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astronauts
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Something Fascinating Yet Ominous Happens To The Human Brain While In Space
25 Nov 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Scientists took a deep dive into the minds of astronauts who spent six months aboard the International Space Station—and the findings are equal parts fascinating and a touch unsettling.
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Thursday Morning Spice
08 Aug 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Australian Craig ‘sorry’ after Paris cocaine arrest, Legendary astronaut tours South African schools, Traffic light disaster in Joburg, and Three monkeys is third Banksy artwork in three days.
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Thursday Morning Spice
18 Jul 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Paris mayor swims in Seine to prove its safe for the Olympics, SARS is cracking down harder on Temu and Shein, Daniel Craig gets an edgy grandpa style, and KZN shootout leaves four suspects dead.
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Thursday Morning Spice
20 Jun 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Stormers boss joins fight to save Wilgenhof residence, Ecuador hit by nationwide blackout, Meghan Markle branded ‘delusional’ in David Beckham book, South Africa sink spirited USA in T20 World Cup, and Boeing crash relatives seek $25bn fine.
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It’s Pretty Cramped After Those Tourists Arrived At The Space Station
11 Apr 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
The International Space Station was designed to support a crew of six, according to NASA, but is now home to 11 astronauts.
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Thursday Morning Spice
16 Sep 2021 by Kiernan / No Comments
SpaceX launches amateur astronauts. SA’s most in-demand job skills. Latest blow for Prince Andrew. Lewis H accused of exaggerating injury. Unvaxxed calling themselves ‘purebloods’.
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Looks Like Space Travel Isn’t Always A Smooth Ride [Videos]
08 Sep 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Retired NASA astronaut Jack Fischer is sharing some rather astonishing videos that show just how hectic space travel really is.
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These Astronauts Went Hard In The Space Olympics [Videos]
11 Aug 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Astronauts from the International Space Station competed in their own version of the Olympics.
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They Just Did A Spacewalk At The International Space Station [Videos]
01 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
NASA executed yet another successful spacewalk on Sunday, and it came with some spectacular views of Earth.
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Latest Tech Headed To International Space Station Was Invented In Jozi [Video]
22 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
When NASA needed a way to test astronauts’ hearing in space, they turned to a Johannesburg-based company to get the job done.
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What It Takes To Be An Astronaut On The First Mars Mission [Video]
25 Nov 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
The astronauts chosen for the first mission to Mars will need more than just the technical know-how to complete the mission successfully.
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What It’s Really Like To Live On The International Space Station [Video]
03 Nov 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Hollywood would have us believe that floating around in space is a glamourous business, but in reality, it can be a little gross.
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Keen To Go To Space? NASA Is Now Hiring [Video]
04 Mar 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
For the first time in four years, NASA has opened up applications for new astronauts. The lucky few will get to go to the moon or possibly even Mars.
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Watching Astronauts Making Pizzas In Space Is Mesmerising [Video]
04 Dec 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Space food is nothing to write home about, so an Italian astronaut begged his boss for a pizza night and got what he asked for. Zero-gravity pizza for the win!
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They Are Growing Their Own Produce In Space Now
11 Aug 2015 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Astronauts hit gold as they eat the first fresh batch of fresh produce ever grown in space – and it was awesome
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When You Take A GoPro To Space [Video]
13 Apr 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Watch two astronauts going out for a stroll and performing some maintenance on the International Space Station. Cue flashbacks to wanting to be an astronaut.
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This Is How USA Celebrated Their Win In The Space Station [Video]
27 Jun 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Picture this: the next world cup venue reveal is about to happen, the envelope is opened and as the card is pulled out it is announced… “Space”! This is what it would look like…
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Astronauts Tweet Mandela Tribute With Photo Of Cape Town From Space [PIC]
06 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield paid tribute to Madiba on behalf of NASA, as he and many other astronauts took to twitter to share their condolences, and celebrate his life.
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NASA Wants to Pay You R175,050 To Lie In Bed
20 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Do you want to lie in bed for 70 days and not have a worry in the world? NASA has the job for you. They are looking for candidates to help them further their research into space and all they need you to do is lie in bed. You can do anything you want, as long as you continue to lie down.
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Check Out This Video Of 3 Astronauts Parachute-Landing Their Capsule, After 166 Days In Space [PICS + VIDEO]
11 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The photo above shows NASA Expedition 36 Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy being carried to a field medical tent shortly after he and Commander Pavel Vinogradov and Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) landed in their Soyuz capsule in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, this morning.
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NASA’s Amazing New Robotic Aerogarden Is How We’ll Survive Off-Planet
14 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Deep space travel is creeping ever closer to becoming a reality and one of the biggest challenges faced, apart from actually getting astronauts to their destination, is providing a constant supply of fresh food, water and air. An ambitious project by students at the University of Colorado and Colorado State University looks take of all of these with one foul swoop.
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NASA Planning Manned Asteroid Mission
16 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
NASA will start training a team astronauts to land on an asteroid in the next month, in preparation for a mission that will take humans farther from Earth than ever before. They’ll be collecting mineral samples and determining how to destroy an asteroid in the event that it might collide with the Earth. Seriously.
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Take A Peek Inside America’s First Private Spaceship [PICS]
19 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Ever since NASA cancelled their Space Shuttle Program two years ago, the Americans have been searching for an alternative option for space travel to save them from teaming up with their cosmic nemesis Russia. On 16 March, the first viable option presented itself and blew the competition away.
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Meet Virgin Galactic’s First Astronaut
11 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Dave MacKay, 53-year-old British pilot, will be the first captain of Virgin Galactic‘s commercial space fleet, taking up the role first with the maiden voyage of SpaceShipTwo, scheduled for 2013. MacKay has over 30 years of regular flying experience, but like pretty much everybody, he’s wanted to fly spaceships since he was a kid.
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SpaceX Plans To Put Humans On Mars In the Next 10 to 20 Years
26 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
SpaceX – the guys who last year became the first to launch a private spaceship into orbit and bring it home – are planning on sending humans to Mars within 10 to 20 years, according to a Wall Street Journal interview with CEO Elon Musk. These guys have an X in their name, so we should take them seriously.
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