Topic: Manned Space Flight
Russia's space agency voiced outrage Tuesday after the defence ministry refused one of its cosmonauts a celebrated state honour, in the first such snub in half a century of Soyuz flights. Cosmonaut Maxim Surayev, who returned to Earth in March after six ...
Astronaut Chris Hadfield to be first Canadian commander of Space StationVeteran astronaut Chris Hadfield will be the first Canadian commander of the International Space Station when he blasts off in December 2012. Hadfield will be one of six crew members. Hadfield told ...
NASA and aerospace company ATK Aerospace Systems successfully tested Tuesday the most powerful solid-fuel rocket engine ever, even though its future in the space program remains in doubt. A huge roar and massive flames accompanied the two-minute "static" or non-flight test of ...
Putin says all manned space missions will use Russia's new launch center starting 2018Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says Russia will be launching its manned space missions from a new launching pad in the Far East in 2018. Putin visited the town of ...
COPIAPO, Chile/CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Facing one of the most complex rescue operations ever attempted, Chile is looking to space and the ocean depths for survival tips to help 33 miners endure months underground awaiting rescue. The miners were found alive ...
Study: Astronauts are as weak as 80-year-olds after a 6-month flight; better workouts neededA new study shows that astronauts can become as weak as 80-year-olds after six months at the International Space Station. The research raises serious health concerns as NASA contemplates ...
Navy panel ends military career of former astronaut Lisa Nowak over airport attack on rivalThe Navy has ended the military career of former astronaut Lisa Nowak, who lost her NASA job over a bizarre airport attack on a romantic rival. A Navy ...
The orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) was successfully corrected on Thursday, an official of the Russian space flights control centre announced. The orbit was raised by 2.2 kilometres to 355.5 kilometres (220.9 miles), the official said, quoted by Interfax news ...
If a human ever sets foot on Mars, will it be a giant step or an exhausted shuffle? Long-term space flight so weakens fitness that an astronaut heading to the Red Planet may lose up to half the power in key muscles ...
Astronauts from the International Space Station on Monday wrapped up a third and final spacewalk to replace a busted cooling unit on the orbiting outpost, NASA said. Spacewalkers Doug Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell Dyson began installing a replacement ammonia pump module on ...
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