... development, the Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin flights have finally delivered sub-orbital, non-governmental human spaceflight for recreational purposes. However, although the participants who flew on the first Blue Origin and Virgin...
... three of these: nutrition, medical needs and crew psychology. NASA has identified five major hazards for human spaceflight. Nutrition The nutritional balance of food supplied for space missions must be perfectly adapted for a crew to sustain...
... systems and capabilities toward the challenging goal of a crewed mission to Mars. In an early use of NASA’s next-generation human spaceflight vehicles, Orion and Space Launch System (SLS), our astronauts will travel to the redirected asteroid in the...
... or space station presents optimal living conditions for humans, and is therefore even more comfortable for most... taken from the Space Station’s interior and equipment during spaceflight. It was proven that Penicillium crysogenum fungi were constantly...
...pilot and seriously injuring the pilot. It was the first major in-flight failure of the burgeoning commercial human spaceflight industry, and it provided significant lessons for emergency medical response. After investigating the accident, the NTSB...
... on a journey to create the world’s first commercial spaceport,’’ said Sir Richard Branson. ‘’Today, we launched the first human spaceflight from that very same place, marking an important milestone for both Virgin Galactic and New Mexico...