Photos of stranded Boeing Starliner astronauts raise concerns about their health: report
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Photos of stranded Boeing Starliner astronauts raise concerns about their health: report

ByNews Polite

Concerns for the health of the NASA astronauts stranded on the International Space Station have grown after recent images showing one of them looking severely drawn surfaced. Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore have been stuck on the ISS since June 6, when their Boeing Starliner experienced technical malfunctions. The two…

SpaceX Crew-9 Mission Successfully Docks at ISS: Here’s Everything You Need to Know

SpaceX Crew-9 Mission Successfully Docks at ISS: Here’s Everything You Need to Know

ByNews Polite

SpaceX‘s Crew-9 mission successfully reached the International Space Station (ISS) on September 29, 2024. The NASA astronaut Colonel Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov boarded the Crew Dragon capsule, named Freedom. After launching from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on September 28th, the crew completed a one-day orbital…

What Happens When Astronauts Get Stuck in Space? Lessons from Recent ISS Mission

What Happens When Astronauts Get Stuck in Space? Lessons from Recent ISS Mission

ByNews Polite

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are facing an extended stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS) due to unresolved issues with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. Initially, their mission was set for eight days, but problems with the spacecraft’s thrusters have delayed their return indefinitely. The Starliner, which experienced leaks…

NASA to Provide Advanced Training to Indian Astronauts for Joint Mission to ISS, US Envoy Says

NASA to Provide Advanced Training to Indian Astronauts for Joint Mission to ISS, US Envoy Says

ByNews Polite

NASA will soon provide advanced training to Indian astronauts to send a joint mission to the International Space Station this year or shortly thereafter, US envoy to India Eric Garcetti has said. Garcetti made these remarks while speaking at the “US-India Commercial Space Conference: Unlocking Opportunities for US & Indian…

Astronauts Struggle to Regain Decades’ Worth of Bone Density After Space Travel

Astronauts Struggle to Regain Decades’ Worth of Bone Density After Space Travel

ByNews Polite

Astronauts lose decades’ worth of bone mass in space that many do not recover even after a year back on Earth, researchers said on Thursday, warning that it could be a “big concern” for future missions to Mars. Previous research has shown astronauts lose between one to two percent of…