Long-duration space travel drastically alters human physiology. In microgravity, bodily fluids shift toward the upper body, ...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 will lift 23 Starlink v2 Mini satellites to low-Earth orbit (LEO) on Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 6:15 PM EST ...
Paralympian John McFall has passed all the required medical exams and is now eligible for future travel to the ISS with the ...
The European Space Agency (ESA) is ready to guide the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft through its closest encounter with ...
First astronaut with disability cleared for ISS mission - he lost his leg in motorbike accident when 19 but now ready for ...
Prospective ESA astronaut and former British Paralympian John McFall has passed the medical assessment needed for a long-term ...
In 2022, he was chosen for the ESA's "Fly!" study, which examined the difficulties of sending an astronaut with a disability ...
Scientists have identified water as one of the most effective materials for blocking radiation. Water is dense and contains ...
McFall had to demonstrate that he could perform all the tasks needed for a long-duration mission — which he did with flying ...
"This progression to the Mission Ready phase is a really important milestone in the history of human spaceflight," John ...
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has declared a 1.6% chance that a large asteroid would strike the Earth when on Dec. 22, ...