Galactic cosmic and solar UV radiation, extreme vacuum, temperature fluctuations: how can microbes exposed to these challenges in space survive? Scientists investigated how the space-surviving microbes could physically survive the transfer from one celestial body to another.
The extremophilic bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans withstands the drastic influence of outer space: galactic cosmic and solar UV radiation, extreme vacuum, temperature fluctuations, desiccation, freezing, and microgravity. A recent study examined the influence of outer space on this unique microbe on a molecular level. After 1 year of exposure to low Earth orbit (LEO) outside the International Space Station during the Tanpopo space Mission, researches found that D.
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Mark Kelly has won a seat in the U.S. Senate, making him only the fourth NASA astronaut to be elected to Congress .
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Chemical propulsion is too costly and inefficient for longterm missions that will require large amounts of cargo to ship between Earth and Mars.
Because of this, scientists at NASA are exploring ways in which nuclear power and solar propulsion can be implemented into future endeavours.
Former NASA administrator Daniel Goldin has recently mirrored this sentiment when he argued "it's time to grow up" and go nuclear.
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John C. Reilly as Cap, Tim Heidecker as Rook and Fred Armisen as Skip in "Moonbase 8." Photo: Showtime John C. Reilly as Cap, Tim Heidecker as Rook and Fred Armisen as Skip in “Moonbase 8.” Photo: Showtime
A moon analogue is also the scene for a new comedy show from Showtime. Moonbase 8 chronicles a trio of astronauts working to prove to NASA they're worthy of a mission to the moon.
90.7's Brendan Byrne spoke with co-creators and stars of the new show, John C. Reilley and Fred Armisen about the inspiration and research behind the series.
'Moonbase 8' Review: Showtime Comedy Is TV's Latest Space Oddity - Rolling Stone
How, exactly, did we arrive at Peak Astronaut TV? Especially since all of these series were developed and produced well before this perilous moment in history, when simply leaving the house can feel as risky as sitting atop a rocket bound for orbit. There’s something scary in the air right now, but how did the people behind this work sense it a year or two ago?
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Moonbase 8 at least feels timely, if not especially funny, since its subject matter is about the psychological challenge of prolonged isolation from all but a handful of people. When the season begins, Cap (Reilly), Skip (Armisen), and Rook (Heidecker) have been on assignment for more than 200 days. They are bored, frustrated, and only vaguely competent. (And most of that skill is via NASA legacy Skip, where Cap and Rook come across like each won the job via a scratch-off lottery.)
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This view of the Martian surface was selected by the author from an 1.8 billion pixel high-resolution panorama captured by NASA's Curiosity rover between Nov. 24 and Dec. 1, 2019.
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Through the magic of YouTube, I was able to revisit the show recently, and check my recollections of the special effects depicting space and spaceflight. They were rudimentary, yet sometimes more vivid than any video of actual spaceflight available in those early days, which, by today's standards, were pretty awful.
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