April 2025
South Korea’s rising rocket star
...on increasing global demands for affordable launch services, enhanced its visibility with a stand at the 2024 International Astronautical Congress in Milan, Italy, where ROOM Editor Mark Williamson spoke to Chief Global Business Officer, Win Marshall...
10 October 2016
Risk of chronic dementia for astronauts heading to Mars
... deployed on a two-to-three-year round trip to Mars," said Limoli. "The space environment poses unique hazards to astronauts. Exposure to these particles can lead to a range of potential central nervous system complications that can occur during...
07 April 2017
Astronauts can zip to safety with new Emergency Egress System (EES) from ULA
... commercial applications,” said Chris Ferguson, Boeing director of Starliner Crew and Mission Systems and a former NASA astronaut. “We look forward to spaceflight operations next year knowing that every measure to protect the flight and ground...
17 September 2021
Chinese astronauts return to Earth after 90-day mission
... in a statement. "The first manned mission to the (Chinese) space station is a complete success," it said. The taikonauts - as Chinese astronauts are known - will undergo a 14-day quarantine before they can go home "because their immune systems may...
January 2017
Mini space station for mice to study effects of reproduction in reduced gravity
... exploration systems requiring increased autonomy such as medical care and vehicle health management to achieve Mars missions. Astronaut Nicole Stott, Expedition 20/21 flight engineer, working with the Mice Drawer System (MDS) in the Kibo laboratory...
October 2021
A US space strategy for 2050: shaping a domain on the cusp
..., poignantly said: “Space is for everybody. It’s not just for a few people in science or math, or for a select group of astronauts. That’s our new frontier out there, and it’s everybody’s business to know about space.” Her statement foreshadowed...
