October 2016
Project MOONWALK
... of time and it might be necessary to either reduce the weight of future suits or develop specific devices to support the astronaut during long EVAs. To be able to conduct sampling of loose soil or smaller rocks, two different tools were developed...
November 2016
Emergency dental treatment on way to Mars
... proposed procedure includes a medical check and diagnosis in the base’s ‘medical centre’ where afterwards the injured astronaut or one of his crewmates performs the intraoral scanning in order to make individual 3D scans of the teeth and surrounding...
February 2018
European centre shifts emphasis to deep space missions
... programmes for preventive health as well as human behaviour and performance, and provides medical training and support to astronauts, Its activities can include medical certification during the pre-flight mission, or protecting work/rest schedules...
September 2021
Near space - the air-space boundary question, astronauts and space tourism
..., but when the Space Shuttle was at its height, a whole range of ‘guest astronauts’ were put through the rigours of astronaut training. So the term ‘astronaut’ is more than just a glamourous sobriquet for someone crossing the Kármán line or entering...
January 2022
Earth - no longer humanity’s only home
... system will be home to our returning astronauts. Second, just as astronauts on the Space Station talk about how ... a large and capable team at Kennedy Space Center. When astronauts leave planet Mars, they’ll have to do it independently. Finally...
September 2017
Spaceflight studies support geriatric health on Earth
... Station (ISS) eight years ago the resistance exercise component of total in-flight exercise has increased. ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet is carried to a waiting helicopter after six months in space. He returned to Earth in June 2017, landing on the...
