American space agency NASA says it has completed the first test campaign on mockups of the future Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) ...
With humans slated to return to the moon this decade, NASA has been testing new lunar vehicles in simulated low gravity.
Testing consisted of NASA astronauts and engineers taking turns ... and handling cargo equipment, as if they are walking on the moon. While wearing Axiom Space's pressurized spacesuit, teams ...
“Fabrication, assembly, testing and final integration of a new spacecraft ... She said the ISS has a bike, a treadmill, and weight-lifting equipment that the astronauts use to maintain health in space ...
Engineers discovered that current requirements focus on mobility but not enough on ensuring astronauts can see hazards or equipment in deep shadow or ... and validating them through realistic testing, ...
This was the closest test I've done to date. It was a very close battle, and I'll be honest, I was shocked by the output. I ...
(photo credit: testing. Via Shutterstock) On Tuesday, Chinese astronauts Cai Xuzhe and Song ... and inspected and disposed of extravehicular equipment, with support from the space station's ...
including installing space debris shield devices and checking the condition of extravehicular equipment, the agency said. It was the 18th spacewalk carried out by Chinese astronauts and the ...
A startup is forecasting space weather with publicly-available data now, and plans to launch a constellation of 24 weather-checking satellites ... of space tourists and astronauts as we ...
But based on technology that's ready to go, it would take astronauts six months to travel ... launches from Earth could ferry necessary equipment to Mars. These could include a vehicle for crew ...