The astronaut who almost died on a spacewalk: how the suit that prevented tragedy works
NASA confirmed in a report that Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano almost died during a spacewalk outside the International ...
Astronauts on NASA’s Artemis mission to the Moon will need better boots − here’s why
In contrast, the Artemis missions are designed to take astronauts to the Moon’s extreme polar regions, where temperatures can reach -369 degrees Fahrenheit (-223 degrees Celsius). Apollo-era equipment ...
NASA Engineers Packed 100 Tampons in Legendary Astronaut Sally Ride's Toiletry Kit for Just One Week In Space
NASA Engineers thought Sally Ride would need 100 tampons for one week in space. Ride, who became the first American woman in space in 1983, recalls NASA engineers designing a toiletry kit for her in ...
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Astronauts repair black hole observatory, inspect cosmic ray detector on ISS spacewalk
Nick Hague and Suni Williams spent six hours working on NICER, AMS and other equipment outside the International Space ...
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Nasa astronaut stuck in space ventures outside
Nasa astronaut Suni Williams ... Their tasks included repairing equipment that governs station orientation, patch light filters on the NICER X-ray telescope, and replacing a reflector device ...
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Astronauts on NASA's Artemis mission to the moon will need better boots. Here's why
Of all the equipment astronauts need to explore the moon, one of the most critical pieces is the boots they'll use for extravehicular activity—when they step outside their spacecraft and bounce ...