Polaris Dawn mission
The Polaris Dawn Crew is Back on Earth
On September 15th, 2024, the Polaris Dawn crew returned to Earth after spending five days in orbit. The mission was…
See a First-Person View of the First Private Spacewalk
On Tuesday, September 10th, at 5:23 a.m. EST (03:23 p.m. PST), the Polaris Dawn mission launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space…
How Can Astronauts Avoid Vision Loss from Spaceflight?
Human bodies are sacks of fluids supported by skeletons. The entire human organism has evolved over billions of years on…
SpaceX Shows Off Its New Extravehicular Activity Suit
In February 2022, SpaceX and entrepreneur/philanthropist Jared Isaacman (commander of the Inspiration4 mission) announced they were launching a new program…
NASA and SpaceX Will Study Low-Cost Plan to Give Hubble a Boost
NASA and SpaceX say they'll conduct a feasibility study into a plan to reboost the 32-year-old Hubble Space Telescope to…
Civilian Astronauts are Going to try Spacewalking From a Crew Dragon Capsule
Tech billionaire Jared Isaacman who flew to space on the Inspiration4 mission last year has announced another flight, with the…