Astronauts

A new study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden has examined how T cells of the immune system are affected by weightlessness. The results, which are published in the journal Science Advances, could explain why astronauts'…

As we enter a new era in space travel, a study looking at how the human brain reacts to traveling outside Earth's gravity suggests frequent flyers should wait three years after longer missions to allow the physiological changes in their…

Cara Murez FRIDAY, June 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Astronauts spending six months or longer in space should stretch their time between trips to three years, warns new research on the impact of…

The European Space Agency is drawing up proposals to develop spacecraft over the next decade that could fly ESA astronauts into orbit and to the Moon, according to its director-general Josef Aschbacher.Speaking to the Financial Times…

With the Mars simulation, Haney suggests that NASA should watch the crew for danger signs, like symptoms of depression, heightened irritability, and moodiness, and changes in sleeping and eating patterns. And for the crew, he recommends…

Last night, an Axiom Space mission carrying a private crew blasted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, heading towards the International Space Station. The crew of four, led by former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, flew aboard a…

Issued on: 22/05/2023 - 01:22 The second-ever private mission to the International Space Station launched Sunday carrying a Saudi man and woman, the first citizens from…

Astronaut John Herrington | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Shot in the scenic landscapes of USA, Into Nature’s Wild features astronaut John Herrington, pilot Ariel Tweto and long-distance hiker Jennifer Pharr Davis who undertake a…

Taking off from Launch Complex 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Orion capsule will take the four selected astronauts on a four-day trip to the moon taking them around the satellite's famed dark side. The…

Issued on: 03/04/2023 - 19:54 NASA on Monday named the first woman and the first African American ever assigned as astronauts to a lunar mission, introducing them as part…