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NASA astronauts have started growing human cells aboard the International Space Station to help understand the production of human tissue in low gravity. 250 test tubes containing adult human stem cells were sent aboard the SpaceX CRS-20 resupply mission that arrived at the ISS this week. Scientists say that due to the weightlessness on board … Read more
It has been 18 years in the making, but SpaceX may finally send its first manned mission into space. The firm’s president and COO Gwynne Shotwell revealed the California company is ‘gunning for May’ to fly astronauts aboard its Crew Dragon to the International Space Station. Shotwell noted that NASA astronauts set to take the … Read more
NASA has opened applications for the next generation of astronauts that will travel to the Moon and Mars. Potential space farers have until the end of this month to submit their application to the US space agency, which says ‘extensive travel may apply’. New astronauts will have to undergo a two-year training and evaluation period … Read more
Artemis was the twin sister of Apollo and goddess of the Moon in Greek mythology. NASA has chosen her to personify its path back to the Moon, which will see astronauts return to the lunar surface by 2024 – including the first woman and the next man. Artemis 1, formerly Exploration Mission-1, is the first … Read more