After 233 days in a locked steel capsule, six researchers on a 520-day mock flight to Mars are all feeling strong and ready to "land" on the Red Planet, the mission director said Friday.
Space Exploration
Jan 21, 2011
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Ever dream about a honeymoon in space? You may want to think twice after you hear about Joe Tash's research.
Space Exploration
Jan 6, 2011
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(AP) -- Astronauts from the U.S., Russia and Italy blasted off into the darkness early Thursday, lighting up the chilly plains of Kazakhstan with their Soyuz spacecraft as they began a mission to the International Space ...
Space Exploration
Dec 15, 2010
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Embryonic stem cells behave very differently outside the pull of Earth's gravity, researchers suggest.
Space Exploration
Oct 18, 2010
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Astronaut muscles waste away on long space flights reducing their capacity for physical work by more than 40%, according to research published online in the Journal of Physiology.
Space Exploration
Aug 17, 2010
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(AP) -- The next paying traveler to the international space station wants to use his $35 million trip to highlight concerns about the world's water supply.
Space Exploration
Sep 10, 2009
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Salmonella, what's gotten into you? Researchers have been asking themselves this question ever since Salmonella bacteria grown on board the space shuttle returned to Earth 3 to 7 times more virulent than Salmonella grown ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 7, 2009
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