The typical astronaut has a degree in science or math, spent countless hours working as a pilot and is in good health, but the right stuff will not matter for those looking to go to Mars – they will need ‘conscientiousness.’ A study led by Western University found space fairing heroes who wish to survive … Read more
SpaceX’s newly launched capsule with four astronauts arrived Monday at the International Space Station, its new home until spring. The Dragon capsule pulled up and docked late Monday night, following a 27-hour, completely automated flight from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The linkup occurred 262 miles above Idaho. ‘Oh, what a good voice to hear,’ space … Read more
Now that’s a proper COVID bubble! Three ISS astronauts will return to Earth tomorrow after being in space with each other for almost 200 days The trio are NASA’s Chris Cassidy and Russia’s Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner They arrive on the orbiting laboratory in April to crew its so-called Expedition 63 In preparation for his return, … Read more
Three astronauts have successfully docked at the International Space Station just three hours after launching from the Earth. Their journey is the first manned flight to the ISS to last just over three hours before docking – a new fast-track manoeuvre that takes half the time of standard trip. NASA’s Kate Rubins and Sergey Ryzhikov … Read more
NASA launched a four-ton cargo capsule Friday, bringing everything from brie and Gouda to summer sausage and chocolate-covered cranberries to the International Space Station.
China has chosen 18 new astronauts after a strict, two-year selection process to help it achieve its space exploration ambition. The team is due to receive systematic training before assisting with the operation of the country’s crewed space station, according to Beijing’s space authority. The Chinese government started to build its staffed space station in … Read more
Astronauts on the International Space Station will have to wait for their new toilet after the launch of a resupply mission was delayed due to a data glitch. The Northrop Grumman Cygnus spaceship was due to launch from Wallops Island, Virginia at 02:43 BST but was scrubbed with no new launch date announced. The $23 … Read more
Astronauts on the International Space Station have finally found the source of an air leak that was first detected a year ago in September 2019, according to NASA. Three members of the ISS crew were woken in the middle of the night on Monday by ground control to search for the leak’s source – as … Read more
NASA and Elon Musk’s SpaceX are set to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on Halloween NASA announced a new target for the Crew-1 mission – October 31 at 2:49am ET This mission will send four astronauts aboard a SpaceX rocket to the ISS The event follows the … Read more
Crew members on the International Space Station still haven’t found the source of an air leak that was first detected a year ago. NASA officials first detected air leaking from the space station, which floats in low Earth orbit at an altitude of 254 miles, in September 2019. Despite getting more severe in the past … Read more