astronauts

  1. Kevin Lancaster

    Why astronauts can’t have booze in space

    Why astronauts can’t have booze in space Besides the inhibition of cognitive ability, the reason astronauts on the International Space Station aren’t allowed alcohol is because it can impact the station’s water recovery system, reported the BBC.
  3. Derrick

    Astronauts prepare for second spacewalk

    Astronauts aboard the shuttle Atlantis are set to perform the second of five spacewalks on Friday to carry out vital work on the Hubble telescope. Spacewalkers John Grunsfeld and Drew Feustel upgraded the telescope for the first time in seven years on Thursday, equipping the 19-year-old...
  4. Derrick

    Astronauts complete final space walk

    Discovery astronauts ended their third and final space walk on Monday on a slight down note, unable to fix a jammed v,cargo carrier system, Nasa said. Richard Arnold and Joseph Acaba, two former science teachers turned astronauts, carried out a six-and-a-half hour walk in space, which...
  5. Derrick

    Astronauts blast off to double space station crew

    Three astronauts from Canada, Belgium and Russia, blasted off on Wednesday for the International Space Station in a landmark mission that will double its crew to six for the first time. Belgian Frank De Winne, Canadian Robert Thirsk and Russian Roman Romanenko lifted off from the Baikonur...
  6. LazyLion

    HOW HOUSTON REHEARSED ITS WORST EVER PROBLEM

    http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/95902/How-Houston-rehearsed-its-worst-ever-problem Interesting ... and scary. They would have just shut down communications with the astronauts while they were still alive? That's what it sounds like.
  7. mercurial

    Virgin Galactic Unveils Space Mothership

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