November 2016
Emergency dental treatment on way to Mars
... of the need of in-flight dental treatment increases with mission duration and the number of crew members. Thus, it is anticipated that dental emergencies will occur during long-duration missions to the Moon, asteroids and Mars. In stark contrast...
January 2021
Taking out the trash in space
... decent and landing manoeuvre or to reduce volume so that the crew does not have to be surrounded by their trash on a long duration mission. The project also seeks to recover water and convert it to a useful commodity, namely methane (CH4) gas, that...
August 2016
Flying in formation - why China and the rest of the world should collaborate
... flights. Crewed formation flying may be valuable for future manned deep space missions. It would provide more redundancy and flexibility for long-duration missions. Co-orbital space stations would offer a chance to experiment with this concept. The...
24 February 2016
Final interview for Scott Kelly tomorrow before his return to Earth
... agency Roscosmos, and cosmonaut Sergey Volkov, also of Roscosmos. Kelly will be the first American to complete such a long-duration mission, and one of the first humans in more than 15 years to take up the challenge. The last person to spend...
09 April 2016
Flawless launch for SpaceX Dragon
... drugs and investigate how microbes could affect the health of the crew and their equipment over a long duration mission," said NASA deputy administrator Dava Newman. Dragon will be grappled at 7 am Sunday, 10 April by ESA’s British astronaut Tim...
December 2014
Ready for Mars? From Mars-500 to zero-gravity medical issues
... of the crew, astronaut selection procedures will have sifted out most individuals who are poorly suited to long-duration missions. Crew members need to be team players, but at the same time individuals that are comfortable relying on themselves...
