November 2017
Radiation protection for space colonists and travellers
... radiation injury Space agencies take measures to limit the time astronauts spend exposed to radiation, such as scheduling spacewalks so that they do not occur during times of intense solar activity and limiting the amount of radiation they...
January 2019
Materials make the space mission
... readers through the extreme properties that materials used for space missions must possess. In photos snapped by spacewalkers, space looks like the most tranquil environment imaginable: absolute stillness bathed in even sunlight, receding out...
October 2018
Developing wearable technologies for space and Earth
...Rescue (SAFER) jet pack. Astronauts use the SAFER during spacewalks to prevent them from floating away from the ISS. Key ... in space. She spent 115 days in space and conducted two spacewalks from the ISS. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Molecular ...
July 2021
Canadarm2 - 20 years of Canadian space robotics on the ISS
... Mission Control in Houston. The day of the flight’s first spacewalk, 22 April 2001, was a milestone for Canada and an ...wore out, far exceeding their design life. Spacewalking astronauts replaced those parts, further proving the maintainability...
02 August 2020
SpaceX’s historic Demo-2 mission ends with a splash
... and reservoir construction – to natural dynamic events, including hurricanes, floods, and volcanic eruptions. Behnken conducted four spacewalks while on board the space station with Expedition 63 Commander and NASA colleague Chris Cassidy. The duo...
October 2026
Who will build humanity’s future in space?
... safest cocoon can fail. On 16 July 2013, Italy’s Luca Parmitano’s spacesuit cooling system began leaking during a spacewalk. Water quickly accumulated inside his helmet, impairing his hearing, preventing communication and obscuring his vision...
