January 2023
Asgardia expands its reach
... test station, where the conditions of a long-term human space mission were simulated for biomedical and psychological studies. Second national award The first honoree of the Head of Nation’s Certificate of Recognition (established by Decree...
20 March 2017
Scientists challenge how planets are defined
...? Runyon, who is finishing his doctorate this spring, thinks it would. As the very word "planet" seems to carry a "psychological weight," he reasons that more planets could encourage that public interest. And that can only be a good...
18 September 2017
'Mars crew' emerge from isolation after 8 months study on Hawaii
... mostly been consuming while conducting the experiment. The aim of the study was to better understand the psychological impacts a long-term space mission would have on astronauts who made the journey to Mars - a challenge that...
02 February 2018
How a year in space affects your body
... Space Station (ISS) to take part in a year-long study conducted by NASA to improve our knowledge on the medical, psychological and biomedical challenges faced by astronauts during long-duration spaceflight. What was different about this study...
25 March 2019
Moon isolation experiment begins in Moscow
... [the astronauts] must be able to live for a long time under conditions in which they will be subjected to a mixture of psychological stress, due to total isolation, and a high degree of pressure to perform well. Only in this way can we learn...
14 June 2021
G7 nations commit to the safe and sustainable use of space
... reports and articles, including: China’s ascending commercial space sector (Blaine Curcio), Robotic systems for psychological support (Anastasia Stepanova), Autonomous robots in space (Saber Fallah & Tatiana Farcas), Collaboration and competition...
