23 June 2024
NASA postpones Starliner's crew return amid thruster concerns
.... “Mission managers are evaluating future return opportunities which will follow the Space Station’s two planned spacewalks on June 24 and July 2,” said Steve Stich, NASA's commercial crew programme manager. “We are taking our time...
26 February 2018
Spaceshots and Snapshots of Projects Mercury & Gemini – A Rare Photographic History
... sharp, well exposed and often colourful. Moreover, the people shots are interspersed with rocket launches, spacewalks and helicopter landings to provide context, and the overall impression is still one of a high-tech (for the...
02 April 2020
Thousands Apply to Join NASA’s Artemis Generation, #BeAnAstronaut
... selected, the astronaut candidates will go through approximately two years of initial skills training, such as spacewalking, robotics, and spacecraft systems, as well as expeditionary behavior skills, such as leadership, followership, and teamwork...
02 August 2020
Crew Dragon are on their way home
... 100 hours of time to supporting the orbiting laboratory’s investigations, participated in public engagement events, and supported four spacewalks with Behnken and Cassidy to install new batteries in the station’s power grid and upgrade other station...
10 January 2021
Limitless
...-old that you’ll be away for a week at an international conference, but ‘Daddy’s going to space and may even do a spacewalk’ represents a somewhat unique parental challenge. Peake’s own childhood was “ordinary” and many readers will associate...
09 August 2021
NASA is seeking applicants for yearlong simulated Mars mission
... limitations, equipment failure, communication delays, and other environmental stressors. Crew tasks may include simulated spacewalks, scientific research, use of virtual reality and robotic controls, and exchanging communications. The results will...
