Radiation vest tested on NASA moonshot can cut astronauts' exposure in solar storms, study suggests

A new study suggests a protective vest tested on a manikin during NASA’s first Artemis moonshot could drastically cut the ...

Watch live as 2 NASA astronauts conduct next spacewalk outside ISS

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir will be making her third spacewalk of 2026. She'll be joined outside the International Space ...
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Radiation vest aced Artemis I lunar test, could protect astronauts on moon and Mars missions

A radiation-shielding vest aced its Artemis I lunar test in 2022, suggesting that it could protect astronauts on ...

First-Ever Medical X-Rays In Space Could 'Change The Game' For Astronauts' Health

As space missions venture farther from Earth, doctors need better ways to diagnose problems. A recent experiment may have unlocked a long-awaited solution.

On This Day, Aug. 3: Astronauts carry out first emergency repair spacewalk

On Aug. 3, 2005, in the first emergency repair conducted in space, astronauts fixed a potentially dangerous problem by ...
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Radioactive Isotope Inside Spacesuits Could Help Human Astronauts Keep Warm During Moonwalks

American space agency NASA is backing an idea of an americium-241 isotope-based heat source for astronauts' spacesuits on the Moon.
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Artemis II astronauts reflect on space journey at Red Rocks: 'It was always our hope that the mission would move people'

DENVER -- "How did it feel to look back at Earth?" a small voice asked the astronauts. A line of children waiting to pop ...
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How Will the Artemis III Crew Train?

The Artemis III astronauts who were announced today will have had less mission training time than their Artemis II counterparts. By K. R. Callaway See more of our coverage in your search ...

4 Unbelievable Stories of Military Pilots Who Became American Mercury-era Astronauts

America’s first astronauts didn’t arrive at NASA as rookies. These four American-born pilots belonged to the Mercury-era ...

Space Missions Are Having An Unexpected Effect On Astronauts' Sense Of Smell

Going into outer space causes a lot of changes in the human body, but you may be surprised to learn that it can radically ...

Radiation-shielding vest aced Artemis I lunar test, could protect astronauts on moon and Mars missions

A radiation-shielding vest aced its Artemis I lunar test in 2022, suggesting that it could protect astronauts on long-duration missions to the moon or Mars.