In space, squashed eyeballs are a real and present danger. Contents Eyeball pressure A solution Additional concerns The disorder, known as spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome (SANS), can adversely affect an astronaut’s vision during a lengthy mission such as a six-month stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS). More than half of returning crewmembers exhibit signs of…
SpaceX will launch another crew to the International Space Station this weekend, marking the fourth astronaut mission for the commercial spaceflight company. SpaceX’s Crew-3 mission comprises NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, and Kayla Barron, plus Matthias Maurer from the European Space Agency. Related Videos This week NASA released a short video (below) featuring a…
Three Chinese astronauts have returned safely from space following a three-month stay at the new Tiangong space station which is currently under construction. Tang Hongbo, Nie Haisheng, and Liu Boming landed on Friday, September 18. This marks the longest ever crewed space mission for China at 92 days, far exceeding the previous record of the…
If Elon Musk really wants to build an outpost on Mars for humans to live and work, visiting astronauts may have to literally give their blood, sweat, and tears — and even urine — to make it happen. Transporting construction materials all the way to the red planet would cost be extremely costly and impractical,…
For crewmembers living and working on the International Space Station (ISS), dinner time doesn’t always involve squeezing sloppy foodstuffs from a small silver packet. These days they can be a little more adventurous with their culinary efforts, as demonstrated this week by current ISS crew member Oleg Novitskiy. Related Videos The Russian cosmonaut shared a…
When Frenchman Thomas Pesquet saw his beloved national soccer team score two goals against Portugal in the Euros yesterday, he was probably the only fan who didn’t celebrate by jumping up and down. Because it’s hard to do that when you’re in space. Pesquet has been living and working on board the International Space Station…