Jonny Kim was a doctor and Navy SEAL before becoming a NASA astronaut. He launched on Russian spacecraft Soyuz for his first ...

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Some research suggests that flexible devices can spot subtle shifts in cardiovascular function or posture before things ...

THE FRAM TWO MISSION WILL TAKE FOR FIRST TIME ASTRONAUTS TO A NEVER BEFORE SEEN FLIGHT PATH. THE LAUNCH IS SET FOR NEXT WEEK FROM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER ... OF AEROSPACE MEDICINE AT THE UNIVERSITY ...

Space travel presents unique physiological ... strength as well as bone mass. Recovery would take a couple of months once back on Earth as astronauts have to regain their bone mass as well as ...

Nearly half of Mars dust consists of silica, which on Earth is known to cause silicosis, an incurable lung disease that progressively scars lung tissue. The Martian silica particles measure about 3 ...

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim can add going to space to his incomparable résumé. Kim launched on an expedition to the ISS earlier this week to serve as a flight engineer. Before NASA, he was an emergency ...

The astronauts are monitored for their strength and exposure to radiation as well. The 2020 book Principles of Clinical Medicine for Space Flight said astronauts who had been in space for 20 days ...

Former NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg, who was the first person to quilt while in space in 2013, launched the Lunar Quilt Block Challenge that led to both blankets' creation. She also added original ...

"The signing of this agreement marks the first time that the Chinese government will select and train astronauts for foreign countries." For the first time, the Chinese space program will train a ...