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[1] [2] Astronauts have also died while training for space missions, such as the Apollo 1 launch pad fire that killed an entire crew of three. There have also been some non-astronaut fatalities during spaceflight-related activities. As of 2025, there have been over 188 fatalities in incidents regarding spaceflight.
After careful considerations, blood thinners were used for most of the rest of the mission. Between 1 and 10 days after landing, the blood clot has disappeared completely with no symptoms. [54] Additional testing was performed on later missions, and as of May 2022 no other astronauts were found to have the same condition. [55]
William Anders, an astronaut who was one of the first three people to orbit the moon, and who took the famous “Earthrise” photo, died Friday after a small plane he was in crashed in the water ...
Apollo 17 (December 7–19, 1972) was the eleventh and final mission of NASA's Apollo program, the sixth and most recent time humans have set foot on the Moon.Commander Gene Cernan and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt walked on the Moon, while Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans orbited above.
Pictures from the International Space Station do not disappoint, from comets and northern lights to giant hurricanes and cities at night.
Harrison Hagan "Jack" Schmitt (born July 3, 1935) is an American geologist, former NASA astronaut, university professor, former U.S. senator from New Mexico, and the most recent living person—and only person without a background in military aviation—to have walked on the Moon.
Now, in 2020, a team at M.I.T. has created a "complete deepfake" video that turns that success into failure. The possibility of a catastrophic event for Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and pilot ...
James Donald Halsell Jr. (born September 29, 1956) is a retired United States Air Force officer, a former NASA astronaut.The veteran of five Space Shuttle missions pled guilty in 2021 to two counts of manslaughter and two counts of assault as a result of a motor vehicle accident in 2016.