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One day more of us may be able to travel further into space, and for longer.
The next big frontier in space exploration is finding ways to effectively harness oxygen contained within Moon dust. What will it take?
As space exploration takes off, it will become increasingly important to study and understand sex, intimacy, desire and pleasure off-Earth.
Later this year I will spend time with former NASA astronaut instructors, before receiving high-G training, crew resource management training and spacesuit training, among other skills.
John Glenn would have turned 100 on July 18, 2021. Today’s space program is a giant leap more inclusive than when he made his pioneering orbit of the Earth in 1962.
NASA hasn’t updated its spacesuits since 1974, when only men were eligible to be astronauts. But when it heads to the Moon in the coming years, its new spacesuits should come in women’s sizes too.
China’s space programme is going from strength to strength.
Several current programs aim at sending humans back to the Moon. What would be the purpose, and what are the real prospects?
The first space tourist left Earth 20 years ago aboard a Russian rocket. Now, private companies are on the cusp of offering trips off Earth for those who can pay.
Exercise is important for astronauts to prevent weak muscles.
High levels of cognitive performance and effective teamwork are crucial to long-duration space missions.
Going to the bathroom is much more complicated in space without any gravity. To solve this problem of tricky orbital potty breaks, NASA builds special toilets that work without gravity.
Science fiction has often had an inspirational and positive relationship with space endeavors. But the new US Space Force is struggling with a pop culture public relations problem.
Many of people may have dreamed of becoming an astronaut since childhood, but do you have what it takes?
The strange journey of Ham the chimpanzee from a rainforest in Cameroon to the edge of space.
Artificial intelligence can help us venture further in space.
We can look to astronauts’ experiences for tips to improve our own situation during lockdown.
Gray mouse lemurs are more closely related to humans than mice. They also have the ability to hibernate, and researchers are hoping to learn how to transfer that ability to humans.
Space agencies are seeking new ways to be prepared for a surgical emergency on a mission to Mars.
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Professor of Aerospace Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Space Science, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer in Physics, Nottingham Trent University
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PhD candidate, History & Philosophy of Science, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Archaeology and Space Studies, Flinders University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychological Sciences, Birkbeck, University of London
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Research Fellow/Reader in Planetary Physics, Lancaster University
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Lecturer in Astronomy, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Space Biology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Nottingham
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University of Kent
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Visiting Researcher at the Centre of Human and Aerospace Physiological Sciences, King's College London
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Professor/Deputy Dean Research, School of Engineering and Technology, CQUniversity Australia
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Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, Air University
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Space Medicine Systematic Review Expert, Northumbria University, Newcastle
