With the successful launch of Artemis I behind it, NASA has been doubling down on efforts to make deep space travel – and it’s reported future trips to the Moon and Mars – easier to achieve.
After the astronaut Scott Kelly spent a year on the International Space Station, he returned to Earth shorter, more nearsighted, lighter and with new symptoms of heart disease that his identical ...
Another challenge of long-duration missions is staying mentally healthy. Astronauts are often confined to small spaces for months, with limited contact with friends and family. To prepare for this, ...