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Spatial awareness is crucial for astronauts during space missions, as they must navigate and perform tasks in three-dimensional environments with limited references. Precise movement and attention to detail are essential for optimal performance and safety onboard the spacecraft.

Did You Know? Astronauts Grow Taller in Space – Here's Why! In microgravity, the spine elongates as the vertebrae separate slightly, allowing astronauts to grow up to 2 inches taller during spaceflight! Without Earth's gravity compressing the spine, this temporary height gain occurs, but it comes with a cost – back pain is a common complaint among astronauts. At Human Aerospace, we’re deeply invested in understanding and mitigating these effects to ensure astronaut health and performance during and after missions. Stay tuned for more space facts! 🚀 #SpaceMedicine #Aerospace #HumanAerospace #Astronauts #Microgravity

Two NASA astronauts aboard Boeing's Starliner spacecraft are facing an unexpected challenge that could keep them in space until 2025. Due to critical technical issues with the Starliner, including malfunctioning thrusters and helium leaks, NASA is considering an alternative return plan that might involve SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule. This incident highlights the complexities and risks of space travel, even as private companies like Boeing and SpaceX lead the charge in commercial spaceflight. Let's dive into the details of this unfolding space mission and what it means for the future of human space exploration! #SpaceExploration #BoeingStarliner #NASASpace #SpaceX #Astronauts

🚀 Exciting Developments in Space! 🌌 Hey, LinkedIn community! 👋 Check out this fascinating article from our Division at NASA Ames Research Center about the "Bionutrients" experiment, which is wrapping up its five-year journey in space. ✨ NASA's BioNutrients, a bio-manufacturing marvel, is charting new frontiers in space nutrition by leveraging microorganisms to produce on-demand nutrients crucial for future long-duration space missions. Launched to the #internationalspacestation in 2019, this groundbreaking experiment is evaluating the stability and performance of a hand-held system – the production pack – designed to manufacture fresh vitamins and nutrients in space over a five-year span. 👉 Link to the Article: https://lnkd.in/gEB9ranU

Interested in astronaut training? We can help: Space Health Research specialises in analogue missions that simulate the exploration of space to advance benefits for life on Earth. 🚀 We do this by deploying our analogue mission design to natural environments that have similarities to space – challenging conditions, limited resources, and isolated environments. In this video, one of our analog astronauts, Mohammad Askari discusses his own journey and desire to pursue training as a means of working towards future astronaut candidacy. We aim to inspire all nations through our space exploration experience programme, where people can gain certificated courses in skills that astronauts need during a space exploration mission. Find out more through our profile! #astronaut #aerospace #space

On April 7, 1983, Story Musgrave and Don Peterson performed the first ever extravehicular activity (EVA) during the Space Shuttle program. The spacewalk occurred during the STS-6 mission aboard the Challenger (which was also her first flight) During the spacewalk, astronauts conducted key activities crucial for testing the feasibility and safety of extravehicular activities (EVAs) in the Space Shuttle Program. Their spacewalk, officially referred to as an EVA, lasted approximately four hours. A primary objective was to test the new spacesuits explicitly designed for the Space Shuttle program. These suits needed to be flexible yet durable enough to handle the rigors of spacewalks. Musgrave and Peterson used various tools to assess how well tasks could be performed outside the shuttle. This included handling tools and equipment that astronauts would need in future missions for repairs and construction in space, such as on the International Space Station. Part of their job involved inspecting and evaluating the Challenger’s payload bay to ensure it could support astronauts working outside the shuttle. This was critical for future missions, including deploying satellites and other payloads. Musgrave and Peterson practiced moving around the shuttle’s exterior using handrails and foot restraints. They also tested safety tethers, which are crucial for preventing astronauts from drifting away from the spacecraft. photo: NASA

[GalaxySpaceNewsGH: ISS Astronauts Take Shelter In Boeing Starliner After June 26 Satellite Breakup] Nine astronauts on the space station briefly moved to their docked return spacecraft late Wednesday (June 26) as a satellite broke up in low Earth orbit. The Expedition 71 crew on the International Space Station (ISS) went to their three spacecraft, including Boeing Starliner, shortly after 9 p.m. EDT (0200 GMT), according to a brief NASA update on X, formerly known as Twitter. As the ISS follows a time zone identical to GMT, according to the European Space Agency, the astronauts were likely in their sleep period when the incident occurred. The procedure was a "precautionary measure", NASA officials added, stating that the crew only stayed in their spacecraft for about an hour before they were "cleared to exit their spacecraft, and the station resumed normal operations." NASA did not specify which satellite was associated with the incident, but satellite monitoring and collision detection firm LeoLabs identified a "debris-generating event" that same evening. "Early indications are that a non-operational Russian spacecraft, Resurs-P1 [or] SATNO 39186, released a number of fragments," the company wrote on X. https://lnkd.in/eJ9BAktS #galaxyaerosgh #space #spaceexploration #SpaceNews

ISRO’s MANNED MISSION TO SPACE 🇮🇳 Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced the names of the four astronauts that will fly to low-Earth orbit as part of the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Gaganyaan, which will be the first crewed Indian space mission. Group Captain Prashanth Balakrishnan Nair, Angad Prathap, Ajit Krishnan and Shubanshu Shukla have been selected to be the astronauts on India’s first crewed mission to space. They are all either wing commanders or group captains in the Indian Air Force (IAF) and have extensive experience working as test pilots, which means they are already trained to be prepared to respond quickly in situations where something goes wrong. The Gaganyaan mission will demonstrate India’s human spaceflight capability by launching astronauts to an orbit 400 kilometres above the Earth for a 3-day mission. After that, they will be brought back to Earth safely with a landing in Indian sea waters. #proudindian #indianairforce #isro #gaganyaan #india #indianspaceprogram #spaceflight #spacetechnology #spaceexploration

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And now the mission begins… But it’s really the end. If you are a bit outside the space industry, you may not realize how much hard work and planning it has taken us to get here. Everyone understands the astronauts have been through a rigorous training program, but during that same time, it’s been months of work by the Turkiye, ESA, and ItAF teams, as well as months of work by my program managers and others like mission management, medical, and communications. Now all these people will continue to work (probably not sleep), and also watch the fruits of their labors come to fruition. Go Ax-3. #axiomspace #ax3