After more than 50 years of human progress in space, the way things behave in microgravity is now clear to us. But we are not always sure how space affects certain things. Like fire. Or schematic worm. Or even plants. Only by doing those experiments can we learn the answers …
Read More »Activates Federal Medical Station in Escondido, California, Opens 200+ Hospital Beds – NBC7 San Diego
The current ICU capacity in Southern California is 0% and most beds are filled with COVID-19 patients, according to state data. California has activated a field medical center in San Diego County to support overcrowded hospitals, as Covid-19 patients continue to fill hospital beds, Government News reported Wednesday. The Federal …
Read More »After 20 years in orbit, ISS is nearing retirement. Here’s what it could change
On Monday, the world celebrates 20 years of continuous human presence in space. Astronauts and cosmonauts have been hovering over the International Space Station since November 2, 2000. In these 7,300 days, U.S. The $ 1 billion billion orbital laboratory has hosted 241 people from 19 countries and conducted more …
Read More »ISS crew just got a provocative air leak using floating tea leaves
The International Space Station has been leaking unusual amounts of air since September 2019. Initially, crew members prevented the issue from being resolved, as the leak was not a major one. But in August Gust, the leak rate rose, prompting astronauts and cosmonauts sitting in orbital labs to try to …
Read More »The latest Soyuz launches deliver ISS crew in just 3 hours! It was taking days
A three-person crew on Wednesday successfully reached the International Space Station on a Russian rocket on Wednesday morning after the fastest journey of barely three hours from Earth. For the Russian space agency Roscosmos, the mission of the Soyuz spacecraft carrying Russian astronauts and a NASA astronaut was crucial, while …
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