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Space travel comes with risk − and SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission will push the envelope further than any private mission has before
Spacewalks are among the more dangerous activities associated with human spaceflight. Ignatiev/E+ via Getty Images Chris Impey, University…
The Boeing Starliner has returned to Earth without its crew – a former astronaut details what that means for NASA, Boeing and the astronauts still up in space
The Boeing Starliner, shown as it approached the International Space Station. NASA via AP Michael E. Fossum, Texas…
The science behind splashdown − an aerospace engineer explains how NASA and SpaceX get spacecraft safely back on Earth
The Orion capsule from NASA’s Artemis I mission splashes down. NASA via AP Marcos Fernandez Tous, University of…
Spacesuits need a major upgrade for the next phase of exploration
NASA Yang Gao, King’s College London Humans have long dreamed of setting foot on the Moon and other…
Can I Go to Space as a Tourist Someday?
You may have heard stories of billionaires and some lucky and deserving individuals heading out into the so-called…
SpaceX Launches Historic Inspiration4 Mission
(To donate to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, feel free to visit the St. Jude page dedicated to…