Starliner’s flight to the space station was far wilder than most of us thought.
@ArsTechnica interviews NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams about the dicey docking: https://flip.it/ULXi0A
There's another book, a graphic novel about women astronauts:
Astronauts: Women on the Final Frontier by Jim Ottaviani & Maris Wicks, 2020
In the graphic novel Astronauts: Women on the Final Frontier , Jim Ottaviani and illustrator Maris Wicks capture the great humor and incredible drive of Mary Cleave, Valentina Tereshkova, and the first women in space.
Did you know that how we experience time is not obvious?
In 1962, explorer Michel Siffre descended 130m underground. He had no #time cues with him.
He repeated the exercise several times with other people.
He discovered that with the absence of light, humans adjust to a 48h (instead of 24h) time cycle.
He had been inspired by #space travel & #astronauts confirmed his findings.
His last expedition covered New Year's Eve 2000, but he overslept by 4 days.
NASA suddenly drops its plan to land the first woman and first person of color on the moon
#dei #trump #doge #musk #astronauts
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/21/nasa-drops-plan-first-woman-moon
Splashdown!
They're baaaaack!
Adam Frank to Ari Member:
If you're a space nerd, like I am & they are, being in space is like being in Hawaii. It's like going to Hawaii for a week and then getting told, no, you're actually staying in Hawaii for several months.
The idea of these #astronauts being stranded in space is not the reality - they got to enjoy being in #space longer, do more #science - that's more just politics.
Listen & watch the #NASA feed:
https://www.youtube.com/live/IDYt1l_7UvU?si=MXQMYXelrmQRK2xP
They're finally back! Two astronauts who were on an eight-day mission ended up spending nine months in space.
@AssociatedPress has the details on their SpaceX capsule splashdown: https://flip.it/Jq.SWF
After more than nine months on the International Space Station, two astronauts are a step closer to returning home following Friday’s launch of a crew swap mission. Phys.org has more:
How to Astronaut An Insider's Guide to Leaving Planet Earth by Terry Virts, 2020
This book is a collection of essays, each one on a different subject related to spaceflight. Some short, some long. Some technical, some emotional. Some fact-based, and some purely speculative. Some funny, some tragic. All are written with two goals in mind: to make you laugh, and to make you say, “Wow!” Often.
@bookstodon
#books
#nonfiction
#spaceflight
#astronauts
#humour
!["There's something intriguing to be learned on practically every page... [How to Astronaut] captures the details of an extraordinary job and turns even the mundane aspects of space travel into something fascinating."––Publishers Weekly
Ride shotgun on a trip to space with astronaut Terry Virts. A born stroyteller with a gift for the surprising turn of phrase and eye for the perfect you-are-there details, he captures all the highs, lows, humor, and wonder of an experience few will ever know firsthand. Featuring stories covering survival training, space shuttle emergencies, bad bosses, the art of putting on a spacesuit, time travel, and much more!](https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/142/320/041/905/013/original/35f00e083daa8bab.jpg "\"There's something intriguing to be learned on practically every page... [How to Astronaut] captures the details of an extraordinary job and turns even the mundane aspects of space travel into something fascinating.\"––Publishers Weekly
Ride shotgun on a trip to space with astronaut Terry Virts. A born stroyteller with a gift for the surprising turn of phrase and eye for the perfect you-are-there details, he captures all the highs, lows, humor, and wonder of an experience few will ever know firsthand. Featuring stories covering survival training, space shuttle emergencies, bad bosses, the art of putting on a spacesuit, time travel, and much more!")
@ErikJonker #ElonMusk sure doesn't like #astronauts.
Why #LBJ Canceled #Apollo #Moon Base
#NASA's requested funding was spent on Great Society, including building rapid transit system in several cities. Funding allocated elsewhere than NASA transformed American society in other ways. NASA intended for #astronauts to live on moon for two weeks. For comparison, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin spent 21hr on the Moon during Apollo 11, costs ultimately derailed the lunar base.Johnson administration had other spending concerns.
https://jalopnik.com/why-lbj-canceled-the-apollo-moon-base-1851742476
During the #IM2 mission, the #4G cell 
network will allow for #communication between the lander and the two vehicles. But #Nokia has plans for a more expansive 4G or 5G cell network that can cover the planned #Artemis habitat and its surroundings. The company is also working on integrating cell communications in Axiom #spacesuits meant for future lunar #astronauts 
https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/18/1111984/nokia-is-putting-the-first-cellular-network-on-the-moon
#SpaceCommunication https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:communication:space
me, reading about said astronaut: she was also a classical flutist... are all #astronauts overachievers?
BoP: yes. I think it is part of the job description.
All Astronauts know that Musk is a pathetic liar and has mental problems.
#musk #astronauts #liar #mentalproblems
Elon Musk Loses It After Astronaut Dares Calls Out His Lie
#ElonMusk called a famous astronaut a slur simply because he countered one of his newest talking points.
https://newrepublic.com/post/191782/elon-musk-loses-astronaut-dares-calls-lie
“What a lie,” Danish #astronaut Andreas Mogensen wrote... in reply to #Musk parroting the talking point yet again on #FoxNews. “And from someone who complains about lack of honesty from the mainstream #media"
Musk exploded."
NASA Sets Briefings for Next International Space Station Crew Missions https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-sets-briefings-for-next-international-space-station-crew-missions-2/ #NASA #HumansInSpace #AnneCMcClain #Astronauts #CommercialCrew #InternationalSpaceStationISS #ISSResearch #JohnsonSpaceCenter #JonnyKim #NicholeAyers
#Astronauts 
travelling to #Mars would encounter #radiation 
levels higher than humans have ever experienced, and be exposed to them for much longer.
To protect them, the #spacecraft would either have to be much bulkier, making launches expensive and difficult, or be made of more efficient #shielding 
materials. https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-missions/how-will-humans-survive-the-journey-to-mars
NASA’s two stuck astronauts may return to Earth sooner under new plan.
@AssociatedPress reports Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams "should have returned in June on Boeing’s Starliner capsule after what should have been a weeklong flight demo."
Connecticut Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Space Station https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/connecticut-students-to-hear-from-nasa-astronauts-aboard-space-station/ #NASA #HumansInSpace #Astronauts #InternationalSpaceStationISS #SpaceCommunicationsNavigationProgram
NASA’s two stuck astronauts take their first spacewalk together.
@AssociatedPress reports: https://flip.it/X0ya_e
