Articles about Human Spaceflight

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Viruses Seem Stronger in Space

Viruses Seem Stronger in Space

Multiple lines of research — astronaut monitoring, bacterial studies on the ISS and laboratory experiments simulating microgravity — show microbes behaving differently in orbit. S…
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Artemis II Returns Humans to Deep Space

Artemis II Returns Humans to Deep Space

NASA is preparing Artemis II, a 10-day crewed lunar flyby slated for as early as February 2026 that will send four astronauts farther from Earth than anyone since 1972. The missio…
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Artemis II: Humans Return to Deep Space

Artemis II: Humans Return to Deep Space

NASA is preparing to send four astronauts on Artemis II, the first crewed mission beyond low Earth orbit since 1972, with a launch window opening in February 2026. The 10-day luna…
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Nine Ways Space Can Kill You

Nine Ways Space Can Kill You

A scientist's guide to the nine most credible, documented hazards of spaceflight — from vacuum exposure and radiation to fires, debris strikes and psychological collapse — and the…
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Ax-4 Launch Grounded After ISS Leak

Ax-4 Launch Grounded After ISS Leak

Axiom Space's Ax-4 private mission, scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9, was paused after NASA and Roscosmos detected a new pressure signature in the ISS's Russian Zvezda mod…