Washington, The US space agency has replaced one of the astronauts assigned to fly on the first crewed test launch of a first-time Boeing capsule to take passengers to the International Space Station (ISS). NASA announced late Tuesday that astronaut Eric Boe will no longer fly on the mission owing[Read More…]
Tag: International Space Station
Prolonged space missions may affect size, density of spinal muscles
New York, Astronauts who spend six months or more on the International Space Station (ISS) are likely to have significant reductions in the size and density of spinal muscles after returning to Earth, reports a study. In the study, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) analysed computed tomography[Read More…]
NASA tells Boeing to fly three people for six months to ISS
Washington: NASA has updated its commercial crew contract with Boeing to let the US-based aerospace company fly three people to the International Space Station (ISS) who will stay there for up to six months from an earlier planned two-week trip. The move is seen as to quickly end the dependency[Read More…]
NASA astronaut sets record for most days in space
NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson has broken the record for most days in space by a US astronaut. She has completed a total of 666 days in space with at least 8 spacewalks. “I’m not here because of the record. But I think having the record is important because we have[Read More…]
Space to go commercial soon! Axiom Space plans to build multipurpose habitat in 2020
Axiom Space, a newly formed commercial space firm, has been planning to send an astronaut to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2019 and connect a large multipurpose habitat there in 2020, Jason Davis reported in the Planetary Society. The world’s first private commercial space station is headed by Mike[Read More…]