A 15 foot tall monument was erected by the U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum in Titusville to commemorate the work of NASA astronauts and ground operation personnel. The dedication ceremony took place on Saturday at the Space View Park in Titusville, where officials highlighted NASA’s space shuttle program and the advances that have been made. Officials said that the monument wasn’t just created … [Read more...]
2014 FIFA World Cup goes universal as astronauts wish luck to players, fans from space
The most awaited FIFA World Cup 2014 is finally here but this time it would be quite different. It seems like one of the largest international sporting events in the world has made its way to the space. It’s not the Earth dwellers who are waiting for the game with bated breath but the soccer crazies from 230 miles above our planet is part of the countdown. The FIFA world cup has begun on … [Read more...]
Twin Astronauts Scott, Mark to take part in unique NASA Space study
US space agency NASA is going to conduct a unique study to understand the effect of space atmosphere on the astronauts in space with the help of twin scientists. Researchers hope the study will help in better understanding how prolonged weightlessness affects the body, by comparing the space twin with the ground twin. Astronaut Scott Kelly and his identical brother Mark, who is a retired … [Read more...]
Space missions posing serious health threats to astronauts
Space discoveries may have amazed us many times. Even there are many who have thought of becoming astronauts. But have we ever thought what a risky life these astronauts live when they are in the space on a mission. Humans have adapted themselves to live in the harshest of atmospheric conditions. Be it semi-arid grasslands in Africa or the frozen tundra in Siberia and steamy jungles of South … [Read more...]