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The International Space Station May Need More Microbes to Keep Astronauts Healthy
The overly sterile environment of the International Space Station is missing important microbes, a new detailed map shows. If we want to live off Earth, we may need to take more of our bacterial frien
Should the International Space Station be dirtier?
The ISS’s microbial environment most closely resembles a hospital isolation room. It could be making astronauts sick.
Elon Musk is arguing with an astronaut and wants to retire the space station early. Here’s what to know
Elon Musk is bickering with a European astronaut on the social media platform he owns, exchanging tense posts with offensive language. He’s claiming two NASA astronauts were left on the International Space Station for “political reasons.
Space station astronauts sent horror health warning over ISS conditions
There are many potential dangers of life in space for astronauts including exposure to radiation, the mental health impacts of isolation and confinement, and the effects of weightlessness on the human body.
The International Space Station lacks microbial diversity. Is it too clean?
Hundreds of surface swabs reveal the station lacks microbial diversity, an imbalance that has been linked to health issues in other settings.
First astronaut with a disability cleared for space station mission
The first-ever astronaut with a physical disability has been cleared for a mission onboard the International Space Station, the European Space Agency announced on Friday.
NASA astronaut reveals ‘the coolest thing about the space station’
Don Pettit has been at it again. Not content with dazzling earthlings with incredible photos captured from his current home aboard the International Space Station (ISS), the NASA astronaut has now taken us behind the camera to show you the coolest lens change you’ve ever seen.
The International Space Station is overly sterile; making it 'dirtier' could improve astronaut health
Astronauts often experience immune dysfunction, skin rashes, and other inflammatory conditions while traveling in space. A new study suggests that these issues could be due to the excessively sterile nature of spacecraft.
Spacecraft may need to be dirtier to keep astronauts healthy
There may be logic in keeping spacecraft as sterile as possible, but this could inadvertently be affecting astronauts' health
Space Station is “too clean and making it dirtier could improve astronauts’ health”
The International Space Station is too clean, and making it “dirtier” could improve astronauts’ health, claims new research. They often experience immune dysfunction, skin rashes, and other inflammatory conditions while traveling in space.
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Musk Says US Astronauts Are Stranded On Space Station For ‘Political Reasons’—As They Reject Claim
In a joint interview with President Donald Trump on Fox News, Musk falsely blamed the Biden administration for not bringing ...
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Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore on their longer than expected stay in space
For NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, the long wait to return to Earth is almost over. They went to the International Space Station last June in a Boeing Starliner spacecraft. They were ...
Recent ISS findings address drug stability in space and astronaut balance after spaceflight
International Space Station researchers continue to share their new discoveries. Their recent findings include results in the ...
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NASA astronaut seen with his pants down on the ISS trying to perform bizarre challenge in space
People have joked that the 'real research has started' on the ISS after astronaut Don Pettit attempted to float into his ...
Mom Of Stranded NASA Astronaut Says She's 'Happy For Her' And That It's A 'Fantastic Experience'
Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore have been at the ISS for almost 300 days, but William's mother calls this a 'fantastic ...
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NASA Astronauts Respond After Elon Musk Calls Former Commander Of ISS A Slur
"Hey @ElonMusk, when you finally get the nerve to climb into a rocket ship, come talk to the three of us," Captain Mark Kelly ...
WATCH: Netizens can't get enough of famous astronaut’s ‘Two legs at a time’ pants trick!
Astronauts are often seen as serious professionals working on cutting-edge scientific missions in space. But NASA astronaut ...
Watch one of the wackiest ‘science experiments’ ever to take place in space
NASA astronaut Don Pettit has taken time away from his cameras to conduct a rather bizarre experiment. In the name of ...