Space tourism has unlocked a new brand of luxury travel, one which promises expensive meals and designer flight suits with views of Earth’s curvature as a backdrop. A Florida-based startup is offering six passengers the chance to ride on board its balloon-propelled capsule while chowing down on what it claims to be the first Michelin-starred … Read more
Japan recently became the fifth nation to successfully complete a soft landing on the moon’s surface, joining a select few countries — the U.S., Russia, China and India — in accomplishing this feat. But moon landings are likely to become more common over the next few years. Globally, more than 100 lunar missions, both by … Read more
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Netflix’s next sci-fi movie has a surprising lead. The streamer just released the first (very brief) teaser for Spaceman, which stars Adam Sandler as an astronaut who encounters a mysterious alien creature (voiced by Paul Dano) while on a research mission in space. The film, directed by Johan Renck, sounds weird and grim and is … Read more
For a year, a rogue tomato was missing in action on board the International Space Station (ISS), sparking rumors that an astronaut may have eaten it during a moment of weakness. It turns out that there were actually two missing tomatoes, not just one, found squished in a tiny ziplock bag, and they’re looking a … Read more
For astronauts living aboard the International Space Station (ISS), space germs are bad news. The confined environment, plus a weakened immunity system, and more aggressive bacteria, means that catching a cold in space is way worse than on Earth. In order to help stop the spread of viruses in space, Boeing developed an antimicrobial surface … Read more
For the first time in its 65-year history, NASA is looking into how close-knit bonds between pairs of astronauts, including romantic relationships, could impact crews on long space missions. The dedicated research is part of the U.S. space agency’s preparations for sending humans to Mars through the Artemis campaign, round-trip voyages that would likely span … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave Ken Mattingly, a NASA astronaut who was scrubbed from the Apollo 13 mission a few days before launch after being exposed to measles, then wound up helping devise a plan to return the crew safely to Earth following an onboard explosion, died Oct. 31 in Arlington, Va. … Read more
Nearing the end of an unintended year in space, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio reflected on Earthly pleasures that he was eager to indulge in as soon as he returned home. “I think just going out in the yard and enjoying the trees and the silence,” Rubio said during a live broadcast from the International Space … Read more
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket with the corporate’s Crew Dragon spacecraft on prime is seen after sundown at Launch Complicated 39A forward of the launch of the Crew-7 mission. Joel Kowsky / NASA SpaceX launched 4 individuals to the Worldwide House Station from Florida as Elon Musk’s firm begins its eleventh human spaceflight mission so far. Referred to … Read more
The moon’s floor is seen under the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on August 20, 2023 because it orbited in preparation for touchdown. ISRO India staked new declare as a nationwide superpower in area on Wednesday, touchdown its Chandrayaan-3 mission safely on the moon’s unexplored south pole. The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft launched final month and touched down on the … Read more