10 h. ago Nasa’s Artemis astronauts enter quarantine ahead of Moon mission

It will be the furthest humans have travelled from Earth since Apollo 17 in 1972

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29 h. ago Mission to Space with Francis Bourgeois review – did we really need to see him be sick in zero gravity?

Can a social media-famous trainspotter become an astronaut? Erm, no. And it’s far from the best use of this hugely genuine, witty personalityMission to Space with Francis Bourgeois is a tricksy little beast. Unlike, it must be made quite clear, its presenter himself. Bourgeois, for those who have not had the absolute pleasure, is a 25-year-old engineering graduate who came to prominence on social media by making TikTok videos about his great passion: trains. The unforced joy on his face when a locomotive goes by (any locomotive, though his favourite classes are the 37 and 158 and his least favourite the 170), and his ease with his geekiness, quickly made him a star.His other love, we are told, is space. The animating feature of this overgenerously apportioned documentary (two parts of 45 minutes each) is the question: can a trainspotter become an astronaut? Continue reading...

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3 d. ago The 'Vomit Rocket' lives up to its name! TikTok trainspotting sensation Francis Bourgeois throws up during a zero

The aptly named 'Vomit Rocket' lived up to its grizzly reputation as TikTok trainspotting sensation Francis Bourgeois took on a zero-gravity training flight.

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5 d. ago Suni Williams, Starliner astronaut, retires after 27 years at Nasa

She set the record for most spacewalk time by a woman and spent nine months at the International Space StationSuni Williams, one of two Nasa astronauts whose 10-day test flight mission turned into a nine-month odyssey on the International Space Station (ISS), has retired from the US space agency.The 60-year-old former navy captain left in December after 27 years with Nasa, according to a press release from the agency on Tuesday. Jared Isaacman, the agency’s new administrator, praised her as “a trailblazer in human spaceflight”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ISS astronauts return to Earth in Nasa’s first ever medical evacuation

Four astronauts emerge from capsule after Pacific landing, including crew member in ‘stable’ conditionFour astronauts have returned to Earth from the the International Space Station (ISS) in Nasa’s first medical evacuation after a n undisclosed medical issue prompted their mission to be suddenly cut short.The US space agency has declined to disclose which crew member had the health problem or give details about the issue, but has said the astronaut was “stable”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Dazzling aurora captured from space just days before ISS crew end mission early

Watch as a dazzling aurora shines across the surface of the earth in impressive footage captured from the International Space Station (ISS).

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2 w. ago NASA forced to end space station mission early due to astronaut's 'serious medical condition'

In a rare move, NASA is cutting short an International Space Station mission

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2 w. ago Nasa postpones spacewalk due to medical issue with astronaut

Space agency says US-Japanese-Russian crew of four will return to Earth in the coming days, earlier than plannedNasa is cutting short a mission aboard the International Space Station after an astronaut had a medical issue.The space agency said Thursday the US-Japanese-Russian crew of four will return to Earth in the coming days, earlier than planned. Continue reading...

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