts Greg Chamitoff (left) and Michael Fincke (right), both STS-134 mission specialists, are attired in Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits NASA
Mars-manned-mission vehicle (NASA Human Exploration of Mars Design Reference Architecture 5.0) feb 2009 NASA
McClelland with NASA astronauts Brian Duffy and David Leetsma in 1991 Clark C. McClelland
Astronaut candidate Sidey during the second series of aptitude tests. Canadian Space Agency
Buzz Aldrin was the Lunar Module pilot on Apollo 11. On July 20, 1969, he was the second human being to set foot on the Moon, following mission commander Neil Armstrong. © NASA
Outpost Alpha is a simulated outpost like the one that will be constructed on Mars. This one will be used to train the astronauts. Mars One
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 NASA
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, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
US Steve Swanson and Reid Wiseman after being shaved by German astronaut Alexander Gerst, as a result of a World Cup bet. YouTube
Tweet by Alexander Gerst, German astronaut on board the ISS. Twitter screengrab
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
NASA astronaut, Clayton C. Anderson's SAFER backpack is clearly visible near his rear end, attached below/on the side of his PLSS (Primary Life Support System). This was one of his six career spacewalks. NASA
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