Astronauts

Astronauts Testing New Planet Protection Kit

Heather Archuletta — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 12:40:29 -0500

In the first test of planetary protection technology, astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) swabbed their space-walking gear for microbes, using the "Lab-On-A-Chip Application Development Portable Test System" (LOCAD-PTS), a compact biological laboratory designed for use in space. Such tools will be further developed and refined to prevent humanity from contaminating other planets.

Space-Walkers Install ISS Solar Wings

Heather Archuletta — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:18:02 -0500

Space Shuttle Discovery docked with the International Space Station this week, bringing with it the final American-made components: a $300 million set of solar arrays.

Scientists Discover Hell: As Astronauts Find Heaven: New Book Brings Hope To Nigerians

MichaelChima — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 07:23:39 -0600

When you expect to hear bad news from a country known for Yahoo-Yahoo Internet scams, but what you see is a new groundbreaking book of awesome revelations, what would you say? Good news from Nigeria?

Space Foundation Gives Nod To Poetry, Awards Vanna Bonta

celebwire.mo — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 08:11:00 -0500

A poetry magazine launched by Vanna Bonta gets an award from space professionals proving beauty is part of equations and efficiency is pointless without humanity.

Astronaut Dr. Edgar Mitchell "We Have Been Visited"

Armen Hareyan — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:43:36 -0500

FORMER NASA astronaut and moon walker Dr. Edgar Mitchell - a veteran of the Apollo 14 mission - has stunningly claimed aliens do exist. And he says extra-terrestrials have visited Earth on several occasions - but the alien contact has been repeatedly covered up by governments for six decades. Dr Mitchell, 77, said during a radio interview that sources at the space agency who had had contact with aliens described the beings as 'little people who look strange to us.'

Second flight for ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang

harminka — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:26:43 -0500

ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang from Sweden has been assigned as a Mission Specialist on board the 11-day STS-128 mission, currently scheduled for launch with Space Shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station (ISS) on 30 July 2009.

Why do astronauts suffer from space sickness?

harminka — Thu, 22 May 2008 08:25:23 -0500

Rotating astronauts for a lengthy period provided researcher Suzanne Nooij with better insight into how 'space sickness' develops, the nausea and disorientation experienced by many astronauts. Nooij will receive her PhD from TU Delft on this subject on Tuesday 20 May.

Astronaut health on moon may depend on good dusting

harminka — Wed, 14 May 2008 07:16:05 -0500

Lunar dust could be more than a housekeeping issue for astronauts who visit the moon. Their good health may depend on the amount of exposure they have to the tiny particles.

South Korea Will Send Woman Into Space

seher — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:24:05 -0500

South Korean officials says they are replacing the male astronaut they intended to send on a space voyage with a woman. The shift in plans, coming just weeks before the scheduled launch, is due to an apparent violation of security protocols by the male astronaut.

Predicting the radiation risk to ESA’s astronauts

harminka — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:16:12 -0600

European scientists have developed the most accurate method yet for predicting the doses of radiation that astronauts will receive aboard the orbiting European laboratory module, Columbus, attached to the ISS this week.

First MIT alumna to command shuttle mission

harminka — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 05:01:12 -0500

Astronaut Pamela Melroy (S.M. 1984) is set to become the first MIT alumna to command a space mission this week when the space shuttle Discovery lifts off Oct. 23 from Cape Canaveral, Fla.

NASA APPROVES ADVANCED LASIK FOR USE ON ASTRONAUTS

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 22:29:02 -0500

AMO's Advanced CustomVue™ LASIK with the IntraLase® Method Proves Ready for the Rigors of Space Travel