Smithsonian Magazine16d
Two Trailblazing Spacewalks in 1965 Opened the Door to Decades of Astronauts Pushing the Limits of Their Capabilities
Since those early steps, extravehicular activity has helped provide the solutions to many problems that astronauts face in ...
Visiting the Void: Alexei Leonov's Historic Spacewalk and First Human Photo in Space
Space exploration marked a historic milestone when first photograph of a human in space was taken during Alexei Leonov's historic spacewalk on March 18, 1965, as part of the Voskhod 2 mission. Leonov ...
Space.com22d
Meet the SpaceX Crew-10 astronauts launching to the ISS on March 12
Crew-10 will launch this evening (March 12) atop a Falcon 9 rocket, if all goes to plan. The astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-10 mission will head to the International Space Station (ISS) today (March 12), ...
Interesting Engineering10d
China's spacesuit prove their durability in Tiangong's extravehicular missions
CGTN reported the spacesuits performed reliably during the Shenzhou-19 crew’s third extravehicular activity (EVA), ...
SpaceNews10d
Shenzhou-19 astronauts complete third spacewalk, install final debris shielding on Tiangong
A pair of Chinese astronauts embarked on an extravehicular activity outside the Tiangong space station Friday, as the crew ...
The space station is too clean, and it’s making astronauts sick
Scientists hypothesize that cultivating a diverse set of microbes on the International Space Station – and the its eventual ...
Tyla14d
What happens if someone dies in space as 'stranded' NASA astronauts' return to earth sparks major questions
After Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore returned earlier this week, many of us have been asking what happens to a dead body in space?
La Crosse Tribune2d
Viroqua grad Mark Lee to be inducted into the Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame
Mark Lee, a four-time space shuttle astronaut and Viroqua High School graduate, will be inducted into the Wisconsin Aviation ...