Jul 15 2011

What’s In Store for Up-and-Coming Astronauts?

Tag: Astronauts,Careers,NASA,Space Shuttle,Space Station,Spaceflight — Irene Klotz @ 10:33 am
The new generation of astronauts has to learn a host of new skills, including Russian.

Jul 14 2011

How to Eat Like an Astronaut

Tag: Astronauts,NASA,Space Shuttle,Space Station — Irene Klotz @ 1:10 pm
If the idea of space food conjures up images of tubes and cubes, you're a couple of decades out of date.

Jul 13 2011

An Astronaut-Eye View of the Space Station

Tag: Astronauts,Space Culture,Space People,Space Shuttle,Space Station — Rose Palazzolo @ 11:39 pm
NASA spacewalker Ron Garan is taking dramatic bird's eye view images.

Jul 12 2011

Space Dog Laika Finally Gets a Happy Ending

Tag: Animals,Astronauts,Space Travel — Jennifer Ouellette @ 6:13 pm
A graphic novel poses an alternate (fictional) ending: What if Laika survived her flight into space?

Jul 12 2011

In Space, No One Can Hear You Whistle

Tag: Astronauts,NASA,Space Shuttle,Space Station — Irene Klotz @ 3:35 pm
In space, they can hear you scream -- if you're near a microphone -- but whistling is another matter entirely.

Jul 11 2011

Red Wine Counters Effects of Microgravity

Tag: Astronauts,Space Travel,Spaceflight — Jennifer Ouellette @ 4:53 pm
We hope the astronauts aboard the space shuttle Atlantis on her final mission remembered to pack a few bottles of red wine... purely for medicinal reasons, of course.

Jul 10 2011

Shuttle Docks with Space Station One Last Time

Tag: Astronauts,NASA,Space Shuttle,Space Station,Spacecraft,Spaceflight — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 8:31 pm
Space Shuttle Atlantis carried out a "flawless" approach and docking with the International Space Station on Sunday.

Jul 07 2011

The Space Shuttle’s Final (Mundane) Flight

Tag: Astronauts,NASA,Space Exploration,Space Shuttle,Space Station,Spaceflight — Irene Klotz @ 3:22 pm
NASA ends its 30-year program with a delivery of bologna sandwiches.

Jul 05 2011

Countdown Clocks Ticking for Final Shuttle Launch

Tag: Astronauts,NASA,Space Shuttle — Irene Klotz @ 8:49 pm
Reporters keep asking NASA managers how they feel about working this last shuttle launch. "Bittersweet" is a word that comes up often. "Honored" is another.

Jul 04 2011

NASA’s Last Space Shuttle Crew Arrives for Launch

Tag: Astronauts,NASA,Space Shuttle,Space Station — Irene Klotz @ 10:41 pm
They call themselves "The Final Four" -- a diminutive crew slated to launch Friday on NASA's last space shuttle mission, a cargo run to the International Space Station.
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