During long space flights, astronauts' muscles lose their capacity for physical work by over 40 percent, concluded a new American study, led by Robert Fitts, Chair and Professor of Biological Sciences at Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.This research, published online by The Journal of Physiology prese... |
18 August 2010
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The Mars 500 experiment is set to begin, Russian authorities in charge of the project have recently announced. The six volunteers, who will be locked together in a mock-up of a future Mars-bound spacecraft, will remain in complete isolation for more than three months, during which time they will live the life destine... |
27 March 2009
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In preparation for its 36th mission in orbit, the space shuttle Discovery was positioned on its launch pad on Wednesday, in an operation that went without a hitch. The shuttle will launch from the 39A pad on February 12th, carried by one of NASA's Apollo-era vehicles, which seem to be actually quite reliable for... |
15 January 2009
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The Virgin Galactic company took a giant leap forward towards its objective – that of carrying tourists in suborbital flights – with the successful testing of the White Knight Two launch platform, an odd-shape airplane that will be the backbone of VG's future fleet. The platform has a double-fuselage... |
22 December 2008
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