Tag - Astronauts
It seems that everyone is talking about the Moon these days -- not just how to get there, but what to do once landed there! NASA is planning to reach the moon and set up base, including a pair of small and pressurized rovers with range of nearly 600...
After some delays and controversies, Mission STS-118 got off to a brilliant start as the seven-member crew headed into space in space shuttle Endeavour at planned 2336 BST on Wednesday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Endeavour's...
Planning a trip this Christmas? A trip you can much acclaim of and make it stately! Why don't then adventure out of the world (literally)! - as Gregory Olsen made. Oslen is a businessman-scientist, who spent millions of dollars for a trip to the...
I always wondered what the astronauts cooked up for lunch in space. It seems like my staple food Ramen, has sneaked it's way in the Astronaut menu. Along with Top Ramen and Nissin products, Japanese astronauts will also be able to munch on rice...
NASA is aiming to build an outpost on the moon by the end of 2020. The space research organization's plan is commendable, but have they thought of all the astronauts who will have to spend months or even years on this sole natural satellite of...
Fancy going on a trip to the planet Mars?
The European Space Agency is looking for volunteers to make a 'pretend trip to Mars'.
The duration of the trip would be two years. Living conditions would include cramped space and pre-packed food, similar..
A male astronaut has been dismissed by the US space agency, due to some confrontation that occurred in Florida airport between female astronaut and some other woman. A spokesman of NASA Johnson Space Agency has stated that William Oefelein 42 was...
US Space monitors have stated that parts of Russian rocket have re-entered the atmosphere are showering western US with space debris.
Till now no damage has been reported and the debris is not considered to be hazardous.
Space debris is not a...
Often solar activity goes unnoticed on Earth, but this one will surely grab every ones attention. The Sun is just past its low-point in an 11-year cycle of activity. But big eruptions can happen anytime. One just did.
A major X-9 flare erupted...
Once again, the shuttle Discovery will blast into space and once again, it will dock with the International Space Station. And it all comes to continue the process of building the half-completed orbiting laboratory in a mission full of nerve-racking...
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