Aquanauts

Following their brief stint on board the International Space Station (ISS), Axiom Space’s Mission 2 (Ax-2) crew is back on Earth with an altered view of the planet that we call home.Three Astronauts May Be Stranded on the ISS After Disturbing Soyuz Coolant Leak“Can you believe we landed less than 48 hours ago?” Ax-2 Commander Peggy Whitson exclaimed during a press conference on Thursday. “It’s still striking to me to think about it, but everything was just so fast.”Axiom Space launched its second private mission to the…

The International Space Station (ISS) just welcomed new guests, a private crew of four astronauts who are settling in on board the orbiting lab and learning to adapt to the microgravity environment. Better Mobility & Cameras: NASA & Axiom's New Spacesuits | TechmodoAxiom Space launched its second private mission to the ISS on Sunday, with the crew members arriving to the space station at 11:00a.m. ET on Monday following a roughly 16-hour journey through space. The crew members are set to spend around eight days…

The experiment was meant to simulate life on the ISS.Image: ESAThe Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) says a team of researchers fabricated the results of an experiment, led by one of its astronauts, that sought to simulate daily life on board the International Space Station (ISS). JAXA stated that it would subject astronaut Satoshi Furukawa to disciplinary action over data tampering, Japanese media reported. The experiment in question, conducted between 2016 and 2017, involved 40 participants who were confined to…

NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan snapping a photograph while conducting a spacewalk outside the International Space Station in November 2019.Photo: NASAThe European Space Agency (ESA) has selected a new class of astronauts that includes the first “parastronaut,” in what is the agency’s attempt to make spaceflight more accessible.British paralympic athlete John McFall, 41, was selected among a group of 17 astronaut candidates, marking ESA’s first new batch of recruits in 13 years, the space agency announced on Wednesday. The…

Photo: NASAOn October 25, 2007, NASA astronaut Peggy A. Whitson, then commander of the ISS), greeted Pamela Melroy, a commander of a visiting Space Shuttle. This moment, captured 15 years ago, marked the first handshake between two women commanders in space. Since then, 44 women have worked aboard the ISS as long-duration crew members or as visitors from Space Shuttle assembly flights and Soyuz missions.Whitson holds the record for most cumulative spaceflight time, not only for a woman, but for any U.S.astronaut. She…

The scammer claimed he wanted to return to Earth and start a new life in Japan.Illustration: Marc Ward/Stocktrek Images (AP)A 65-year-old woman in Japan paid the equivalent of $30,000 in a recent online scam that defied gravity. The con artist tricked the woman into believing he was a Russian astronaut who just couldn’t afford a ticket back to Earth, local media in Japan reported.The pair started corresponding through Instagram on June 28, and the scammer claimed that he was a cosmonaut on board the International Space…

Cristoforetti has been lead of the United States Orbital Segment since April 2022.Photo: ESA/NASAAfter making the first TikTok video while aboard the International Space Station, Samantha Cristoforetti is making history once again as she’s been chosen to command the orbital outpost, making her the first European woman to do so. 02:49Guess How Much Crypto's Been Stolen Lately? Part 2Today 10:45AMThe European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut launched to the ISS on April 27, 2022, where she has served as lead of the U.S. Orbital…