Frequent space travelers should wait three years after a longer mission to allow the physiological changes in their brains to reset, a new study suggests. As we enter a new era in space travel, researchers were interested in how the human brain reacts to traveling outside Earth’s gravity. They studied brain scans of 30 astronauts…
Apollo Astronauts Say US Needs to Take Space Seriously as Front in ‘New Cold War’ With China
May 30, 2023
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Veteran moonwalkers of the Apollo Program say that the United States needs to take space seriously as a front in a “new Cold War” with China. Astronauts Charles Duke of Apollo 16, Harrison Schmitt of Apollo 17, Rusty Schweikert of Apollo 9, and Randy Bresnik of Artemis II, an upcoming mission to the Moon, discussed…
Apollo Astronauts Say US Needs to Take Space Seriously in ‘New Cold War’ With China
May 30, 2023
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Veteran moonwalkers of the Apollo Program say that the United States needs to take space seriously as a front in a “new Cold War” with China. Astronauts Charles Duke of Apollo 16, Harrison Schmitt of Apollo 17, Rusty Schweikert of Apollo 9, and Randy Bresnik of Artemis II, an upcoming mission to the Moon, discussed…
International Space Station Welcomes 2 Saudi Visitors, Including Kingdom’s First Female Astronaut
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—The International Space Station rolled out the welcome mat Monday for two Saudi visitors, including the kingdom’s first female astronaut. SpaceX’s chartered flight arrived at the orbiting lab less than 16 hours after blasting off from Florida. The four guests will spend just over a week there, before returning to Earth in their…
Boeing’s 1st Astronaut Flight to Space Delayed Until July
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Boeing’s first launch of astronauts has been delayed again, this time until July. NASA announced the latest postponement Wednesday, saying more time is needed to certify and test the Starliner capsule’s parachute system before the spacecraft blasts off with two test pilots. Additional software testing is also underway. Boeing already was running years…
4 Astronauts Fly SpaceX Back Home, End 5-month Mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Four space station astronauts returned to Earth late Saturday after a quick SpaceX flight home. Their capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico just off the Florida coast near Tampa. The U.S.–Russian–Japanese crew spent five months at the International Space Station, arriving last October. Besides dodging space junk, the astronauts had to…
Latest Astronaut From UAE Getting Used to Space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida—The second astronaut from the United Arab Emirates is still adjusting to life off the planet, after rocketing to the International Space Station last week. “I’m still coping. I’m still learning,” Sultan al-Neyadi said Tuesday, but added that he hopes to improve in the coming days. He’s the second UAE astronaut to fly…
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Marries Longtime Love on 93rd Birthday
LOS ANGELES—Astronaut Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin announced on Facebook that he has married his “longtime love” in a small ceremony in Los Angeles. Aldrin, who made history along with Neil Armstrong as the first humans to set foot on the surface of the moon, said the wedding took place on Friday, which was his 93rd birthday….
Old NASA Satellite Falls Harmlessly From Sky Off Alaska
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—After almost 40 years circling Earth, a retired NASA science satellite plunged harmlessly through the atmosphere off the coast of Alaska, NASA reported Monday. The Defense Department confirmed that the satellite—placed in orbit in 1984 by astronaut Sally Ride — reentered late Sunday night over the Bering Sea, a few hundred miles from…
Apollo 7 Astronaut Walter Cunningham Dead at 90
Walter Cunningham, the last surviving astronaut from the first successful crewed space mission in NASA’s Apollo program, died Tuesday in Houston. He was 90. NASA confirmed Cunningham’s death in a statement but did not include its cause. Spokespersons for the agency and Cunningham’s wife, Dot Cunningham, did not immediately respond to questions. Cunningham was one…
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