19 February 2021
China's astronauts begin training for space station missions
...during the operational phase are expected to involve three astronauts and consist of six-month-long rotations. The ...will be central to the space station's operations, given that astronauts will live there and control the entire station from inside....
31 March 2021
Apply now to become an ESA astronaut
...notice for the ‘Parastronaut’ feasibility study to select astronauts living with specific physical disabilities. This project is.... To make this dream a reality, alongside the astronaut recruitment, I am launching the Parastronaut Feasibility Project –...
16 April 2024
The End Of Astronauts Why Robots are the Future of Exploration
... on the tin’ books. The title suggests astronauts are surplus to requirements; the subtitle substitutes robotic... explore”, they maintain that the broadly-accepted mantra that astronauts “perform a valuable inspirational role” remains an “open question...
March 2017
Growing plastic-producing bacteria in space
...survive for several years without nutrients. This means that astronauts would have the possibility to store a variety of ...More than just biology On a mission to Mars, astronauts will experience reduced gravity and their spacecraft drastic external...
November 2017
Radiation protection for space colonists and travellers
... are severely damaged we can no longer repair 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...
February 2018
Our space future lies in innovation
... space agency (CNES), Chair of the Council of the European Space Agency (ESA) and President of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF). Earlier in his career, whilst at the helm of Arianespace, he was the artisan of the technical procedures...
