spaceflight

Injection could stop the loss of muscle and bone during spaceflight

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A simple injection could stop the loss of muscle and bone during spaceflight for long-term missions to Mars, a new study claims. US scientists sent mice to the International Space Station (ISS), which floats in low Earth orbit at an altitude of 254 miles, to expose them to microgravity.  By first inhibiting a signalling pathway in their cells, the microgravity-exposed … Read more

First orbital spaceflight from UK soil is a step closer after spaceport gets planning approval

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The first orbital space flight from UK soil is a step closer after the first spaceport – Space Hub Sutherland – was given planning approval by the Highland Council.    Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) plans to build the £17.9 million satellite launch site on peatland on the Moine Peninsula near Tongue in the Scottish Highlands.  … Read more

Donald Trump leaves the White House with Melania to watch Elon Musk’s first manned spaceflight

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President Trump and first lady Melania Trump departed the White House Wednesday to watch the historic launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule ferry NASA astronauts to the International Space Station.  The Trumps walked out of the Oval Office at 12:30 p.m., with the president skipping a Q&A with the gathered … Read more

NASA’s head of human spaceflight RESIGNS days before manned SpaceX mission

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NASA’s head of human spaceflight quit on Monday, just days before the first commercial mission to take astronauts to the International Space Station.    Elon Musk’s SpaceX will become the first commercial company to fly astronauts to the ISS in a flight that will also be the first from US soil since 2011.  Doug Loverro, who … Read more