When astronauts go on spacewalks, they use jetpacks. Not the fire-spewing kind, but a backpack that lets out streams ...

Sarah Fecht at 09:42 AM Nov 16 2015
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Astronauts take a lot of photos of Earth, for personal use and for specific experiments on board the International ...

Rebecca Boyle at 07:30 AM Apr 16 2013
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Want to be an astronaut? Well, NASA wrapped up its latest astronaut recruitment period last year, so you'll have to ...

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Astronaut insomnia is somewhat legendary at NASA, with astronauts popping sleep pills with regularity and averaging ...

Rebecca Boyle at 09:00 AM Dec 5 2012
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We haven't heard much about if from NASA yet, but the Telegraph is reporting that the space agency will soon begin ...

Clay Dillow at 02:40 AM May 16 2012
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The problems surrounding sending the first humans into space were mainly technical - how to build a rocket that ...

James Bullen at 10:46 AM Mar 14 2012
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Astronauts and cosmonauts are generally chosen based on a balanced blend of desirable traits: mental acuity and ...

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