News articles tagged with 'astronaut'
A race against time to find Apollo 14's lost voyagers
— 10 Feb 2011 20:04 | AstronomyIn communities all across the US, travellers that went to the moon and back with the Apollo 14 mission are living out their quiet lives. The voyagers in question are not astronauts.…
Shuttle mice to boost disease research
— 30 Oct 2010 16:47 | HealthWhen the space shuttle Discovery lifts off on its final flight Nov. 2, its six astronauts will be joined by 16 rodent passengers on a historic mission of their own…
Astronaut muscles waste in space
— 18 Aug 2010 08:11 | HealthAstronaut muscles waste away on long space flights reducing their capacity for physical work by more than 40%, according to research published online in the Journal of Physiology…
Mars500 European crew selected and ready to go
— 11 May 2010 04:20 | AstronomyThe simulated flight to Mars is almost ready to depart! Selection of the full crew is still under way, but the Europeans have now been chosen: Romain Charles and Diego Urbina…
Rensselaer researchers to send bacteria into orbit aboard space shuttle Atlantis
— 11 May 2010 04:14 | BiologyA team of researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will send an army of microorganisms into space this week, to investigate new ways of preventing the formation and spread…
Lunar polar craters may be electrified
— 17 Apr 2010 09:02 | AstronomyAs the solar wind flows over natural obstructions on the moon, it may charge polar lunar craters to hundreds of volts, according to new calculations by NASA's Lunar Science Institute…
NASA unveils latest results from lunar mission, helps prepare for next stage of scientific discovery
— 16 Dec 2009 11:01 | AstronomyNASA's current mission in orbit around the moon, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has been providing crucial insights about our nearest celestial neighbour since its launch…
Exploring the final frontier: Disease proposed as major barrier to Mars and beyond
— 30 Oct 2009 11:28 | BiologyA new report appearing in The Journal of Leukocyte Biology (http://www.jleukbio.org) argues that human missions to Mars, as well as all other long-term space flights might be compromised…
Lotus-plant-inspired dust-busting shield to protect space gear
— 24 Sep 2009 08:03 | TechnologyA NASA team is developing a transparent coating that mimics the self-cleaning properties of the lotus plant to prevent dirt from sticking to the surfaces of spaceflight gear and bacteria…
Water quality in orbit
— 14 Sep 2009 13:55 | TechnologySpace is not a fun place to get a stomach bug. To ensure drinking water is adequately disinfected, University of Utah chemists developed a two-minute water quality monitoring method…