Astronauts
Discovery's astronauts examine space shuttle for any signs of launch damage
October 25, 2007The astronauts examined Discovery space shuttle's wings for any signs of launch damage as they gained on the international space station with every orbit of Earth. The standard inspection is an even higher priority this time because of questions...
Astronauts use heavy alcohol before launch
July 29, 2007There were at least two occasions when surgeons and other astronauts warned U.S. astronauts were so drunk that they posed a flight-safety risk, an aviation weekly reported Thursday. An independent panel studying astronaut health found "heavy use...
University of Wisconsin to honor 13 US would-be women astronauts
May 08, 2007More than 40 years ago, 13 young American women came close to venturing into space, but their dreams were dashed just days before they were to have started spaceflight simulation tests. Now, officials of the University of Wisconsin, at Oshkosh, hope...
One of the original Mercury Seven astronauts,Walter M. Schirra Jr., dies
May 04, 2007Walter M. Schirra Jr., one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts and the only man to fly on all three of NASA's early space missions, has died. He was 84. His family said he died late Wednesday and had been suffering from cancer, David Mould, NASA...
Astronauts describe Nowak as smart but selfish woman
May 02, 2007Fellow astronauts described Lisa Nowak as smart, hardworking and a good mother, but also selfish and unwilling to perform tasks for which she had not trained, according to documents released by the state attorney's office. That glimpse into the astronaut...
USA’s plans to send astronauts to Moon and Mars block scientific research on ISS
February 21, 2007The United States is not getting its money's worth out of the international space station, John Glenn said on the 45th anniversary of the day he became the first American to orbit the Earth. Diverting money from the orbiting research outpost...
Astronauts prepare for new spacewalks
December 15, 2006The second spacewalk in space by the astronauts of Discovery will occur in the night from Thursday to Friday. According to RIA News, it is planed that the second spacewalk in the space will begin at 15.12 on Thursday, and will finish at 21.07. ...
