How does reduced gravity affect astronauts’ muscles and nerve responses?
Researchers from Japan conduct a review and share an action plan for astronauts to prevent muscular atrophy during spaceflight
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JJ Shavit
- Apr 20, 2022
Beam Me Up Scotty: NASA 'Holoported' a doctor onto the International Space Station
NASA flight surgeon Dr. Josef Schmid, Fernando De La Pena Llaca and their teams were the first humans “holoported” from Earth into space.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 19, 2022
Space station studies into the origins of life and the early universe
Research conducted aboard the International Space Station is helping scientists answer questions about the formation of the universe
JJ Shavit
- Dec 3, 2021
NASA Selects Companies to Develop Commercial Destinations in Space
NASA has signed agreements with three U.S. companies to develop designs of space stations and other commercial destinations in space.
JJ Shavit
- Nov 7, 2021
Supporting life beyond Earth could be possible thanks to graphene innovation
Advanced manufacturing experts from Manchester have revealed what human life in space could look like—with a graphene-enhanced space habitat
JJ Shavit
- Sep 22, 2021
Researchers successfully biomine vanadium aboard the space station
For centuries, humans have mined materials to build the tools we use every day, from batteries and cell phones to planes and refrigerators.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 22, 2021
New augmented reality applications assist astronaut repairs to space station
NASA is developing tools to increase astronaut autonomy to operate spacecraft or systems without assistance from the Mission Control Center
JJ Shavit
- Sep 21, 2021
Tom Cruise gets sneak preview from SpaceX's 1st private crew
Representatives for SpaceX's first privately chartered flight reveled that the actor took part in a call with the four space tourists.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 10, 2021
Astronaut Captures Photos of Rare Blue Aurora Illuminated by the Moon
Astronaut-photographer Thomas Pesquet recently captured photos of blue southern lights and other spectacular Earth images
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 31, 2021
International Space Station is growing human tissue to reduce the need for animal testing
We have shown that the path to producing human tissue in space is feasible, not only in theory, but in practice
JJ Shavit
- Aug 31, 2021
Astronaut gets special ice cream delivery for 50th birthday
A space station astronaut is celebrating her 50th birthday with the coolest present ever—a supply ship bearing ice cream and other treats.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 22, 2021
NASA Team Develops Technique To Protect ISS From Radiation Risk
A team of NASA researchers has developed a technique to predict radiation risk on the International Space Station for future exploration.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 17, 2021
NASA Tests 3D Moon Dust Printer on the ISS in preparation for Mars mission
Designed to build landing pads, roads, and even homes, it could help humans become an interplanetary species.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 3, 2021
New orbital station to become evolutionary step in Moon, Mars development program
For continuous exploration of outer space infrastructure it has been suggested to establish a national manned space complex in orbit
JJ Shavit
- Jul 12, 2021
Welcome to the age of commercial space tourism and the new space age
Sir Richard Branson and his team of astronauts successfully ventured into space before returning to Earth in their Unity 22 space pla
JJ Shavit
- Jul 3, 2021
Astronauts demonstrate CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing in space
First successful use aboard International Space Station of new technique for studying DNA repair in yeast
JJ Shavit
- Jun 22, 2021
Calamari in Space: NASA sends baby squid to the space station
Dozens of baby squid from Hawaii are in space for study. The baby Hawaiian bobtail squid (Euprymna scolopes) were raised in Hawaii
JJ Shavit
- Jun 21, 2021
Biden Just Gave NASA the Green Light for a Cool New Moon Base
President Joe Biden is going all in on infrastructure in space. That is to say, space stations.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 14, 2020
Soyuz flight to space station sets stage for NASA transition to U.S. crew ships
In a mission marking the end of an era, NASA astronaut and former virus hunter Kate Rubins, using NASA's last currently contracted seat
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