That was a major theme during NASA’s Spaceflight for Everybody Virtual Symposium in November, a virtual symposium dedicated to discussing current knowledge and research efforts around the impact of spaceflight on human health.
Each panelist emphasized that the health risks presented by space travel are complex and multifaceted and that all types of risks should be considered closely when planning future missions.
Japanese Billionaire Describes the Challenges of Space Travel
MOSCOW (AP) — A Japanese space tourist on Monday rejected criticism from those who questioned his decision to pay a fortune for a trip to the International Space Station, saying the "amazing" experience was worth it.
"Once you are in space, you realize how much it is worth it by having this amazing experience," he told the AP in the first TV interview since he arrived at the station. “And I believe that this amazing experience will lead to something else."
2021 Notebook: Billionaires and the space race - ABC News
THE BACKGROUND: Captain Kirk — aka William Shatner — finally made it into space, part of the new wave of civilian travelers sponsored by names like Bezos, Musk and Branson who are slipping the surly bonds of Earth 10 years after NASA's shuttle program ended. But there are big differences.
How you can score a ticket to space, expert explains
The world is entering a new era in the field of space travel. Like the Golden Age of Flight, there is now the Golden Age of Commercial Space Travel, which resembles the early days of the booming aviation industry, when only the wealthy and a select few others got a taste of air travel.
Tech Time: Blue Origin sends crew to space and back
This weekend, aerospace company Blue Origin sent six more Americans to the edge of space. The Saturday morning launch marked the 13th human space flight mission this year.
Andrew Humphrey is an Emmy Award winning meteorologist, and also an AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM).
Manned space travel: special sleeping bags are designed to protect eyeballs - Market Research
A special high-tech sleeping bag could in future prevent astronauts from losing visual acuity during long stays in space. The device was developed at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and has now been introduced.
It is well known that long stays in space can lead to changes and damage to the human body. Most of the time, returning to gravity removes the impairments.
Rocket Lab Buys Solar Panel Maker SolAero for $80M - dot.LA
Long Beach-based rocket maker and SpaceX competitor Rocket Lab agreed to pay $80 million to acquire SolAero, a New Mexico-based company that makes solar cells and panels to power devices in outer space.
SolAero was the maker of the solar panels that powered NASA's Mars lander Insight and the Ingenuity craft , which completed the first controlled flight and landing on Mars earlier this year. Since then, their technologies have been in high demand.
Corvallis native will have his research sent to space | Local | gazettetimes.com
Niko Hansen grew up in Corvallis and graduated from Crescent Valley High School in 2017. He and five other students from the University of Idaho were chosen to have their research sent up to space on Dec. 21.
Corvallis native Niko Hansen is part of a six-person team that will have its research sent to NASA and the International Space Station as part of a SpaceX launch.
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