May 2020
Mixed reality in the design of space habitats
..., Shuttle astronauts used VR extensively in combination with neutral buoyancy training for extra-vehicular activity (EVA) simulations. Figure 2. Astronaut Alexander Gerst training in a 3D virtual reality laboratory. Figure 3. Astronaut Christina Koch...
January 2021
Medical professionals and long-duration spaceflight
... 2013/14), he acted as spacecraft commander and/or expedition commander, as well as performing six extravehicular activities (EVAs). He carried out examinations of respiratory and cardiovascular system status, and monitored psychophysiological state...
April 2026
Exploring Mars – the key issues
..., it has become clear how inhospitable it is. Despite the doubts, many of us hold on to the Martian dream. The third EVA (extravehicular activity) of the STS-114 mission in 2005 included taking a close-up look and the repair of the...
07 July 2016
Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft launched successfully from Baikonur
... a wonderful thing for astronauts and cosmonauts. We have many visiting vehicles that are arriving, we made do some EVAs and we have a huge research complement of some incredibly interesting experiments on board station. There’s often a distinction...
28 December 2020
First piece of the Chinese Space Station is set to launch in 2021
... Taikonauts, and could mark the first time a Chinese woman commands a space mission or performs an extravehicular activity (EVA). After launching the core module next year, Jianping said China will launch the Tianzhou-2 cargo...
17 March 2021
Like Venus, ancient water on Mars is trapped in its crust, new study says
.... After simulating volcanic degassing, atmospheric escape, and crustal hydration on Mars, a team headed by Caltech PhD candidate Eva Scheller, say that the loss of water solely through the atmosphere cannot explain both the observed...
