In case you needed any evidence that we’re still living in a world that’s built for men, you need look no further than this week’s news that an historic all-female spacewalk has been cancelled due to a lack of availability of appropriately sized …
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NASA pulls all-female spacewalk due to suit fitting issues
You’re just going to have to wait a little longer for an all-female spacewalk.
NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Anne McClain were scheduled to walk together in the historic moment, but NASA has pulled the event due to suit availability on the International Space Station.
Fellow NASA astronaut Nick Hague completed the first of the series of spacewalks last Friday with McClain, who found out that a particular suit size fit her best. Unfortunately, there’ll only be one suit available in this size — and it also fits Koch. Read more…
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View More NASA pulls all-female spacewalk due to suit fitting issuesIt’s really hard to walk when you come back to Earth from space
No one said it was easy to adjust to life on Earth after living in space.
From your lack of spatial awareness to missing that bird’s eye view from the International Space Station, astronauts come back home to solid ground and experience all kinds of symptoms as a result of long stays in space.
And according to a newly released video from NASA astronaut Drew Feustel, one of those symptoms is being unable to walk a straight line with your eyes closed.
Feustel posted the video to Twitter after some of his colleagues came home from the space station on Thursday.
Welcome home #SoyuzMS09 ! On October 5th this is what I looked like walking heel-toe eyes closed after 197 days on @Space_Station during the Field Test experiment…I hope the newly returned crew feels a lot better. Video credit @IndiraFeustel pic.twitter.com/KsFuJgoYXh
— A.J. (Drew) Feustel (@Astro_Feustel) December 20, 2018 Read more…
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View More It’s really hard to walk when you come back to Earth from spaceCosmonauts brought a knife to a spacewalk
Let’s be honest, spacewalks, as a whole, can be pretty boring to watch.
Yes, it’s one of the most dangerous things an astronaut or cosmonaut can do in space: floating out into the void with just a relatively thin spacesuit to protect them.
But …
The first 8K ultra HD video from space will make you believe you’re in orbit
Most of us will never get to space, but at least we have videos that show us what it’s like to touch the void.
New footage from the International Space Station taken in 8K ultra high-definition shows off a hurricane, the moon, and even science ex…
Astronauts forced to escape malfunctioning Soyuz rocket
Astronauts Nick Hague and Alexey Ovchinin have been forced to return to Earth in “ballistic descent mode” after their Soyuz rocket’s booster malfunctioned shortly after launch, NASA announced Thursday.
“The Soyuz capsule is returning to Earth via a ballistic descent, which is a sharper angle of landing compared to normal,” the agency tweeted. “Search and rescue teams are heading towards the expected touchdown location of the spacecraft and crew.”
The Soyuz capsule has landed back on Earth carrying two crew members. Search and rescue teams are in contact with the crew and are en route to the landing location. Live updates: https://t.co/mzKW5uDsTi pic.twitter.com/G3IuAztH6O
— NASA (@NASA) October 11, 2018 Read more…
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View More Astronauts forced to escape malfunctioning Soyuz rocketTake a look at the first space suit that let Americans walk in space
The Gemini IV mission was a big deal. It was going to include America’s first attempt at walking in space. The mission debuted the Gemini space suit, which not only kept us cozy in the harshness of space, but also opened the door to future exploratio…
View More Take a look at the first space suit that let Americans walk in spaceDramatic astronaut photos show extreme fires burning in California
So far the Carr fire has scorched more than 130,000 square acres of northern California, leaving a trail of destroyed buildings and damaged forests in its wake.
Photos from satellites have revealed just how arid California appears from space af…
Astronaut Jeanette Epps still can’t tell us why NASA pulled her from historic space mission
NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps should be in space right now. But instead, she’s stuck on Earth.
In January, NASA unexpectedly announced that Epps — who was set to become the first African-American astronaut to live aboard the International Space Station for an extended period of time — would not be flying to the orbiting outpost in June after all.
No public reason was given for the sudden reassignment, and Epps hasn’t said much about the situation until now.
On Thursday Epps spoke out about why she was pulled from the flight during the Tech Open Air conference in Berlin, Germany. Read more…
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View More Astronaut Jeanette Epps still can’t tell us why NASA pulled her from historic space missionWe asked astronauts if they think aliens exist. Here’s what they said
Jeff Hoffman has floated in the vacuum of space. He’s looked down at our planet from above, seen the whorls of clouds, the vast oceans, and the crowded cities as webs of light.
Over five missions — including the first to the Hubble Space Telescope — Hoffman has spent 1,211 hours of his life in space.
“I believe there is life elsewhere in the universe,” Hoffman said in an intervew.
Fewer than 600 of the nearly 108 billion people who’ve existed on this planet have seen it from orbit. That rare experience, along with their advanced science degrees, makes astronauts seem uniquely qualified to answer the question: Are we alone in the universe? Read more…
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View More We asked astronauts if they think aliens exist. Here’s what they saidNASA’s tribute to Stephen Hawking will make you smile like he did in microgravity
NASA paid tribute to cosmologist Stephen Hawking following his death early Wednesday morning.
NASA shared a video on Twitter that Stephen Hawking recorded for astronauts Rick Mastracchio and Koichi Wakata on the International Space Station in 2014.
Remembering Stephen Hawking, a renowned physicist and ambassador of science. His theories unlocked a universe of possibilities that we & the world are exploring. May you keep flying like superman in microgravity, as you said to astronauts on @Space_Station in 2014 pic.twitter.com/FeR4fd2zZ5
— NASA (@NASA) March 14, 2018 Read more…
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View More NASA’s tribute to Stephen Hawking will make you smile like he did in microgravityAstronaut expected to be the 1st African-American Space Station crewmember won’t fly in 2018 after all
Jeanette Epps, who was set to become the first-ever African-American astronaut to be a crewmember on the International Space Station, will not fly to space in 2018 as scheduled, NASA announced late Thursday.
It’s not clear why Epps was reassigned from her flight. The decision pulls her from her slated mission, which was expected to launch in June.
“A number of factors are considered when making flight assignments; these decisions are personnel matters for which NASA doesn’t provide information,” NASA spokesperson Brandi Dean said via email.
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View More Astronaut expected to be the 1st African-American Space Station crewmember won’t fly in 2018 after all