NASA’s Deep Space Food Challenge, in partnership with the Canadian Space Agency, aims to develop sustainable food production systems for space missions, offering a prize…
Research reveals that astronauts experience a significant increase in red blood cell destruction while in space, leading to persistent anemia even after their return. This…
Expedition 66 is gearing up for a spacewalk and the departure of a SpaceX resupply ship, while conducting health studies on exercise and vision. Cosmonauts…
World-first study changes what’s known about space anemia. Astronauts face increased red blood cell destruction in space, leading to prolonged recovery times and necessitating adapted…
Expedition 66 astronauts focused on research and maintenance, studying vision changes in microgravity and preparing for spacewalks. Activities included equipment servicing and microbial sampling. Space…
The Expedition 66 crew is preparing for a significant spacewalk on January 19, focusing on important station modules, while other astronauts conduct scientific and maintenance…
ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer’s ISS mission provides insights into aging effects in space, focusing on vision, hearing, muscle health, body temperature, and sleep. Another year…
The ISS is gearing up for significant events: the Cargo Dragon’s departure and a Russian spacewalk. Crew members are focused on scientific research and preparations,…
Expedition 66 explored space agriculture and human cell adaptation to microgravity, with preparations for an upcoming spacewalk. Key activities included genetic plant studies and biological…
Expedition 66 engaged in science, safety training, and spacewalk preparations, focusing on biological experiments, emergency scenario reviews, and robotic technology testing for equipment safety. They…
Astronauts traveling within Earth’s largest artificial satellite can capture unique shots of the planet’s only natural satellite. Astronauts traveling within Earth’s largest artificial satellite—the International…
The astronauts and cosmonauts of Expedition 66 worked throughout Wednesday on U.S. and Russian spacesuits. The orbital residents will also end 2021 working on life…
The Expedition 66 crew members continue unpacking the SpaceX Cargo Dragon vehicle and initiating brand new microgravity investigations. Some of the new science taking place…
NASA has assigned two crew members to launch on the agency’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission – the sixth crew rotation flight aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft…
NASA has selected Axiom Space for the second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. NASA will negotiate with Axiom on a mission order…
UTSW brain pressure project critical to Mars mission, NASA says. A subtle smile emerged on Dr. James Leidner’s face as he envisioned telling people of…
Marcos Berríos ’06, Christina Birch PhD ’15, and Christopher Williams PhD ’12 make up a third of the 2021 NASA astronaut candidate class. On Monday,…
NASA has chosen 10 new astronaut candidates from a field of more than 12,000 applicants to represent the United States and work for humanity’s benefit…