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Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have added a new item to the dinner menu – radishes. NASA astronauts recently harvested fresh radish plants from the station’s Advanced Plant Habitat (APH) and Vegetable Production System (Veggie), which use LED lights to stimulate plant growth. Kate Rubins pulled 20 of the root vegetables from the system … Read more
New technology will allow astronauts to transform salt water on Mars into oxygen and fuel when they land on the Red Planet in 2033 The system is designed with two sides – one splits the water to form a hydroxyl ion and the other splits it again to produce oxygen It produces 25 times more oxygen … Read more
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
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
Four astronauts climbed aboard a SpaceX rocket Sunday for a night ride to the International Space Station, although the prospects of good weather were just 50-50 and the company’s leader Elon Musk was sidelined by COVID-19. The astronauts, NASA’s Victor Glover, Michael Hopkins, Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi, are sitting … 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 aboard a Russian capsule 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 three hours, thanks to a new fast-track manoeuvre that takes half the time of a standard trip. NASA’s Kate Rubins … Read more
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are in for a feast, as an 8,000-pound cargo ship is making its way bearing gourmet foods like Genoa salami, smoked Gouda and chocolate-covered cranberries. North Grumman launched its capsule carrying the goods from the Virginia coast Friday, which arrived at the orbiting laboratory around 8am ET Monday. The … 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