22 November 2019
NASA and Boeing celebrate roll out of Starliner despite dispute over costs
... Facility (VIF), where it awaits the Integrated Systems Test; a tip-to-tail electrical check of the 172-foot... "Alien" films. Boeing aim to send a similar anthropometric test dummy on their test flight, but this one is called “Rosie the Astronaut” ...
13 December 2019
Starliner spacecraft could fly as early as next week
... launch on 20 December, 2019. The Starliner’s Orbital Flight Test, which is a necessary step before the first Starliner launch with... of data showing the Starliner for the Orbital Flight Test matches Boeing’s design and “mission data load,” which...
November 2016
Simulating space in a bathtub
...made waterproof and high-elasticity fabric. When using this method, the test subject, dressed in a t-shirt and swim trunks, is asked ...and pleasant state of relaxation. Later on, however, some test subjects reported that their head felt heavy, and they...
January 2017
Mini space station for mice to study effects of reproduction in reduced gravity
... and 2) a partial gravity environment in which to conduct the experiment. This type of platform would also be beneficial for testing synergistic human exploration systems requiring increased autonomy such as medical care and vehicle health management...
