A group of Canadian students used ham radio technology to have a once-in-a-lifetime conversation with a crew member aboard the International Space Station. Young members of the Airdrie Space Science Club in Alberta connected with NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, who was conducting experiments aboard the ISS some 240 miles above Earth’s surface. The students, who … Read more
NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps will become the first black woman to go on an extended trip to the International Space Station NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps has been tapped as the first black woman to participate in an extended mission to the International Space Station. NASA announced Tuesday that Epps would be joining astronauts Sunita Williams … Read more
NASA astronaut Megan McArthur, whose husband Bob Behnken was aboard SpaceX’s historic Crew Dragon mission to ISS, will pilot spacecraft’s second launch next spring NASA announced on Tuesday that Megan McArthur will pilot mission in spring She is wife of Bob Behnken, joint ops commander of first Crew Dragon mission Astronaut Shane Kimbrough will command … Read more
Hilary Swank plays an astronaut leading a mission to Mars in first teaser for new Netflix series Away By David Lawrance For Dailymail.com Published: 18:12 BST, 7 July 2020 | Updated: 18:12 BST, 7 July 2020 As a two time Oscar winner, she’s one of America’s finest actresses. And Hilary Swank, 45, is turning her … Read more
SpaceX have created a Crew Dragon simulator that lets you play at being an astronaut and practise manually docking with the International Space Station. The free-to-play browser based tool presents users with a digital copy of the real-life controls astronauts would use if they needed to manually dock with the ISS. The real Crew Dragon … Read more
The estranged wife of a decorated NASA astronaut who claimed her spouse hacked her accounts while aboard the International Space Station has been charged with lying about the allegations. Summer Worden is accused of falsely filing complaints against astronaut Anne McClain on two occasions, according to federal authorities. The first incident occurred when the former … Read more
NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly spent nearly a year on the International Space Station in one mission and says his best advice for surviving isolation is to ‘go outside’. The retired astronaut spent a total of 520 days on the space station, with his longest mission lasting 340 days from from March 27, 2015 to March 1, … Read more