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How will Sunita Williams’ body have changed when she returns from space in February 2025?
Indian origin astronaut Sunita Williams is expected to experience a host of health and mental chall…
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NASA awarded $750,000 to a business that wants to feed astronauts fresh microgreens and insects
Fresh, nutritious food is hard to come by in space. Interstellar Lab hopes to solve that with its c…
Jessica Orwig
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Boeing Starliner spacecraft returns uncrewed to Earth as stranded NASA astronauts turn their hands to new tasks on the ISS
The Starliner craft ran into problems before it even reached the ISS, with NASA and Boeing identify…
Rebecca Rommen
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Plants like lettuce could become very unhealthy if grown and eaten by astronauts in space, researchers find
Plants like lettuce, important for a balanced astronaut diet, become surprisingly hospitable to the…
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Retired astronaut Leland Melvin says space food is tastier than you think
When retired astronaut Leland Melvin was in space, some of his favorite foods included spicy shrimp…
Jenny McGrath
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Lunar farming: Artemis III astronauts will cultivate plants on the Moon’s surface for the very first time!
Embarking on a celestial gardening expedition of sorts, NASA has set its sights on an ambitious pro…
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I tried the perfect space meal for astronauts, and it was surprisingly flavorful and easy to make
Scientists designed the perfect meal for astronauts based on NASA's guidelines for nutritional need…
Emily Swaim
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NASA will pay 4 health-conscious 'astronaut-like' people to live inside a Mars simulation for 378 days. See if you qualify.
NASA opened applications for people to live a paid year in its CHAPEA Mars simulation. The job requ…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA found a stray, space-grown tomato that went missing for 8 months, clearing the astronaut they all thought ate it
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio lost the tomato after the harvest this spring. His colleagues had accuse…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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Astronauts are banned from drinking alcohol at work, but this hasn't stopped them sneaking everything from communion wine to cognac into space
Russian cosmonauts have hidden bottles of alcohol in their space suits, hollowed-out books, and eve…
Sawdah Bhaimiya
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I tried the French space food that launched with SpaceX's latest astronaut crew, and it was better than I expected
The author (left) tasted three French dishes specially designed for astronauts on the International…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A US astronaut involuntarily set a record for time spent in orbit, after his mission home was aborted and added 6 months to his trip
Frank Rubio shattered the record for longest time on a single spaceflight by a US astronaut after t…
Marianne Guenot
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NASA astronauts aboard the ISS have begun growing chile peppers in a bid to boost crews' diets on future missions
The peppers being grown by NASA astronauts are rich in vitamin C, making them a great fit for feedi…
Zahra Tayeb
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Space technology can help countries disproportionately impacted by climate change get the help they need
Space technology provides data that Small Island Developing States (SIDS) can use to demonstrate th…
Parisa Hashempour
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Red hot Spanish chili peppers, to be grown and served in space by NASA
Initially, the plan was to grow New Mexico’s Hatch peppers until Jacob Torres, a technical and h…
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Photos show how SpaceX's first civilian crew trained by climbing Mount Rainier and flying jets. They launch Wednesday.
The Inspiration4 crew has climbed Mount Rainier and endured a 30-hour simulation inside a Crew Drag…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA astronaut Megan McArthur's warning to space tourists: Spaceflight is uncomfortable and risky. It takes grit.
Astronauts compare spaceflight to a camping trip for a reason. You have to give up showers, flush t…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Astronauts have tacos made with peppers grown in space — looking to grow tomatoes in the future
Astronauts and the research team at ISS tweeted about the new development and shared how the tac…
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SpaceX's Resilience spaceship autonomously docked to the space station with 4 astronauts inside, kicking off a historic mission for NASA
Now that it's connected to the ISS, SpaceX's first "operational" commercial mission is poised to br…
Dave Mosher,Morgan McFall-Joh…
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NASA grew and harvested chili peppers in space, a scientific breakthrough. An astronaut used them for tacos.
Chili pepper seeds were brought to the International Space Station in June, and astronauts ate the …