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Dragon undocked from the space station at 5:05 p.m. on Wednesday. The Crew-8 astronauts’ return came after an extended stay following problems with Boeing’s Starliner capsule and Hurricane ...
The astronauts aboard the Boeing Starliner could remain in space for several months – but many wonder if they have enough food and water to survive that long.. During a recent interview with the ...
The selection and training of astronauts are integrated processes to ensure the crew members are qualified for space missions. [6] The training is categorized into five objectives to train the astronauts on the general and specific aspects: basic training, advanced training, mission-specific training, onboard training, and proficiency maintenance training. [7]
NASA and SpaceX have been working on a backup plan to bring the astronauts home, but it has its own risks that officials are weighing. 2 astronauts have been stuck in space for months.
Astronauts can urinate into the MAG, and usually wait to defecate when they return to the spacecraft. [5] However, the MAG is rarely used for this purpose, since the astronauts use the facilities of the station before EVA and also time the consumption of the in-suit water. [2] Nonetheless, the garment provides peace of mind for the astronauts. [2]
Astronauts say that they are most often asked how they go to the bathroom in space. [2] In space, weightlessness causes fluids to distribute uniformly around human bodies. Kidneys detect the fluid movement and a physiological reaction causes the humans to need to relieve themselves within two hours of departure from Earth. The space toilet was ...
What should have been a weeklong test flight for the pair will now last more than eight months. The seasoned pilots have been stuck at the International Space Station since the beginning of June.
In a now-infamous exchange, Sally Ride, who in 1983 became the first American woman to go to space, said she was asked by engineers if 100 tampons would be enough for a one-week mission ...