Space Smells Funny, Astronauts Say Posted: 8 months ago by Bornbad
"One thing I've heard people say before, but it wasn't so obvious, was the smell right when you open up that hatch," Discovery pilot Dominic "Tony" Antonelli said after a March 21 spacewalk. "Space definitely has a smell that's different than anything else."
*maybe it's the curry*
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The 60's - The beginning of mankind's journeys into space Posted: 3 years ago by suebe
On April 12, 1961, the Soviets launched a 27-year-old fighter pilot named Yuri Gagarin on the world's first piloted space mission.
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How do Astronauts Use the Toilet in Space Posted: 2 years ago by niceplime
We all know that in space there is no gravity, thus things don’t fall down as they do on earth, they just float. Ok but what do you do when you need to go to the toilet, you don’t want your “things” to float all over the place do you?
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Space Wheat Could Feed Astronauts on Mars Posted: 4 months ago by kakana
Molecular biologist Robert Ferl of the University of Florida and colleagues studied wheat seeds descended from plants that flew on the Russian Mir space station. The progenitor plants were in space for 167 days in 1991. When they were brought back to Earth, the plants gave rise to viable offspring seeds.
*Just keep it away from the Tribbles.
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Purified urine to be astronauts' drinking water Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
As NASA prepares to double the number of astronauts living aboard the International Space Station, nothing may do more for crew bonding than a machine being launched aboard the space shuttle Endeavour on Friday.
It's a water-recycling device that will process the crew's urine for communal consumption.
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Big Space Thing Looks Like a Moth Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
A moth-like structure with a 22-billion-mile wingspan is hovering out in space. This giant is actually a massive cloud of dust surrounding a nearby, young star imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope that has shown astronomers that these dust disks can take on unexpectedly unusual shapes.
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Astronauts step out on 1st spacewalk to fix Hubble Posted: 7 months ago by AutumnLotus
A pair of spacewalking astronauts stepped outside Thursday to begin demanding repair work on the Hubble Space Telescope, a job made all the more dangerous because of the high, debris-ridden orbit.
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"Houston, We Have A Problem" Again - Gunman and Hostage Dead at Johnson Space Center Posted: 3 years ago by indierockcafe
Gunman kills one male hostage and then himself. Police say the gunman had a hand gun.
5:25pm EST
Isn't NASA a secured facility? Apparently not.
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Salmonella in Space Get Even Nastier Posted: 8 months ago by AutumnLotus
Scientists sent Salmonella bacteria to the International Space Station aboard two space shuttle missions in September 2006 and March 2008. The researchers found that when the bacteria were cultured in the microgravity environment of orbit, they became more virulent than those on Earth. The findings showed that the conditions in which the bacteria grows affect how dangerous it will become.
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Astronauts On Alert Again Tonight--Space Junk Posted: 9 months ago by Bornbad
Last week astronauts aboard the International Space Station hustled themselves into a Russian space capsule as protection from some errant space junk. Orbiting the Earth at approximately 17,500 mph nearly any object can cause catastrophic damage. Tonight another alert! A cloud of 300 odd pieces of debris from an ill-fated 1981 Russian satellite will be in the neighborhood.
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Hubble: From cosmic joke to cherished eye in space Posted: 7 months ago by kakana
After its launch into space in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was stuck with blurry vision because its mirror wasn't quite right. It was the butt of jokes by late night comics; an editorial cartoon said its designer was Mr. Magoo, a nearsighted cartoon character. It seemed like a massively overbudget screw-up.
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NASA finds tiny hole in Atlantis caused by space debris Posted: 3 years ago by Fanatic
NASA discovered that space shuttle Atlantis has been holed by a tiny piece of space debris. The 1/10-inch hole represents the second largest debris damage event ever identified. Fortunately, it missed everything that was important to the mission. Space debris is an increasingly challenging problem.
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Far-Out Photo: Sunrise in Space Posted: 4 months ago by AutumnLotus
A new picture of a sunrise from space was taken with a handheld camera by astronauts Friday on the day the Space Shuttle Endeavour docked with the International Space Station during shuttle mission STS-127.
Earth's atmosphere appears as a thin crescent shape ranging from white to blue to purple, while the planet in the foreground is a black as the void beyond.
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Space 'smells like fried steak' Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Outer space smells like fried steak, hot metal and welding a motorbike, according to Nasa scientists.
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Geomorphology From Space Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Geomorphology from Space is an out of print 1986 NASA publication edited by Nicholas M. Short, Sr. and Robert W. Blair, Jr. designed for use by the remote sensing science and educational communities to study landforms and landscapes. It has a gallery of space images consisting of 237 plates, each showing a different geographic region where a particular landform theme is exemplified.
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Bugs in Space: Can They Survive? Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Catching a free ride to Mars takes more than sticking out a thumb, but some hardy Earth bacteria could survive as hitchhikers clinging to the outside of spacecraft, studies have shown. Now a set of experiments going up with space shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station will test how exposure to the harshness of space might change bacteria during a simulated Mars mission.
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Electromagnetic Force Field to Shield Astronauts Posted: 1 year ago by tontodiablo
Researchers are developing a force field to protect astronauts on their way to mars.
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Astronauts may conceive baby on board ISS someday Posted: 2 years ago by Mitzuzake
"The biggest problem is how to conceive, because liquid cannot be spilt under the condition of weightlessness. But they do not need a bed in space. They can love each other in the air." Boy howdy, PRAVDA sure ain't what it used to be!
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Space Curry - Now Safe For Sealed Space Suit Wearers Posted: 8 months ago by pocksucket
The Indian space programme hit a minor snag when it came to the menu. Many traditional dishes have side effects that you don't necessarily want in a confined space with limited breathable air on board. The Defence Food Research Laboratory have stepped up to help create a more pleasant atmosphere.
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Space telescope unveils hidden cosmic giant Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Astronomers from SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research have discovered a new cluster of galaxies, hidden behind a previously identified cluster of galaxies. The recently exposed cosmic giant is apparently just as bright as the first group, but is six times further away. The astronomers made the discovery as part of an international team using the space telescope XMM-Newton.
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Costa Rica Creates a Trash Collecting Space Rocket, Will Offer Rides to Mars Posted: 2 weeks ago by analumass
Former NASA astronaut Franklin Chang Diaz has developed a plasma rocket which could cut the cost of space travel by more than half, transforming the aerospace business and clearing the way to exploration for more countries, such as his native Costa Rica. For now, Franklin plans to use the rocket, called the VASIMR, as a a mail-carrier for outer space, a garbage truck for orbital debris and, the ultimate goal, a shuttle to Mars.
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