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Boeing Gets a Second Order to Ferry Astronauts to the ISS

Posted in Business on 20th Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller

In its ongoing effort to bring America back into crewed spaceflight, NASA has announced that Boeing has received a second commercial crew order to ferry astronauts to the ISS.

Mapping astronauts' behavior on the ISS could make a better ride to Mars

Posted in Science on 16th Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller

A company called Draper is developing a way to monitor how astronauts use the ISS for planning a long term spaceflight to Mars.

Orbital heads back to International Space Station on cargo run

Posted in Science on 7th Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller

The upgraded capsule, due to arrive on Wednesday, is loaded with more than 3,500 kg of food, clothing, computer gear, spacewalk equipment and science experiments.

British astronaut to run the London Marathon in real time from space

Posted in Science on 5th Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller

Astronauts regularly take to the treadmill while in space, running as much as two hours a day to keep fit and offset the effects of zero gravity.

SpaceX will fly astronauts to the space station in 2017

Posted in Science on 21st Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller

Boeing, another company that aspires to carry astronauts to and from the space station, received a similar order in May. No word on who will go first.