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Chinese astronauts go on a spacewalk from a new station

Two Chinese astronauts went on a spacewalk Saturday from the new space station, which is expected to be finished later this year. According to state media, Cai Xuzhe and Chen Dong installed pumps, a handle to open the hatch door from outside in an emergency,...

China’s Shenzhou-14 astronauts carry out a spacewalk

Two astronauts aboard China's Tiangong space station completed a six-hour spacewalk on Friday, according to the national human spaceflight agency. The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) reported that astronauts Chen Dong and Liu Yang returned to their cabin module in the early hours of Friday,...

The path of most resistance could help limit bone loss during spaceflight

Even after a year on Earth, astronauts who have returned from three-month spaceflights may show signs of incomplete bone recovery, but adding more resistance-based exercises during spaceflight may help limit bone loss. The small study on 17 international astronauts, published in Scientific Reports, discovered...

Eye vision change in space

Understanding the effects of microgravity on the human body is critical for astronauts to be able to travel for months, if not years, in the harsh environment of space. Significant changes to the body's skeletal and muscular systems have been studied for decades, and...

Fly Me to the Moon: US, and Japan aims for lunar landing

Japan and the United States said Monday they want to put the first Japanese astronaut on the Moon as the allies deepen cooperation on space projects.No non-American has ever touched down on the lunar surface and Japan has previously said it hopes to achieve a...

Astronaut crew returning to Earth after six months on ISS

NASA's Crew-3 mission was returning home to Earth on Thursday after six months aboard the International Space Station.The SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft with NASA astronauts Kayla Barron, Raja Chariand Tom Marshburn, as well as European Space Agency astronaut Matthias Maurer undocked from the orbital...